Hyperactive!

{{short description|1984 single by Thomas Dolby}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Hyperactive!

| cover = Thomas Dolby Hyperactive Single.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Thomas Dolby

| album = The Flat Earth

| B-side = {{ubl|"White City" (UK),|"Get Out of My Mix (Special Dance Version)" (US)}}

| released = 9 January 1984

| recorded = 1983

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = * Synth-pop

• new wave

| length = 4:46

| label = * EMI

• Capitol

| writer = Thomas Dolby

| producer = Thomas Dolby

| prev_title = Get Out of My Mix

| prev_year = 1983

| next_title = I Scare Myself

| next_year = 1984

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rmGxh1FhtxE|"Hyperactive!"}}

| type = single

}}

}}

"Hyperactive!" is a song by English new wave and synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 9 January 1984 by EMI and Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album The Flat Earth. Backing vocals were provided by Adele Bertei. Additional spoken word vocals were provided by Louise Ulfstedt and Kevin Armstrong as 'The Analyst'.{{cite web |url= http://musicbrainz.org/track/7204c339-a622-4ee1-88d6-edd92498ce2d.html |title=MusicBrainz |accessdate=2011-04-05}}

According to Dolby, he initially composed the song for Michael Jackson, whom he had met in 1982. He decided to record it himself since he never got any feedback from Jackson after sending him a demo tape.Record Collector, Issue 366/2009

It was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM charts,{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6316.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - April 7, 1984}} but only reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100.