Did It in a Minute

"Did It in a Minute" is a song performed by American musical duo Hall & Oates. Written by member Daryl Hall with Sara and Janna Allen. 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.

It peaked at number nine on the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of three top ten singles from Private Eyes.

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.^[1]^[2] "She Did It" itself had been inspired by the 'did-its' in the Beach Boys' tune, "Do It Again".

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	29
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 ^[3]	10
Canadian RPM ^[4]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	66
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 ^[5]	68
Canada ^[6]	94

References

External links

Song Lyrics

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)

Compilation albums	No Goodbyes (1977) Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983) 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) "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) "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)

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)

Oates solo albums	Phunk Shui (2002) John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004) John Oates Solo – The Album, The Concert (2006) 1000 Miles of Life (2008) Mississippi Mile (2011) The Bluesville Sessions (2012) Good Road to Follow (2014)

Related articles	Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl's House

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