Maniac (Michael Sembello song)

For other uses, see Maniac.
"Maniac"

Side-A label of U.S. 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Michael Sembello
from the album Bossa Nova Hotel and Flashdance
Released 1983
Format 7"
Genre Synthpop[1]
Length 4:12
4:21 (album version)
5:57 (12" version)
Label EMI, Casablanca
Writer(s) Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello
Producer(s) Phil Ramone
Michael Sembello singles chronology
"Maniac"
(1983)		 "Automatic Man"
(1983)
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"Maniac" is a song performed by Michael Sembello. The song was used in the 1983 film Flashdance.

"Maniac" appears during an early scene in Flashdance and is used as the backing track of a montage sequence showing Alex (Jennifer Beals) training strenuously in her converted warehouse.

The song was included in Flashdance after Sembello's wife accidentally included it on a tape sent to executives at Paramount Pictures who were looking for music to use in the film.[2]

A dance music version was released in 2000, by Irish DJ Mark McCabe, entitled "Maniac 2000".

Personnel

Charts and awards

"Maniac" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks beginning on September 10, 1983 and is one of the highest-grossing songs ever written for a film. In addition to producing "Maniac", Phil Ramone produced the song that would dethrone it from the top spot, Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It". The Original Soundtrack of Flashdance won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for A Motion Picture or a Television Special.

The song was nominated for an Academy Award. Another song from the film, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" performed by Irene Cara, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983.

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 11
Canada (CHUM)[5] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 1
France (IFOP)[8] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 28
Italy (FIMI)[11] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[13] 10
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] 7
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[15] 22
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[18] 43
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[19] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[19] 6
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[19] 34
US Cash Box[20] 3
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[21] 90

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)[22] 39
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 13
France (IFOP)[24] 53
Germany (Official German Charts)[25] 58
Italy (FIMI)[11] 37
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 9
US Cash Box[27] 18

Other appearances

In film, the song is featured in Jake Speed (1986) performed instrumentally by a nightclub band,[28] Tommy Boy (1995), when Chris Farley gets hosed at a gas station; it also features in American Wedding (2003), when Stifler dances to it in a dance-off competition in a gay nightclub. It was sung by Deutschland sucht den Superstar (DSDS; "Germany seek the Superstar") winner Alexander Klaws in the 2003 World Idol competition.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Flashdance The Musical' Shakes Up Seattle, Portland, Tempe And Costa Mesa (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. April 17, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maniac by Michael Sembello". Songfacts. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Michael Sembello – Maniac" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  5. ↑ CHART NUMBER 1390 – Saturday, September 03, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). CHUM.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 4331." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4332." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Michael Sembello" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Michael Sembello – Maniac". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Michael Sembello". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "I singoli più venduti del 1983" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Michael Sembello - Maniac search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Michael Sembello – Maniac" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Michael Sembello – Maniac". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Michael Sembello – Maniac". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-09-10" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Michael Sembello – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  20. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending SEPTEMBER 3, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2012). Cash Box magazine.
  21. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  23. ↑ "The Top Singles of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39 no. 17. 24 December 1983. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  24. ↑ "TOP – 1983" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  25. ↑ (German) Jahrescharts – 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived May 9, 2015). Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Hits for 1983". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  27. ↑ The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2012). Cash Box magazine.
  28. ↑ "Jake Speed (1986) – Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
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