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( June 2010 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) <Th_colspan="2"> `` Maneater '' <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Hall & Oates <Th_colspan="2"> from the album H O B - side `` Delayed Reaction '' Released October 31 , 1982 Format 7 '' 12 '' Recorded December 1981 ; Electric Lady Studios ( New York City , New York ) Length 4 : 31 ( album version ) 3 : 28 ( 7 `` ) 6 : 00 ( extended club mix ) Label RCA Records Songwriter ( s ) Sara Allen Daryl Hall John Oates Producer ( s ) Daryl Hall John Oates <Th_colspan="2"> Hall & Oates singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` Your Imagination '' ( 1982 ) `` Maneater '' ( 1982 ) `` One on One '' ( 1983 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` Your Imagination '' ( 1982 ) `` Maneater '' ( 1982 ) `` One on One '' ( 1983 ) <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video <Td_colspan="2"> `` Maneater '' on YouTube <Td_colspan="2"> `` Maneater '' is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates , featured on their eleventh studio album , H O ( 1982 ) . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 18 , 1982 . It remained in the top spot for four weeks , more 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 . Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Music video 3 Personnel 4 Legal action 5 Charts and certifications 5.1 Weekly charts 5.2 Year - end charts 5.3 Certifications 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Background and writing ( edit ) 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 ... ( 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 , `` We try and take chances . Our new single `` Maneater '' is n'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 Ca n't Go for That ( No Can Do ) '' . Music video ( edit ) 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 . '' 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 . '' Personnel ( edit ) Daryl Hall -- lead vocals and backing vocals , keyboards , synthesizers John Oates -- lead guitar , backing vocals Charles DeChant - saxophone G.E. Smith -- rhythm guitar , backing vocals Tom Wolk -- bass Mickey Curry -- drums Legal action ( edit ) 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 and certifications ( edit ) Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1982 -- 1983 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) 15 Ireland ( IRMA ) 8 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 17 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 18 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 6 South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 5 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 6 US Billboard Hot 100 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 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1982 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 35 Chart ( 1983 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 7 Certifications ( edit ) Region Certification Certified units / Sales United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 250,000 United States ( RIAA ) Gold 1,000,000 <Td_colspan="3"> shipments figures based on certification alone sales + streaming figures based on certification alone See also ( edit ) List of Billboard Hot 100 number - singles of 1982 List of Billboard Hot 100 number - singles of 1983 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Whitburn , Joel ( 2004 ) . The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits , 8th Edition ( Billboard Publications ) Jump up ^ Sharp , Ken ( January 23 , 2009 ) . `` HALL AND OATES : Soul Survivors '' . American Songwriter . Retrieved April 22 , 2012 . 2 Jump up ^ Tobler , John ( 1992 ) . NME Rock ' N ' Roll Years ( 1st ed . ) . London : Reed International Books Ltd. p. 372 . CN 5585 . Jump up ^ Something Else ! ( 24 March 2014 ) . `` Hall and Oates ' ' I Ca n't Go For That ' is n't about what you think it 's about ; neither is ' Maneater ' '' . Something Else ! . Retrieved 27 November 2014 . Jump up ^ Kauffman , Leah ( 18 March 2014 ) . `` John Oates on his new album , Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction , and what ' I Ca n't Go For That ' is really about '' . Philly.com . Retrieved 27 November 2014 . Jump up ^ hallandoatesVEVO ( 2009 - 10 - 03 ) , Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater , retrieved 2017 - 06 - 07 Jump up ^ `` Hall and Oates take legal action '' . BBC News . November 7 , 2008 . Jump up ^ Danyel Smith , ed. ( 1982 ) . `` Hits of the World '' . Billboard - 25 december 1982 . Billboard Magazine . Nielsen Business Media , Inc. p. 79 . ISSN 0006 - 2510 . Retrieved 20 June 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' ( in Dutch ) . Ultratop 50 . Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6182 . '' RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved August 16 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 6219 . '' RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved August 16 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' . GfK Entertainment Charts . Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Maneater '' . Irish Singles Chart . Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Daryl Hall & John Oates '' ( in Dutch ) . Dutch Top 40 . Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' ( in Dutch ) . Single Top 100 . Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' . Top 40 Singles . Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' . VG - lista . Jump up ^ John Samson . `` Maneater in South African Chart '' . Retrieved 20 June 2013 . Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' . Singles Top 100 . Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Daryl Hall + John Oates -- Maneater '' . Swiss Singles Chart . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall & John Oates : Artist Chart History '' . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History ( Dance Club Songs ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History ( Mainstream Rock ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved March 30 , 2017 . Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Singles of 82 '' . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved June 23 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1983 / Top 100 Songs of 1983 '' . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 05 . Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Daryl Hall & John Oates -- Maneater '' . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 23 , 2018 . Select singles in the Format field . Select Silver in the Certification field . Enter Maneater in the search field and then press Enter . Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Hall & Oates -- Maneater '' . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 23 , 2018 . If necessary , click Advanced , then click Format , then select Single , then click SEARCH External links ( edit ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics VH1 VSPOT `` Maneater '' <Th_colspan="2"> Daryl Hall & John Oates <Td_colspan="2"> 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 ) H O ( 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 ) 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 ) Playlist : The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates ( 2008 ) 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 Ca n'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 Is n'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 ) Ca n't Stop Dreaming ( 1996 ) Laughing Down Crying ( 2011 ) Oates solo albums Phunk Shui ( 2002 ) John Oates : Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House ( 2004 ) Related articles Discography Interpreting the Masters Volume 1 : A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates Live from Daryl 's House <Td_colspan="2"> Book Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maneater_(Hall_%26_Oates_song)&oldid=851264056 '' Categories : 1982 singles Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Hall & Oates songs Songs written by John Oates Songs written by Daryl Hall RCA Records singles 1982 songs Songs written by Sara Allen Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from June 2010 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Singlechart usages for Billboardmainstreamrock Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français Italiano Русский Slovenčina Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2018 , at 04 : 09 ( UTC ) . 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