This 1986 Rock Hit Was Used in an Emotional ‘The Office' Scene 19 Years Ago

While the U.S. version of The Office has the reputation of being one of the best sitcoms ever, the NBC comedy is not exactly known for its soundtrack. However, the hit 1986 song, "Everything She Does Is Magic" by The Police, was expertly used in Season 3, Episode 6 ("Phyllis' Wedding"), which aired in February 2007.

In the episode, Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) have a flirtatious conversation at Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) and Bob Vance's (Robert R. Shafer) wedding reception, despite the latter being in a relationship with Karen Filippelli (Rashida Jones). After Jim tells Pam her "dorky" dance moves are cute, he suggests to the camera crew that he'd "hypothetically" be interested in Pam again if she reciprocated his feelings.

Later at the reception, Jim and Karen dance while a heartbroken Pam watches on. After she leaves her table, her ex-fiancé, Roy (David Denman), offers her a dance. Jim sees them exit the wedding side-by-side, which greatly upsets him.

The scene then cuts to Karen happily singing "Everything She Does Is Magic" on stage with the wedding band. Jim appears to be happy, waving his phone as if it was a lighter. It's a devastating moment because Karen is oblivious to the fact that her boyfriend is masking his hurt feelings about another woman.

Rashida Jones Shared Her Thoughts About Joining the Cast of 'The Office' in 2007

Fans of The Officeare aware that Karen and Jim's relationship was relatively short-lived. By the season 3 finale, Jim finally asks a delighted Pam to go out with him.

In a 2007 PaleyFest event, Jones said she was well aware many viewers of The Office didn't love Karen because she prevented Jim and Pam from getting together in season 3. The Parks and Recreation star said that she "was terrified" to join the show's cast as Jim's love interest for its third season because she "didn't know how people were going to respond to [her]."

"I was afraid I was going to go out and people were going to like launch eggs at my face and just not be psyched about me," said Jones.

She also shared that she had conflicting feelings about Jim's connection to Karen.

"I was a huge fan of the show before I was on it and like I was rooting for Pam and Jim. So, you know, it put me in a weird position, but because the writers are so good, you know, they made me likable," said the actress.

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This story was originally published April 24, 2026 at 3:26 PM.