Did It in a Minute
1982 single by Hall & Oates
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"Did It in a Minute" is a song performed by American duo Hall & Oates. Written by Daryl Hall with Sara and Janna Allen, the song was released as the third of four singles from the duo's tenth studio album Private Eyes in March 1982. Daryl Hall performs lead vocals, while John Oates provides backing harmony vocals.
| "Did It in a Minute" | ||||
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Side-A label of the US 7-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Hall & Oates | ||||
| from the album Private Eyes | ||||
| B-side | "Head Above Water" | |||
| Released | March 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Electric Lady, New York City | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriters | Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, Janna Allen | |||
| Producers | Daryl Hall, John Oates | |||
| Hall & Oates singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Picture sleeve of German single | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Did It in a Minute" on YouTube | ||||
Background
As Daryl Hall said in a 2015 interview, " I was in the car with Janna (Allen), and she said, "I got this idea for a chorus," and she sang that chorus. That's how it all started. And I said, "That's great." We got out of the car, I went to a keyboard, and I put the chords to it. I worked on a verse, and then Sara (Allen) and I sat and wrote the lyrics together for the verse. So it was sort of a three-way collaboration on that song."[2]
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.[3][4] "She Did It" itself had been inspired by the 'did-its' in the Beach Boys' tune, "Do It Again".
Record World called it a "hook-filled pop piece."[5]
Chart performance
"Did It in a Minute" peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of three top ten singles from Private Eyes.
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Popular culture
- In an episode of SCTV Network that aired on 5 June 1982, this song was performed by the duo (with their band).[15]