The present invention is directed to the use of cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether alcohol backbones as additives in fuel compositions having a major amount of a mixture of hydrocarbons in the gasoline boiling range and a minor amount of one or more cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether backbones. The invention is also directed to the use of these cyclic amide alkoxylate compounds for decreasing intake valve deposits, controlling octane requirement increases and reducing octane requirement. The invention is further directed to cyclic amide compounds containing multiple polyether backbones.