 " Maneater " has earned acclaim from music critics . Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone stated that while not a Hall & Oates cover , the song " bumps hard enough to qualify as a sequel , and that 's high praise indeed . " Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine cited " Maneater " as a highlight of Furtado 's makeover , but believed that no matter how much Furtado sings about sex , she does not sound sexy and does not " generate much carnal heat . " 
