"Moonlighting" is the theme song to the ABC comedy-crime drama of the same name, which ran from 1985 to 1989 and starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd.
The complete version of the original recording is only heard during the end credits of the pilot episode.
A short edit of this recording was used for the opening credits in Seasons 1–3, where only the first verse and final "who just met on the way..." are heard.
The second recording, used from Season 4 onwards, was recorded and produced by Nile Rodgers in 1986 as part of the sessions for Jarreau's album L Is for Lover; however, it was not included on that album, a decision that Rodgers later regretted.
As with the first 3 seasons, shorter edits of the recording were used for the opening and closing credits.