Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
The 1982 number one hit for the duo, topped the charts for 4 weeks.
Per Daryl Hall –
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...
[Verse 1]
She'll only come out at night
The lean and hungry type
Nothing is new
I've seen her here before
Watching and waiting
Ooh, she's sitting with you, but her eyes are on the door
So many have paid to see what you think you're getting for free
The woman is wild, a she-cat tamed by the purr of a Jaguar
Money's the matter
If you're in it for love, you ain't gonna get too far
[Chorus]
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
She's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
She's a maneater
[Verse 2]
I wouldn't if I were you
I know what she can do
She's deadly, man
She could really rip your world apart
Mind over matter
Ooh, the beauty is there but a beast is in the heart
[Chorus]
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
She's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
She's a maneater
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Ooh
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Here she comes, watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Whoa-oh, here she comes, watch out)
She's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes, she's a maneater)
Ooh, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Here she comes, she's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out)
She'll only come out at night, ooh
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Here she comes, she's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes, she's a maneater)
The woman is wild, woo
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Here she comes, watch out, boy, watch out, boy
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Oh, watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out
(Oh-oh, here she comes, watch out)
Yeah, yeah, she's a maneater
(Oh-oh, here she comes, she's a maneater)
She's watching and waiting, ooh
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Oh, she's a maneater
Maneater was written by John Oates & Daryl Hall & Sara Allen.
Maneater was produced by Neil Kernon & Daryl Hall & John Oates.
Daryl Hall & John Oates released Maneater on Sun Oct 31 1982.
G.E. Smith – lead guitar
Charlie “Mr. Casual” DeChant – saxophone
Tom “T-Bone” Wolk – bass guitar
Mickey Curry – drums, percussion
Larry Fast – synthesizer programming
“Maneater” peaked at number 1 on the Billboard charts in 1982 as well as reaching top 5 in multiple countries including Switzerland, Sweden, New Zealand and more.