"Did It in a Minute" is a song performed by American musical duo

Hall & Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, are an American pop rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970. Daryl Hall is generally the lead vocalist; John Oates primarily plays electric guitar and provides backing vocals. The two ...

. Written by member

Daryl Hall Daryl Franklin Hohl (born October 11, 1946), known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock music, rock, rhythm and blues, R&B and soul music, soul singer and musician, best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Daryl ...

with Sara and

Janna Allen Janna Allen (May 12, 1957 – August 25, 1993) was an American songwriter. She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded by Hall & Oates, in collaboration variously with Daryl Hall, John Oates and her sister Sara Allen, who ...

, 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.

Background

The song was inspired by the 1977

Eric Carmen Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and keyboardist. He was first known as the lead vocalist of the Raspberries. He had numerous hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Rasp ...

hit "

She Did It "She Did It" is a song written and originally recorded by Eric Carmen in 1977. Carmen's single was a Top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, reaching number 23. "She Did It" was covered in 1981 by actor and singer Michael Damian, who reac ...

", 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. "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."

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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Year-end charts

Popular culture

*In an episode of

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that aired on 5 June 1982, this song was performed by the duo (with their band).

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* {{authority control 1982 singles 1981 songs Hall & Oates songs Songs written by Daryl Hall RCA Records singles Songs written by Sara Allen Songs written by Janna Allen American soft rock songs