Who sang the song Maniac from the movie Flashdance?
Maniac (Michael Sembello song) Maniac (Michael Sembello song) "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. Sembello had originally written the song as a horror theme after watching a slasher film (possibly 1980's "Maniac") with
Flashdance song was originally written for the 1980 horror film "Maniac", and that lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so the song could be used in "Flashdance". The legend is discredited in the special features of the film's DVD release, which reveal that the song was written for the film, although only two complete lyrics ("Just a steel town girl on a Saturday night" and "She's a maniac") were available when filming commenced. Like the title song, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1983. Other songs in the film include "Lady, Lady, Lady",