Maniac 2000

"Maniac 2000" is a song produced by Simon Fitzpatrick and Tim Hannigan featuring vocals performed by Mark McCabe and Shelley Bukspan. It is a medley of Michael Sembello's 1983 song "Maniac" and a rap written mainly by Dublin's Al Gibbs and Mark McCabe, over the largely instrumental Sound Crowd club version of Irish rave act 4-Rhythm's cover of "Maniac", dating back to 1995, which was an Irish top 30 hit for Red Records.

"Maniac 2000"
Single by Mark McCabe
Released11 February 2000[1]
RecordedNovember 1999
Clontarf Cricket Club[2]
GenreTrance
Length4:02
LabelAbbey Discs
Songwriter(s)Al Gibbs, Mark McCabe, Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky [3]
Producer(s)Simon Fitzpatrick, Tim Hannigan [4]

The song was released in Ireland in February 2000 and reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, staying at that position for ten weeks, from 4 March to 6 May. It is the fifth best-selling single in the history of the chart and has achieved cult status in Ireland.[5] Despite the success the song experienced, it was not a hit in other countries, stalling at number 137 on the UK Singles Chart in late March.

In 2015, on the 15th anniversary of its release, Maniac 2000 re-entered the Irish Singles Chart at number 12. McCabe performed the song at Electric Picnic 2015.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 1
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[7] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 137
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 23
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 12

All-time charts
Chart Position
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 5

References
  1. Mark McCabe – Maniac 2000 Discogs.com
  2. “It was the total underdog”: The real story behind Maniac 2000 Archived 2015-03-05 at the Wayback Machine thejournal.ie
  3. Warner Chappell Music
  4. Triumph of the Underdog
  5. Byrne, Brian (2015-03-06). "'Maniac 2000' rockets to Number One 15 years on". independent.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  6. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maniac 2000". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 17 February 2000". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM
  9. "Top 20 of All Time". Irishcharts.ie. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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