Maniac 2000

rdf:langString Maniac 2000

rdf:langString Maniac 2000

rdf:langString Maniac 2000

rdf:langString McCabe_-_Maniac_2000_single.jpg

rdf:langString Abbey Discs

rdf:langString Love is in the Air 2001

rdf:langString Simon Fitzpatrick, Tim Hannigan

rdf:langString November 1999

rdf:langString single

rdf:langString Al Gibbs, Mark McCabe, Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky

rdf:langString "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. 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 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. 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.