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			{{short description\|1982 single by Daryl Hall & John Oates}}
	{{For\|\|Maneater (disambiguation)}}
			{{Infobox song
	{{Refimprove\|date=June 2010}}
			\| name = Maneater
	{{Infobox single
	\| ~~Name~~ = Maneater		\| cover = Hall & Oates Maneater.jpeg
	\| ~~Cover~~ = ~~Hall~~ & ~~Oates~~ ~~Maneater.jpeg~~		\| type = single
	\| ~~Artist~~ = ]		\| artist = ]
	\| ~~from~~ ~~Album~~ = ]		\| album = ]
	\| B-side = "Delayed Reaction"		\| B-side = Delayed Reaction
			\| released = September 28, 1982 (Charted October 16)
	\| Genre = {{flatlist\|
			\| recorded = December 1981
	*]
			\| studio = ], ]
	*]
			\| genre = {{flatlist\|
	*]
			* ]<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= ]\|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>
	*]}}
			* ]<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=]\|last=Molanphy\|first=Chris\|date= July 31, 2021\|access-date= February 23, 2024}}</ref>
	\| Released = October 31, 1982
			* ]<ref name="Molanphy 2021"/>
	\| Format = ] <small>(7")</small>
			* ]<ref name="Molanphy 2021"/>
	\| Recorded = December 1981
			* ]<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/soft-rock-ma0000011841/songs\|title=Soft Rock Music Songs\|website=]}}</ref>
	\| Label = ]
			}}
	\| Length = 4:31
			\| length = 4:31<br>3:28 (DJ 7")<br>6:00 (extended club mix)
	\| Writer = {{flatlist\|
			\| label = ]
	*]
			\| writer = {{flatlist\|
	*]
	*]}}		* ]
	\| ~~Producer =~~ Hall ~~& Oates~~		* ]
			* ]
	\| Last single = "Your Imagination"<br/>(1982)
			}}
	\| This single = "'''Maneater'''"<br/>(1982)
			\| producer = {{flatlist\|
	\| Next single = "]"<br/>(1983)
			* Daryl Hall
			* John Oates
			}}
			\| prev_title = Your Imagination
			\| prev_year = 1982
			\| next_title = ]
			\| next_year = 1983
			\| misc = {{External music video\|{{YouTube\|yRYFKcMa_Ek\|"Maneater"}}}}
	}}		}}

	"'''Maneater'''" is a song by ~~the~~ American duo ], featured on their eleventh ], '']'' (1982). It reached number one on the '']'' ] chart on December 18, 1982.<ref>] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> It remained in the top spot for four weeks, ~~more~~ than any of the duo's five other number-one hits, including "]", which remained in the top spot for three weeks.		"'''Maneater'''" is a song by American duo ], featured on their eleventh ], '']'' (1982). It reached number one on the '']'' ] chart on December 18, 1982.<ref>] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> It remained in the top spot for four weeks, longer than any of the duo's five other number-one hits, including "]", which remained in the top spot for three weeks.

	==Background and writing==		==Background and writing==
	In an interview with '']'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/ \|title=HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors \|publisher='']'' \|date=January 23, 2009 \|first=Ken \|last=Sharp \|~~accessdate~~=April 22, 2012}}2</ref> ] recalled,		In an interview with '']'' in 2009,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/01/hall-and-oates-soul-survivors/\|title=HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors\|publisher=]\|date=January 23, 2009\|first=Ken\|last=Sharp\|access-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref> ] recalled,
	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	] had written a prototype of "Maneater"; he was banging it around with ]. 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 ] and sang it for her… "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.		] had written a prototype of "Maneater"; he was banging it around with ]. 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 ]. So we did that, and I played it for ] and sang it for her… "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>		</blockquote>

	Hall also opined,<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book\| first = ~~John~~		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."
	\| 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."

	John Oates has explained that while it is natural to assume the lyrics are about a woman, the song actually was originally written "about ] 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 "]"<ref name=SE>{{cite web~~\|last1=Something Else!~~\|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!\|~~accessdate~~=27 November 2014\|date=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=Kauffman>{{cite web\|~~last1~~=Kauffman\|~~first1~~=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\|~~accessdate~~=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 ] 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 "]".<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>

			'']'' called it a "moody midtempo piece which has the percolating bass line of a mid-60's ] record and the atmospheric sweep of a ] 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> '']'' said that the opening ] resembles that of the ]' song "]."<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>
	==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 ]. A young woman in a short party dress is shown in fade-in and fade-out shots, along with a black ], hence the song line "The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar." The song's chorus is "oh, oh here she comes; watch out boy, she'll chew you up; oh, oh here she comes, she's a maneater."

			The song is performed in a ballad version by actor ] in the 2023 film '']'', 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 '']''.
	==Legal action==
	In November 2008, Hall & Oates initiated legal action against their music publisher (]). 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 were 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>

	==~~Cover~~ ~~versions~~==		==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 ]. A young woman in a short party dress is shown in fade-in and fade-out shots, along with a black ], 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 ].)<ref>{{Citation\|last=hallandoatesVEVO\|title=Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater\|date=2009-10-03\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYFKcMa_Ek\|access-date=2017-06-07}}</ref>
	*In 1998, ] band The Kickwurmz released two versions of the song: Maneater, and Man Eata' Digital Media House Remix.
	*In 2010, jazz and ] group ]'s album '']'' includes a studio recorded cover of "Maneater," featuring backing vocals from ] vocalist ], and was released March 23 of that year.
	*In 2011, rock band ] recorded a cover of this song for their final album ''Dead Sea Scrolls'', which was available on the band's website.
	*In 2011, ] band ] covered this song as a ] on their "Two Matchsticks" single.
	*In 2011, ] and ] group The Koffin Kats recorded a cover of this song for the album ''Rockabilly and Psychobilly Madness'', an album dedicated to releasing covers of famous pop music songs in the rockabilly and psychobilly style.
	*In 2013, Grace Mitchell performed this song for the Original Soundtrack of the movie ].
	*In 2014, ] recorded a cover of the song as part of a pledge package for their ''Absolute Treasure'' Kickstarter campaign. The cover was subsequently released online.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6r9BiyBYP8\|accessdate=29 March 2015}}</ref>

			== Personnel ==
	==Live cover performances==
			* ] – lead vocals and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
	*The now defunct Chicago band Split Butt-Crack covered the song live, and also included it on their 2004 album "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is".
			* ] – lead guitar, backing vocals, ] programming
	*] covered the song live with John Oates on March 5, 2010 at the ] in Los Angeles, California. .
			* ] – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
	*On December 30, 2011, ] covered the song live in concert during their New Year's Run in St. Louis.
			* ] – bass
			* ] – drums
			* ] – saxophone

	==~~Sampling~~==		==Legal action==
			In November 2008, Hall & Oates initiated legal action against their music publisher ]. 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>
	*The song "We're Live (Danger)" by rapper ] (which was featured in the highly acclaimed game '']'') contains a sample from the Hall & Oates song "Maneater".<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/21833/Royce%20Da%205'9''-We're%20Live%20(Danger)_Hall%20%26%20Oates-Maneater/ \|title= Royce Da 5'9'''s We're live (danger) samples Hall & Oates' Maneater \|publisher= WhoSampled.com \|accessdate= 25 June 2013}}</ref>
	*The song "Drankin' Partna" by singer ] uses a vocal sample of "Maneater".

	==References in media==

	===In film===
	*The original version of the song is heard in the 1999 film '']'', and appears on the soundtrack. Early in the movie ]'s character Ike Graham describes several mythological 'Maneaters' in a newspaper column, and then cites one human one, ]' Maggie Carpenter, who's left multiple men standing at the altar.

	===In television===
	*In the film '']'', ] and ] accidentally go to a gay cruise, a man playing a piano with other gay men, singing "Maneater", but with the lyrics "here he comes, watchout for he chew you up", instead of the original lyric "here she comes".
	*In the season one '']'' episode "My Bed Banter and Beyond," Dr. Cox tells a psychologist that his wife is "a man-eater. And I'm not talking about the 'whoa-whoa, here she comes' kind."
	*In 2007 the song was used as the theme song of "He's Not the Messiah, He's a DJ", the premiere episode of '']''. The song has since been removed from subsequent airings and from the version posted on the ] website.
	*In the '']'' episode "Sign Here," the duo watches the music video.
	*In the "A Brown Thanksgiving" episode of '']'', Hall & Oates sing it after appearing as an angel and devil on Cleveland's shoulders.
	*In the season five '']'' episode "Itty Bitty Ditty Committee," Darryl sings the song in the computer lab.

	===In video games===
	*In 2009, the song appeared on '']'' as a part of the ] radio station. The song also featured in a cut scene from ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'' in which Evan (Tony's boyfriend) sings an extract from the chorus.
	*The North American release of '']'' features a reference to "Maneater" at the start of '']''.
	*The ] edition of the ] includes a reference when the player Keisha Phillips appears; with her saying "Uh, oh, here she comes"; while the captions (if turned on) would have "Maneater" added at the end.
	* Is confirm this song will appear in the videogame '']'' in a cassette tape during a 40 minutes trailer gameplay on IGN.

	===In Internet===
	*In 2012 the song was used by ] as part of their advertisement campaign for their products, specifically the collaborative feature in ]. The 30 second video purports to show Hall & Oates writing the lyrics for the song, and constantly editing each other's work until they settle on the final version.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Go Google: Hall and Oates\|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0hHaQgdypI&feature=plcp\|work=YouTube Video\|publisher=Google\|accessdate=16 May 2012}}</ref>

			==Charts==
	==Chart performance==
			{{col-begin}}
			{{col-2}}

			===Weekly charts===
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			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
	!Chart (1982–83)
			\|+ Weekly chart performance for "Maneater"
	!Peak<br />position
			! scope="col"\| Chart (1982–1983)
			! scope="col"\| Peak<br>position
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~Australian~~ (])<ref>{{cite ~~book~~ ~~\|title=Billboard 25 december 1982~~\|url=~~http~~://books.google.fr/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT138~~&dq~~=~~%22hall%22+%22oates%22+%22maneater%22+%22australia%22&hl~~=~~fr&sa~~=~~X&ei~~=~~Rg_DUbD_Hc_V4ASu34D4Cw&ved~~=~~0CFIQ6AEwBQ~~		! scope="row"\| Australia (])<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT138\|title=Hits of the World\|magazine=]\|volume=94\|issue=51\|page=79\|date=December 25, 1982\|issn=0006-2510\|via=]}}</ref>
			\| 4
	\|editor= Danyel Smith\|publisher= Nielsen Business Media, Inc.\|year=1982\|issn= 0006-2510\|accessdate=20 June 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|4
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|Flanders\|8\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Flanders\|8\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|4\|chartid=6182\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
	\|Canadian ]<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6219&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 \|title= Maneater in Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart \|publisher= Library and Archives Canada \|accessdate= 20 June 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|1
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|1\|chartid=6219\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 16, 2017}}
	\|Canadian ]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6182&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3 \|title= Maneater in Canadian Chart \|publisher= Library and Archives Canada \|accessdate= 30 May 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|4
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| Denmark (])<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\|Germany2\|15\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}
			\| 7
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Ireland2\|8\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement \|title= Maneater in Irish Chart \|publisher= IRMA \|accessdate= 30 May 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|8
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|Dutch40\|17\|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Dutch40\|17\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|Dutch100\|18\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Dutch100\|18\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|New Zealand\|4\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|New Zealand\|4\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true\|access-date= 4 June 2020}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|Norway\|6\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Norway\|6\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|]~~n Chart~~<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(H).html \|title= ~~Maneater~~ in ~~South~~ ~~African~~ ~~Chart~~ \|~~author~~= ~~John~~ ~~Samson~~ \|~~accessdate~~= 20 June 2013}}</ref>		! scope="row"\| South Africa (])<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>
			\| 2
	\|align="center"\|2
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| Spain (])<ref>{{cite book\|first= Fernando \|last= Salaverri \|title= Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 \|edition= 1st \|date= September 2005 \|publisher= ] \|location= Madrid \|isbn= 84-8048-639-2 \|language= es}}</ref>
	{{singlechart\|Spain\|1\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}
			\| 1
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|Sweden\|5\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Sweden\|5\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
	{{~~singlechart~~\|~~Swiss~~\|2\|artist=Daryl Hall + John Oates\|song=Maneater}}		{{single chart\|Switzerland\|2\|artist=Daryl Hall %2B John Oates\|song=Maneater\|rowheader=true}}
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|6\|artist=Daryl Hall and John Oates\|artistid=15916\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|UK (])<ref>{{cite web \|url= http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/daryl%20hall%20%26%20john%20oates/ \|title= Daryl Hall & John Oates \|publisher= Official Charts Company \|accessdate= 20 June 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|6
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|1\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|U.S. ]<ref name="awards">{{cite web \|url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/daryl-hall-john-oates-mn0000674887/awards \|title= Daryl Hall & John Oates Awards on Allmusic \|publisher= Allmusic \|accessdate= 26 May 2013}}</ref>
	\|align="center"\|1
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|14\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="awards"/>
	\|align="center"\|14
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Billboarddanceclubplay\|18\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="awards"/>
	\|align="center"\|18
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Billboardrandbhiphop\|78\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks<ref name="awards"/>
	\|align="center"\|18
	\|-		\|-
			{{single chart\|Billboardmainstreamrock\|18\|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 30, 2017}}
	\|U.S. ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="awards"/>
			\|-
	\|align="center"\|78
			! scope="row"\| US ]<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19821218.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 18, 1982 \|magazine=] \|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 ('']'')<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===
	== References ==
			{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
	{{reflist\|2}}
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1982 single by Daryl Hall & John Oates

"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

Length

4:31
3:28 (DJ 7")
6:00 (extended club mix)

Daryl Hall
John Oates

Hall & Oates singles chronology

"Your Imagination"
(1982)

"Maneater"
(1982)

"One on One"
(1983)

Music video

"Maneater" on YouTube

"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. 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, 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… "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, "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)".

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." Cash Box said that the opening bassline resembles that of the Supremes' song "You Can't Hurry Love."

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. 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.)

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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Maneater"
Chart (1982–1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	4
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)	1
Denmark (IFPI)	7
Ireland (IRMA)	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	4
Norway (VG-lista)	6
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	2
Spain (AFYVE)	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	2
UK Singles (OCC)	6
US Billboard Hot 100	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)	14
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	78
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)	18
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles	1
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)	68
West Germany (GfK)	15

Year-end charts

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

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Maneater"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	Platinum	100,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)	Platinum	90,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	2× Platinum	60,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)	Gold	1,000,000
Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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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.
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"Hall and Oates take legal action". BBC News. November 7, 2008.
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Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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External links

VH1 VSPOT "Maneater"

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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

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Background and writing

Music video

Personnel

Legal action

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

See also

References

External links