# Maniac 2000

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2000 single by Mark McCabe

"Maniac 2000" Single by Mark McCabe Released 11 February 2000 (2000-02-11)[1] Recorded November 1999[1] Studio Clontarf Cricket Club[2] Length 4:02 Label Abbey Discs Songwriters Al Gibbs, Simon Fitzpatrick,[3] Tim Hannigan, Mark McCabe, Michael Sembello, Dennis Matkosky Producers Simon Fitzpatrick, Tim Hannigan[4] Mark McCabe singles chronology "Maniac 2000" (2000) "Love Is in the Air 2001" (2001)

"**Maniac 2000**" is a song credited to [Mark McCabe](/source/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](/source/Interpolation_(popular_music)) [Michael Sembello](/source/Michael_Sembello)'s 1983 hit "[Maniac](/source/Maniac_(Michael_Sembello_song))". 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](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart), staying at the top position for 10 weeks, from 4 March to 6 May 2000. 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.[5] The song won best single at the national [Meteor Music Awards](/source/Meteor_Music_Awards) in 2001.[2] Despite the success the song experienced, it was not a hit in other countries, stalling at number 137 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/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

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Mark McCabe received his secondary education at [Wesley College Dublin](/source/Wesley_College%2C_Dublin), this school allowed for his musical talent to flourish. McCabe was a DJ working at Dublin pirate radio station [Pulse FM](/source/Pirate_radio_in_Ireland#Pulse_FM_103.2).[6] 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](/source/Clontarf_Cricket_Club) in front of a live audience[6]

## Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[7] 1 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[8] 1 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 137 Chart (2007) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[7] 23 Chart (2015) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[7] 12 Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Ireland (IRMA)[10] 1 All-time charts Chart Position Ireland (IRMA)[11] 5

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oggie_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oggie_1-1) ['Oggie, Oggie, Oggie! Oi, Oi, Oi!' Maniac 2000 was released 20 years ago this week...](https://909originals.com/2020/02/14/oggie-oggie-oggie-oi-oi-oi-maniac-2000-was-released-20-years-ago-this-week/) 909originals.com

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-journal_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-journal_2-1) [""It was the total underdog": The real story behind Maniac 2000"](https://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/). *[TheJournal.ie](/source/TheJournal.ie)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20201028212917/https://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/) from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Warner_Chappell_Publishing_Splits_3-0)** [""Warner Chappell Publishing Splits""](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).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Triumph of the Underdog](http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/Triumph-Of-The-Underdog/392085.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Byrne, Brian (6 March 2015). ["'Maniac 2000' rockets to Number One 15 years on"](http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/maniac-2000-rockets-to-number-one-15-years-on-31047177.html). independent.ie. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_6-1) Barry, Aoife (4 March 2015). [""It was the total underdog": The real story behind Maniac 2000"](https://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/). *TheJournal.ie*. Retrieved 10 October 2025.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IRMA_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IRMA_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-IRMA_7-2) "[The Irish Charts – Search Results – Maniac 2000](http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Maniac%202000)". [Irish Singles Chart](/source/Irish_Singles_Chart). Retrieved 7 December 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 17 February 2000"](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). [GfK Chart-Track](/source/GfK_Chart-Track). Retrieved 19 May 2019.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-zobbel_9-0)** ["Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol"](http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_M.HTM).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Top 100 of 2000"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040602112628/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html). [Raidió Teilifís Éireann](/source/Raidi%C3%B3_Teilif%C3%ADs_%C3%89ireann). Archived from [the original](https://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2000.html) on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Top 20 of All Time"](http://www.irishcharts.ie/top_twenty/toptwenty.htm). *Irishcharts.ie*. [Irish Recorded Music Association](/source/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190322231931/http://irishcharts.ie/top_twenty/toptwenty.htm) from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

## External links

- [The real story behind Maniac 2000](http://www.hotpress.com/music/interviews/Triumph-Of-The-Underdog/392085.html)

- [(archive link)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150305200657/http://www.thejournal.ie/maniac-2000-mark-mccabe-interview-1972681-Mar2015/)

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