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Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)
Written by Daryl Hall, also She’s Gone, I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) and Have You Ever Been in Love (Céline Dion)
Part of Big Bam Boom, also Method of Modern Love, Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid and Cold Dark and Yesterday
Written by John Oates, also She’s Gone, I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) and Maneater
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sara Allen wrote 4 of Daryl Hall & John Oates’s top 10 songs
Sara Allen wrote 42 songs on fono
Sara Allen first appears on fono in 1975, 9 years before this song
Credits
All 5 credits
- Written by
- Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen
- Part of
- Big Bam Boom
- Released on
- RCA
- Written by
- Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen
- Part of
- Big Bam Boom
- Released on
- RCA
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Daryl Hall
Same writer: Sara Allen
Same label: RCA
Same release: Big Bam Boom
Same writer: Sara Allen
Same label: RCA
Same release: Big Bam Boom
Same writer: Daryl Hall
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Possession Obsession was written by Daryl Hall
Possession Obsession was written by Daryl Hall
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2MusicBrainz Possession Obsession was written by John Oates
Possession Obsession was written by John Oates
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3MusicBrainz Possession Obsession was written by Sara Allen
Possession Obsession was written by Sara Allen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Possession Obsession is part of the release Big Bam Boom
Possession Obsession is part of the release Big Bam Boom
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5MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song Possession Obsession
RCA is the label of the song Possession Obsession
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6MusicBrainz Possession Obsession was released on 1984-09-17
Possession Obsession was released on 1984-09-17
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