Did It in a Minute

"Did It in a Minute"

Side-A label of the U. S. 7-inch commercial vinyl single
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album Private Eyes
B-side "Head Above Water"
Released March 1982
Format 12-inch, 7-inch
Recorded 1981
Genre Soft rock
Label RCA
Writer(s) Daryl Hall, Sara Allen and Janna Allen.
Producer(s) Daryl Hall, John Oates
Hall & Oates singles chronology
"I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)"
(1981)
"Did It in a Minute"
(1983)
"Your Imagination"
(1982)

"Did It in a Minute" is a song performed by American musical duo Hall & Oates. Written by member Daryl Hall with Sara and Janna Allen. The song was released as the third of four singles from their tenth studio album Private Eyes in March, 1982. Daryl Hall performs lead vocals, while John Oates provides backing harmony vocals.

It peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of three top ten singles from Private Eyes.

The song was inspired by the 1977 Eric Carmen hit, "She Did It," because of the 'did-its' in the song. Carmen was touring with Hall & Oates at the time "Did It in a Minute" became a hit.[1][2] "She Did It" itself had been inspired by the 'did-its' in the Beach Boys' tune, "Do It Again".

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 29
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[3] 10
Canadian RPM[4] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1982) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 66
U.S. Cashbox Top 100[5] 68
Canada[6] 94

References

  1. "Hall & Oates Live Concert History". Hallandoates.de. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  2. "Did Eric "inspire" Hall & Oates? - That's Rock 'N' Roll - EricCarmen.com Community". Ericcarmen.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.

Song Lyrics

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