Signature
key confidence low · relative C major · tempo confidence high · half-time 61.1 · low end 36% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- Written byDaryl Hallsource
- CoveredDaryl Hall and John Oatessource
- CoveredDear Rougesource
- CoveredDJ Jumpsource
- CoveredFayraysource
- CoveredGoodknight Productionssource
- CoveredHall & Oatessource
- CoveredHall& Oatessource
- Written byJanna Allensource
- CoveredMoonsource
- Written bySara Allensource
- CoveredStanrycksource
- CoveredThe Bird and the Beesource
- CoveredTowa Teisource
- Written byWarren Pashsource
- Covered鳥山雄司source
Why it is here
- The song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, making it Hall & Oates's third of six chart-topping hits and their second of the 1980s. source
- Its handclap chorus turned the track into an audience-participation favorite at live Hall & Oates shows. source
- It was the first single to feature the backing lineup of guitarist G. E. Smith, bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, drummer Mickey Curry, and saxophonist/keyboardist Charles DeChant, and its music video cast the duo as film-noir style trenchcoat-wearing private detectives. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.