Album: Private Eyes (1981)

Charted: 9

License This Song 

• When you find yourself alone
  And when going out is coming home
  You can count on the kid
  'Cause there's nobody waiting around
  
  Oh, oh, if you're not an easy mark
  It's a shot in the dark that hits the heart
  And I know, I know when it's coming
  I thought so anyway
  
  Somethings stay the same
  And some are due for a change
  I thought I had them all nailed down
  
  But you turned it around, boy
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  Well, I still can't say I know
  When a love is real or touch and go
  And if two can be one
  Who is the one two becomes
  
  Oh, oh, am I quick enough to see
  When I'm ready and it's right for me
  I say, I say, I say, I say
  That I want it, I think so anyway
  
  Everybody always laughs at love
  But what they want is to be proven wrong
  Then you came along
  
  Oh, you did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  Oh, you did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it, yeah
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I didn't it really plan it
  But you did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  Oh, you did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I want someone that proves I am wrong
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  You're messing with my love life
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it
  
  I know, I know, I know, I know
  You did it, you did it
  You did it, you did it
  You did it in a minute
  You did it Writer/s: DARYL HALL, JANNA M. ALLEN, SARA ALLEN
  Publisher: BMG Rights Management
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

• Kent Noseworthy from Nl CanadaI was learning to play the synth part for ‘Jump’ by Van Halen. I like to dig up interviews the artists give about their song writing and inspiration, and in doing so I stumbled upon an interview where Eddie VH was talking about Jump.
  He sad that he’d heard ‘Kiss on my List’ by Hall and Oates and was playing around with the synth part of that song when he came up with the basic riff structure of Jump.
  He later told Daryl Hall that he’d borrowed the chords from his song and Daryl was flattered and said “yeah, no problem”.
  I love how a lot of original music derives inspiration from other songs. It’s an organic process and may be intentional or subconscious.
  So I’m listening to H&O, being down that rabbit hole, and rediscovered the pop powerhouse of a song “Did it in a Minute’. Having also recently learned “great balls of fire” I noticed the similarity between a couple of lines in each song.
  Intentional or not there’s a cool synchronicity.
  
  Everybody always laughs at love
  But what they want is to be proven wrong
  Then you came along
  
  ‘I laughed at love 'cause I thought it was funny’
  ‘You came along’ and you moved me, honey
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn March 14th 1982, "Did It In A Minute" by Hall & Oates entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #66; and nine weeks later on May 16th, 1982 it peaked #9 {for 2 weeks} and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100...
  In reached #10 on the Canadian RPM Singles Pop chart...
  Between 1974 and 2004 the duo had thirty-five Top 100 records; fifteen made the Top 10 with six reaching #1, "Rich Girl" for 2 weeks in 1977, "Kiss On My List" for 3 weeks in 1981, "Private Eyes" for 2 weeks in 1981, “I Can’t Go for That (Can Do)” for 2 weeks in 1982, "Maneater" for 4 weeks in 1982, and "Out of Touch" for 2 weeks in 1984...
  They just missed having a seventh #1 record when "Say It Isn't So" peaked at #2* for two weeks in 1983...
  * The two weeks "Say It Isn't So" was at #2, the #1 record for both those weeks was "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson.

More Songfacts:

Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen

"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen was the song of the summer in 2012 and a major meme. It got some help from her fellow Canadian Justin Bieber, who tweeted that it was "possibly the catchiest song I've ever heard."

InformerSnow

The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying.

Suck It and SeeArctic Monkeys

The Arctic Monkeys 2011 song "Suck It and See" is titled after a British saying meaning you should try something to see if you like it.

Party Rock AnthemLMFAO

"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO was only the second #1 hit on the Hot 100 with "Party" in the title. The first was Lesley Gore's "It's My Party."

VoodooGodsmack

The line, "I feel the snakebite enter my veins," led many to believe the Godsmack song "Voodoo" is about drugs, but it's really about Wiccan ritual, inspired in part by the Wes Craven movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.

VogueMadonna

Every film star mentioned in Madonna's "Vogue" has since died. The last was Lauren Bacall, who passed away in 2014.

Editor's Picks

Adam Duritz of Counting CrowsSongwriter Interviews

"Mr. Jones" took on new meaning when the song about a misguided view of fame made Adam famous.

Mac Powell of Third DaySongwriter Interviews

The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.

Andrew Farriss of INXSSongwriter Interviews

Andrew Farriss on writing with Michael Hutchence, the stories behind "Mystify" and other INXS hits, and his country-flavored debut solo album.

James Williamson of Iggy & the StoogesSongwriter Interviews

The Stooges guitarist (and producer of the Kill City album) talks about those early recordings and what really happened with David Bowie.

90210 to Buffy to Glee: How Songs Transformed TVSong Writing

Shows like Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way songs were heard on TV, and produced some hits in the process.

Sarah BrightmanSongwriter Interviews

One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.