Did It in a Minute

"Did It in a Minute"
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
Songwriter(s)	Daryl Hall, Sara Allen, 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" (1982) "Your Imagination" (1982)
Alternative cover
Picture sleeve of German single

Weekly charts Chart (1982) Peak position Canadian Top Singles ( RPM ) [6] 10 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [7] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 9 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [9] 29 US Cash Box Top 100 [10] 10 US Radio & Records CHR/Pop Airplay Chart [11] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1982) Rank Canada Top Singles (RPM) [12] 94 US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 66 US Cash Box [14] 68

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]

References

1. Molanphy, Chris (January 15, 2022). "Rock 'n Soul Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
2. Wiser, Carl (February 19, 2015). "Daryl Hall: "There's another way of looking at the world"". Songfacts. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
3. "Hall & Oates Live Concert History". Hallandoates.de. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
4. "Did Eric "inspire" Hall & Oates? - That's Rock 'N' Roll - EricCarmen.com Community". Ericcarmen.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
5. "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. March 20, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1982-07-10. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
8. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
9. "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
10. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending May 15, 1982". Cash Box Magazine. May 15, 1982. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
11. "Hall + Oates". Wweb.uta.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
12. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
13. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
14. "Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 31, 1982. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
15. "SCTV Network (1981–1983) Chariots of Eggs". imdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-17.

External links

• Hall & Oates - Did It in a Minute on YouTube