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 reached number one on iTunes Ireland and 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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