 Furtado has characterized " Maneater " as " a ' couture pop ' song " , explaining that it is " in your face and very fashionable , stylistic and of @-@ the @-@ moment . " In an interview with MTV News , she compared it favorably to eating too much cheesecake : " It 's got a crazy loud beat , and the vocals are bitchy and loud . A lot of people say it sounds like Peaches , because of the delivery , the spooky vocals . " According to Furtado , the song is related to how people become " hot on themselves " when dancing in their underwear in front of a mirror . " [ It ] truly has a life of its own ; it makes you move " , she said . Media sources compared it to the 1982 Hall & Oates single " Maneater " , which Furtado has cited as an influence on the song . 
