Maniac 2000
{{short description|2000 single by Mark McCabe}}
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| name = Maniac 2000
| cover = McCabe_-_Maniac_2000_single.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Mark McCabe
| album =
| released = {{start date|2000|2|11|df=y}}[https://909originals.com/2020/02/14/oggie-oggie-oggie-oi-oi-oi-maniac-2000-was-released-20-years-ago-this-week/ 'Oggie, Oggie, Oggie! Oi, Oi, Oi!' Maniac 2000 was released 20 years ago this week...] 909originals.com
| studio = Clontarf Cricket Club{{cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/|title="It was the total underdog": The real story behind Maniac 2000|website=TheJournal.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028212917/https://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/|archive-date=28 October 2020|access-date=16 March 2021}}
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 4:02
| label = Abbey Discs
| writer = Al Gibbs, Simon Fitzpatrick,{{cite web|url=https://warnerchappell.com/browse-our-songs/?mode=track&trackId=a6a38da2-4363-46e8-85b8-16ca63f77dbe&sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwarnerchappell.com%2Fbrowse-our-songs%2F%3Fmode%3Dsearch%26query%3Dmaniac%26sort%3D%26refiners%3D%257B%257D\https://warnerchappell.com/browse-our-songs/?mode=track&trackId=a6a38da2-4363-46e8-85b8-16ca63f77dbe&sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwarnerchappell.com%2Fbrowse-our-songs%2F%3Fmode%3Dsearch%26query%3Dmaniac%26sort%3D%26refiners%3D%257B%257D|title="Warner Chappell Publishing Splits"}} Tim Hannigan, Mark McCabe, Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky
| producer = Simon Fitzpatrick, Tim Hannigan[http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/Triumph-Of-The-Underdog/392085.html Triumph of the Underdog]
| next_title = Love Is in the Air 2001
| next_year = 2001
}}
"Maniac 2000" is a song credited to Mark McCabe, and released as a single in February 2000. It was produced by Simon Fitzpatrick and Tim Hannigan. The song consists of McCabe rapping over the 1995 track "Maniac (Sound Crowd Remix)" by Irish act 4 Rhythm, which itself interpolates Michael Sembello's 1983 hit "Maniac". 4 Rhythm's "Maniac" was an Irish top 30 hit for Redeye Records, and was also produced by both Fitzpatrick and Hannigan.
"Maniac 2000" reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, staying at the top position for ten weeks, from 4 March to 6 May. It was Ireland's best-selling single of 2000 and is the fifth best-selling single in the history of the chart. "Maniac 2000" has achieved cult status in Ireland.{{cite news|last1=Byrne|first1=Brian|title='Maniac 2000' rockets to Number One 15 years on|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/maniac-2000-rockets-to-number-one-15-years-on-31047177.html|accessdate=9 March 2015|publisher=independent.ie|date=6 March 2015}} The song won best single at the national Meteor Music Awards in 2001. 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.
Background
Mark McCabe received his secondary education at Wesley College Dublin, this school allowed for his musical talent to flourish. McCabe was a DJ working at Dublin pirate radio station Pulse FM. As part of his sets, he would rap over the instrumental Sound Crowd version of 4 Rhythm's "Maniac", which led to demands that he record his version. McCabe was told by a local record shop owner that customers would come in each day requesting a copy of the song. McCabe recorded the song in the Clontarf Cricket Club in front of a live audience
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (2000) !Peak |
| {{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=Maniac 2000|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 December 2018|refname="IRMA"}} |
| scope="row"|Ireland Dance (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=7|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 17 February 2000|publisher=GfK Chart-Track|accessdate=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190716122019/https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/musicvideo/music/archive/index_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2000&year=2000&week=7|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=dead}}
|1 |
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| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{Cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM|title = Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol}}
|137 |
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!Chart (2007) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)
|23 |
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!Chart (2015) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA)
|12 |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (2000) !Position |
| scope="row"|Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|title=Top 100 of 2000|publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html|archive-date=2 June 2004|access-date=16 March 2022}}
|1 |
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=All-time charts=
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References
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External links
- [http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/Triumph-Of-The-Underdog/392085.html The real story behind Maniac 2000]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150305200657/http://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/ (archive link)]
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Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Songs written by Michael Sembello
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