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"Maneater"
"Maneater"
Single by Hall & Oates
from the album H2O
B-side	"Delayed Reaction"
Released	September 28, 1982 (Charted October 16)
Recorded	December 1981
Studio	Electric Lady, New York City
Genre	Synth-pop; new wave; R&B; blue-eyed soul; soft rock;
Length	4:31; 3:28 (DJ 7"); 6:00 (extended club mix)
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Sara Allen; Daryl Hall; John Oates;
Producer(s)	Daryl Hall; John Oates;
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Music video
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"Maneater" is a song by American duo Hall & Oates, featured on their eleventh studio album, H₂O (1982). It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 18, 1982.^[5] It remained in the top spot for four weeks, longer than any of the duo's five other number-one hits, including "Kiss on My List", which remained in the top spot for three weeks.

Background and writing

In an interview with American Songwriter in 2009,^[6] Daryl Hall recalled,

John had written a prototype of "Maneater"; he was banging it around with Edgar Winter. It was like a reggae song. I said, "Well, the chords are interesting, but I think we should change the groove." I changed it to that Motown kind of groove. So we did that, and I played it for Sara Allen and sang it for her…[Sings] "Oh here she comes / Watch out boy she'll chew you up / Oh here she comes / She's a maneater… and a…" I forget what the last line was. She said, "drop that shit at the end and go, 'She's a maneater,' and stop! And I said, 'No, you're crazy, that's messed up.'" Then I thought about it, and I realized she was right. And it made all the difference in the song.

Hall also opined,^[7] "We try and take chances. Our new single 'Maneater' isn't something that sounds like anything else on the radio. The idea is to make things better."

John Oates has explained that while it is natural to assume the lyrics are about a woman, the song actually was originally written "about NYC in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. But we have it in the setting of a girl because it's more relatable. It's something that people can understand. That's what we do all of the time", after describing how they took a similar approach with the earlier song "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)".^[8]^[9]

Billboard called it a "moody midtempo piece which has the percolating bass line of a mid-60's Supremes record and the atmospheric sweep of a Giorgio Moroder film score."^[10] Cash Box said that the opening bassline resembles that of the Supremes' song "You Can't Hurry Love."^[11]

The song is performed in a ballad version by actor Andrew Barth Feldman in the 2023 film No Hard Feelings, and appears on its soundtrack.^[12] It was also used in the trailer for the 2024 film Despicable Me 4.

Music video

The Hall & Oates music video opens with a woman (Aleksandra Duncan) walking down a red staircase, and the band playing in a dimly lit studio with shafts of light projecting down on them. The band members step in and out of the light for their lip sync. A young woman in a short party dress is shown in fade-in and fade-out shots, along with a black jaguar, hence the song line "The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar." (In the lyrics' context, the Jaguar in question is the car manufacturer.)^[13]

Personnel

Daryl Hall – lead vocals and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
John Oates – lead guitar, backing vocals, Linn LM-1 programming
G. E. Smith – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Tom Wolk – bass
Mickey Curry – drums
Charles DeChant – saxophone

Legal action

In November 2008, Hall & Oates initiated legal action against their music publisher Warner/Chappell Music. An unidentified singer-songwriter was alleged to have used "Maneater" in a 2006 recording, infringing copyright, and by failing to sue for copyright infringement, Warner Chappell Music was alleged to have breached their contract with Hall and Oates.^[14]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Maneater"
Chart (1982–1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[15]	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[16]	8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[17]	4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[18]	1
Denmark (IFPI)^[19]	7
Ireland (IRMA)^[20]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[21]	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[22]	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[23]	4
Norway (VG-lista)^[24]	6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[25]	2
Spain (AFYVE)^[26]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[27]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[28]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[29]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[30]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[31]	14
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[32]	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[33]	78
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[34]	18
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[35]	1
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)^[36]	68
West Germany (GfK)^[37]	15

Year-end charts

1982 year-end chart performance for "Maneater"
Chart (1982)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[38]	35
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[39]	22

1983 year-end chart performance for "Maneater"
Chart (1983)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[40]	7
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[41]	57

Certifications

Certifications for "Maneater"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[42]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[43]	Gold	45,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[44]	Platinum	600,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[45]	Gold	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Fenton, Will. "15 Best Hall & Oates Songs of All Time (Greatest Hits)". middermusic. The song features a memorable saxophone solo by Charles DeChant and a catchy synth-pop melody, backed by a funk-influenced rhythm section.
^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 24, 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2024. ...some of the biggest synth-pop hits of the day...Hall and Oates' "Maneater"...
^ ^a ^b ^c Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
^ "Soft Rock Music Songs". AllMusic.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ Sharp, Ken (January 23, 2009). "HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 372. CN 5585.
^ "Hall and Oates' 'I Can't Go For That' isn't about what you think it's about; neither is 'Maneater'". Something Else!. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ Kauffman, Leah (18 March 2014). "John Oates on his new album, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and what 'I Can't Go For That' is really about". Philly.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. October 16, 1982. p. 85. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 16, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
^ Maneater (Live). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
^ hallandoatesVEVO (2009-10-03), Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater, retrieved 2017-06-07
^ "Hall and Oates take legal action". BBC News. November 7, 2008.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6182." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6219." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 21. May 21, 1983. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maneater". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Daryl Hall John Oates" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". VG-lista.
^ "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts H". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Singles Top 100.
^ "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Daryl Hall and John Oates: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 18, 1982". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles". Cash Box. Vol. XLIV, no. 34. January 22, 1983. p. 21. ISSN 0008-7289.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall + John Oates – Maneater" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^ "Top 100 Singles of 82". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. December 25, 1982. p. 17. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1982 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 25, 1982. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Talent Almanac 1984 – Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18. ISSN 0006-2510.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1983" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Hall & Oates – Maneater". Music Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
^ "Danish single certifications – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "British single certifications – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "American single certifications – Hall & Oates – Maneater". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

External links

VH1 VSPOT "Maneater"

[1] Fenton, Will. "15 Best Hall & Oates Songs of All Time (Greatest Hits)". middermusic. The song features a memorable saxophone solo by Charles DeChant and a catchy synth-pop melody, backed by a funk-influenced rhythm section.

[Rolling_Stone_Staff_2024-2] Rolling Stone Staff (September 24, 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 4, 2024. ...some of the biggest synth-pop hits of the day...Hall and Oates' "Maneater"...

[Molanphy_2021-3] Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.

[4] "Soft Rock Music Songs". AllMusic.

[5] Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)

[6] Sharp, Ken (January 23, 2009). "HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

[NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years-7] Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 372. CN 5585.

[SE-8] "Hall and Oates' 'I Can't Go For That' isn't about what you think it's about; neither is 'Maneater'". Something Else!. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[Kauffman-9] Kauffman, Leah (18 March 2014). "John Oates on his new album, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and what 'I Can't Go For That' is really about". Philly.com. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[bb-10] "Top Single Picks". Billboard. October 16, 1982. p. 85. Retrieved 2023-02-07.

[11] "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 16, 1982. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-07-07.

[12] Maneater (Live). Retrieved 2023-10-07.

[13] tesVEVO (2009-10-03), Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater, retrieved 2017-06-07

[14] "Hall and Oates take legal action". BBC News. November 7, 2008.

[15] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.

[sc_Flanders_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-16] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-17] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6182." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-18] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6219." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[19] "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 21. May 21, 1983. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.

[sc_Ireland2_-20] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maneater". Irish Singles Chart.

[sc_Dutch40_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-21] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Daryl Hall John Oates" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Dutch100_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-22] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-23] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

[sc_Norway_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-24] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". VG-lista.

[25] "SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts H". The South African Rock Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

[26] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

[sc_Sweden_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-27] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Switzerland_Daryl_Hall_%2B_John_Oates-28] "Daryl Hall %2B John Oates – Maneater". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Daryl_Hall_and_John_Oates-29] "Daryl Hall and John Oates: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-30] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-31] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-32] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-33] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[sc_Billboardmainstreamrock_Daryl_Hall_John_Oates-34] "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[35] "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 18, 1982". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[36] "Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles". Cash Box. Vol. XLIV, no. 34. January 22, 1983. p. 21. ISSN 0008-7289.

[sc_West_Germany_Daryl_Hall_+_John_Oates-37] "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall + John Oates – Maneater" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[38] "Top 100 Singles of 82". RPM. Vol. 37, no. 19. December 25, 1982. p. 17. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.

[39] "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1982 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 25, 1982. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[40] "Talent Almanac 1984 – Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18. ISSN 0006-2510.

[41] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1983" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[CanadaHall_&_OatesManeatersingleCertRef-42] "Canadian single certifications – Hall & Oates – Maneater". Music Canada. Retrieved September 26, 2019.

[DenmarkDaryl_Hall_&_John_OatesManeatersingleCertRef-43] "Danish single certifications – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[United_KingdomDaryl_Hall_&_John_OatesManeatersingleCertRef-44] "British single certifications – Daryl Hall & John Oates – Maneater". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[United_StatesHall_&_OatesManeatersingleCertRef-45] "American single certifications – Hall & Oates – Maneater". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 23, 2018.

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 {{short description|1982 single by Daryl Hall & John Oates}}
-{{More citations needed|date=June 2010}}
 {{Infobox song
 | name           = Maneater
 | cover          = Hall & Oates Maneater.jpeg
-| alt            =
 | type           = single
 | artist         = [[Hall & Oates]]
 | album          = [[H2O (Hall & Oates album)|H<sub>2</sub>O]]
 | B-side         = Delayed Reaction
-| released       = October 12, 1982
+| released       = September 28, 1982 (Charted October 16)
 | recorded       = December 1981
 | studio         = [[Electric Lady Studios|Electric Lady]], [[New York City]]
-| venue          =
+| genre          = {{flatlist|
-| genre          = [[Synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Fenton |first=Will |title=15 Best Hall & Oates Songs of All Time (Greatest Hits)|url=https://middermusic.com/hall-oates-songs/|website=middermusic|quote=The song features a memorable saxophone solo by Charles DeChant and a catchy synth-pop melody, backed by a funk-influenced rhythm section.}}</ref>
+* [[Synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Fenton |first=Will |title=15 Best Hall & Oates Songs of All Time (Greatest Hits)|url=https://middermusic.com/hall-oates-songs/|website=middermusic|quote=The song features a memorable saxophone solo by Charles DeChant and a catchy synth-pop melody, backed by a funk-influenced rhythm section.}}</ref><ref name= "Rolling Stone Staff 2024">{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time|website= [[Rolling Stone]]|date= September 24, 2024|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-movie-soundtracks-1235083518/|accessdate= October 4, 2024|quote=...some of the biggest synth-pop hits of the day...Hall and Oates' "Maneater"...}}</ref>
+* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2020/07/yacht-rock-was-smooth-music-played-by-70s-80s-studio-pros|title= What a Fool Believes Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date= July 31, 2021|access-date= February 23, 2024}}</ref>
-| length         = 4:31  <br/>3:28 (DJ 7") <br/>6:00 (extended club mix)
+* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021"/>
+* [[blue-eyed soul]]<ref name="Molanphy 2021"/>
+* [[soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/soft-rock-ma0000011841/songs|title=Soft Rock Music Songs|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
+}}
+| length         = 4:31<br>3:28 (DJ 7")<br>6:00 (extended club mix)
 | label          = [[RCA Records|RCA]]
 | writer         = {{flatlist|
-*[[Sara Allen]]
+* [[Sara Allen]]
-*[[Daryl Hall]]
+* [[Daryl Hall]]
-*[[John Oates]]}}
+* [[John Oates]]
+}}
 | producer       = {{flatlist|
-*Daryl Hall
+* Daryl Hall
-*John Oates}}
+* John Oates
+}}
 | prev_title     = Your Imagination
 | prev_year      = 1982
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 ==Background and writing==
-In an interview with ''[[American Songwriter]]'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/|title=HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|date=January 23, 2009|first=Ken|last=Sharp|access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref>  [[Daryl Hall]] recalled,
+In an interview with ''[[American Songwriter]]'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/|title=HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors|publisher=[[American Songwriter]]|date=January 23, 2009|first=Ken|last=Sharp|access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref> [[Daryl Hall]] recalled,
 <blockquote>
-[[John Oates|John]] had written a prototype of "Maneater"; he was banging it around with [[Edgar Winter]]. It was like a reggae song. I said, "Well, the chords are interesting, but I think we should change the groove." I changed it to that [[You Can't Hurry Love|Motown kind of groove]]. So we did that, and I played it for [[Sara Allen]] and sang it for her…[Sings] "Oh here she comes / Watch out boy she’ll chew you up / Oh here she comes / She's a maneater… and a…" I forget what the last line was. She said, "drop that shit at the end and go, 'She's a maneater,' and stop! And I said, 'No, you’re crazy, that's messed up.'" Then I thought about it, and I realized she was right. And it made all the difference in the song.
+[[John Oates|John]] had written a prototype of "Maneater"; he was banging it around with [[Edgar Winter]]. It was like a reggae song. I said, "Well, the chords are interesting, but I think we should change the groove." I changed it to that [[You Can't Hurry Love|Motown kind of groove]]. So we did that, and I played it for [[Sara Allen]] and sang it for her…[Sings] "Oh here she comes / Watch out boy she'll chew you up / Oh here she comes / She's a maneater… and a…" I forget what the last line was. She said, "drop that shit at the end and go, 'She's a maneater,' and stop! And I said, 'No, you're crazy, that's messed up.'" Then I thought about it, and I realized she was right. And it made all the difference in the song.
 </blockquote>
 Hall also opined,<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book|first=John|last=Tobler|year=1992|title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years|edition=1st|publisher=Reed International Books Ltd|location=London|page=372|id=CN 5585}}</ref>
-"We try and take chances. Our new single "Maneater" isn't something that sounds like anything else on the radio. The idea is to make things better."
+"We try and take chances. Our new single 'Maneater' isn't something that sounds like anything else on the radio. The idea is to make things better."
-John Oates has explained that while it is natural to assume the lyrics are about a woman, the song actually was originally written "about [[New York City|NYC]] in the ’80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. But we have it in the setting of a girl because it's more relatable. It's something that people can understand. That's what we do all of the time", after describing how they took a similar approach with the earlier song "[[I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)]]".<ref name=SE>{{cite web|title=Hall and Oates' 'I Can't Go For That' isn't about what you think it's about; neither is 'Maneater'|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/03/25/hall-and-oates-i-cant-go-for-that-isnt-about-what-you-think-its-about-neither-is-maneater/|website=Something Else!|access-date=27 November 2014|date=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=Kauffman>{{cite web|last=Kauffman|first=Leah|title=John Oates on his new album, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and what 'I Can't Go For That' is really about|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/John_Oates_on_his_new_album_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_induction_and_what_I_Cant_Go_For_That_is_really_about_.html|website=Philly.com|access-date=27 November 2014|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>
+John Oates has explained that while it is natural to assume the lyrics are about a woman, the song actually was originally written "about [[New York City|NYC]] in the '80s. It's about greed, avarice, and spoiled riches. But we have it in the setting of a girl because it's more relatable. It's something that people can understand. That's what we do all of the time", after describing how they took a similar approach with the earlier song "[[I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)]]".<ref name=SE>{{cite web|title=Hall and Oates' 'I Can't Go For That' isn't about what you think it's about; neither is 'Maneater'|url=http://somethingelsereviews.com/2014/03/25/hall-and-oates-i-cant-go-for-that-isnt-about-what-you-think-its-about-neither-is-maneater/|website=Something Else!|access-date=27 November 2014|date=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=Kauffman>{{cite web|last=Kauffman|first=Leah|title=John Oates on his new album, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, and what 'I Can't Go For That' is really about|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/music/John_Oates_on_his_new_album_Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_induction_and_what_I_Cant_Go_For_That_is_really_about_.html|website=Philly.com|access-date=27 November 2014|date=18 March 2014}}</ref>
 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called it a "moody midtempo piece which has the percolating bass line of a mid-60's [[Supremes]] record and the atmospheric sweep of a [[Giorgio Moroder]] film score."<ref name=bb>{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2023-02-07|title=Top Single Picks|date=October 16, 1982|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=miQEAAAAMBAJ}}</ref>  ''[[Cash Box]]'' said that the opening [[bassline]] resembles that of the [[Supremes]]' song "[[You Can't Hurry Love]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews|magazine=Cash Box|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1982/CB-1982-10-16.pdf|date=October 16, 1982|accessdate=2022-07-07|page=10}}</ref>
-The song is performed in a ballad version by actor [[Andrew Barth Feldman]] in the 2023 film ''[[No Hard Feelings (2023 film)|No Hard Feelings]]'', and appears on its soundtrack. <ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Maneater (Live)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWaoJxHjaY|accessdate=2023-10-07}}</ref>
+The song is performed in a ballad version by actor [[Andrew Barth Feldman]] in the 2023 film ''[[No Hard Feelings (2023 film)|No Hard Feelings]]'', and appears on its soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite AV media|title=Maneater (Live)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elWaoJxHjaY|accessdate=2023-10-07}}</ref> It was also used in the trailer for the 2024 film ''[[Despicable Me 4]]''.
 ==Music video==
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 In November 2008, Hall & Oates initiated legal action against their music publisher [[Warner-Chappell|Warner/Chappell Music]]. An unidentified singer-songwriter was alleged to have used "Maneater" in a 2006 recording, infringing copyright, and by failing to sue for copyright infringement, Warner Chappell Music was alleged to have breached their contract with Hall and Oates.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7714909.stm | work=BBC News | title=Hall and Oates take legal action | date=November 7, 2008}}</ref>
-==Charts and certifications==
+==Charts==
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 {{col-2}}
 ===Weekly charts===
-{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ Weekly chart performance for "Maneater"
-!scope="col"|Chart (1982–1983)
-!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
+! scope="col"| Chart (1982–1983)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
 |-
-!scope="row"|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Billboard - 25 december 1982|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22hall%22+%22oates%22+%22maneater%22+%22australia%22&pg=PT138
+! scope="row"| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT138|title=Hits of the World|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=94|issue=51|page=79|date=December 25, 1982|issn=0006-2510|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
+| 4
-|editor= Danyel Smith|work=[[Billboard Magazine]]|page=79|publisher= Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|section=Hits of the World|year=1982|issn= 0006-2510|access-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>
-|4
 |-
-{{singlechart|Flanders|8|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Flanders|8|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Canadatopsingles|4|chartid=6182|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|4|chartid=6182|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=6219|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|1|chartid=6219|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
 |-
+! scope="row"| Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Hits of the World |magazine=Billboard |volume=95 |issue=21 |date=May 21, 1983 |page=50 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Ireland2|8|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+| 7
 |-
-{{singlechart|Dutch40|17|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Ireland2|8|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Dutch100|18|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Dutch40|17|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Dutch100|18|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
-!scope="row"|New Zealand ([[RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Daryl+Hall+%2B+John+Oates&titel=Maneater&cat=s |title= Charts.org.nz - Daryl Hall + John Oates - Maneater |access-date= 4 June 2020}}</ref>
-|4
 |-
-{{singlechart|Norway|6|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true|access-date= 4 June 2020}}
 |-
+{{single chart|Norway|6|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
-!scope="row"|South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(H).html |title= Maneater in South African Chart |author= John Samson |access-date= 20 June 2013}}</ref>
-|2
 |-
+! scope="row"| South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(H).html |title= SA Charts 1965–1989 (As presented on Springbok Radio/Radio Orion) – Acts H |website= The South African Rock Encyclopedia |access-date= June 20, 2013}}</ref>
-!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= Fundación Autor-SGAE |location= Spain |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}</ref>
+| 2
-|align="center"|1
 |-
+! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|first= Fernando |last= Salaverri |title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |edition= 1st |date= September 2005 |publisher= [[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |location= Madrid |isbn= 84-8048-639-2 |language= es}}</ref>
-{{singlechart|Sweden|5|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+| 1
 |-
-{{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
+{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates|song=Maneater|rowheader=true}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Daryl Hall and John Oates|artistid=15916|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|14|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboarddanceclubplay|18|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|14|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|78|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|18|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|Billboardmainstreamrock|18|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|78|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
 |-
-{{singlechart|West Germany|15|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|songid=912|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2019}}
+{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|18|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
+|-
+! scope="row"| US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19821218.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 18, 1982 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |access-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001173257/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19821218.html |archive-date=October 1, 2019}}</ref>
+| 1
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles |magazine=Cash Box |volume=XLIV |issue=34 |date=January 22, 1983 |page=21 |issn=0008-7289}}</ref>
+| 68
+|-
+{{single chart|West Germany|15|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates|song=Maneater|songid=912|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2019}}
 |}
 {{col-2}}
 ===Year-end charts===
-{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 1982 year-end chart performance for "Maneater"
-!scope="col"|Chart (1982)
-!scope="col"|Position
+! scope="col"| Chart (1982)
+! scope="col"| Position
 |-
-!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6167&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6167.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6167|title=Top 100 Singles of 82|work=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|date=17 July 2013|publisher=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref>
+! scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6167&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6167.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6167|title=Top 100 Singles of 82|magazine=RPM|volume=37|issue=19|date=December 25, 1982|page=17|issn=0033-7064|via=Library and Archives Canada}}</ref>
-|35
+| 35
 |-
+! scope="row"| US ''Cash Box'' Top 100 Singles<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1982 – Top 100 Pop Singles |work=Cash Box |date=December 25, 1982 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123005158/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1982YESP.html |archive-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref>
-!scope="col"|Chart (1983)
+| 22
-!scope="col"|Position
-|-
-!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1983.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1983/Top 100 Songs of 1983 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |access-date=2016-11-05}}</ref>
-|7
 |}
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-===All-time charts===
+|+ 1983 year-end chart performance for "Maneater"
-{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
+! scope="col"| Chart (1983)
+! scope="col"| Position
 |-
+! scope="row"| US [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1983|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Talent Almanac 1984 – Top Pop Singles |magazine=Billboard |volume=95 |issue=52 |date=December 24, 1983 |page=TA-18 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
-! Chart (2018)
+| 7
-! Position
 |-
-!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary|title=Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart|magazine=Billboard|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>
+! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1983 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1983 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>
+| 57
-| style="text-align:center;"|133
 |}
+{{col-end}}
-===Certifications===
+==Certifications==
-{{Certification Table Top}}
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Maneater"}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Maneater|artist=Hall & Oates|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1982|certyear=1983|access-date=September 26, 2019}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Hall & Oates|title=Maneater|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1982|certyear=1983|access-date=September 26, 2019}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Maneater|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=2020|id=9772|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|title=Maneater|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1982|certyear=2020|id=9772|access-date=October 1, 2021}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Maneater|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2021|id=10320-1755-1|access-date=November 5, 2021}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|title=Maneater|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|id=10320-1755-1|access-date=February 9, 2024}}
-{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Maneater|artist=Hall & Oates|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1982|certyear=1983|access-date=June 23, 2018}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Hall & Oates|title=Maneater|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1982|certyear=1983|access-date=June 23, 2018}}
 {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
-{{col-end}}
 ==See also==

v t e Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall John Oates
Studio albums	Whole Oats (1972) Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) War Babies (1974) Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975) Bigger Than Both of Us (1976) Beauty on a Back Street (1977) Along the Red Ledge (1978) X-Static (1979) Voices (1980) Private Eyes (1981) H₂O (1982) Big Bam Boom (1984) Ooh Yeah! (1988) Change of Season (1990) Marigold Sky (1997) Do It for Love (2003) Our Kind of Soul (2004) Home for Christmas (2006)
Live albums	Livetime (1978) Live at the Apollo (1985) Greatest Hits Live (2001)
Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991) The Atlantic Collection (1996) The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002) Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004) The Singles (2008)
Singles	"She's Gone" (1974) "Alone Too Long" (1975) "Sara Smile" (1976) "Rich Girl" (1977) "Wait for Me" (1979) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980) "Kiss on My List" (1981) "You Make My Dreams" (1981) "Private Eyes" (1981) "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981) "Did It in a Minute" (1982) "Maneater" (1982) "One on One" (1983) "Family Man" (1983) "Jingle Bell Rock" (1983) "Say It Isn't So" (1983) "Adult Education" (1984) "Out of Touch" (1984) "Method of Modern Love" (1985) "A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985) "Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988) "Love Train" (1989) "So Close" (1990) "Starting All Over Again" (1991) "Do It for Love" (2002) "Someday We'll Know" (2003) "Getaway Car" (2003) "I'll Be Around" (2004) "Without You" (2004) "I Can Dream About You" (2005) "Ooh Child" (2005) "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Other songs	"Everytime You Go Away" (1980)
Hall solo albums	Sacred Songs (1980) Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986) Soul Alone (1993) Can't Stop Dreaming (1996) Laughing Down Crying (2011) BeforeAfter (2022)
Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) Arkansas (2018)
Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House HoagieNation Sara Allen Janna Allen