"Maniac" is a song performed by American girl group

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. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, '' Rebuilt'' (2010). It was digitally released on April 6, 2010 and reached number 74 on the

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Composition

"Maniac" was written by Brent Paschke, Drew Ryan Scott and Joacim Persson. Natalie Mejia explained the main concept behind the song saying, "It is just about a love that kind of drives you crazy. You know how love can be. It is a universal law". Nichole Cordova later added, "We've all been through that crazy love, so that's what the song is about."

Live performances

The single was performed for the first time on March 12, 2010, at CHUM FM FanFest 2010. On June 4, they performed the single at Toronto Pride.

Release

On March 22, 2010, a 1:30 snippet of the song premiered on Girlicious' official website and

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. The single was digitally released on April 6, 2010.

Music video

Background

The music video for "Maniac" was shot on April 6, 2010 in

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at the

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. The video was directed by Kyle Davison. It premiered on May 4, 2010. The girls were featured in a special "On Set" with

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where the video initially premiered. While shooting the "On Set" the girls explained the main concept behind the video, "Basically were the patients, ..we act as if were insane, mad women. It's new, it's exciting, it's something we haven't done yet." On the Brazilian site POPline, it became the most requested and watched video ever, with more than 200,000 views. This was the last music video to feature the group before their disbandment in 2011.

Synopsis

The video starts off with the three girls seen in separate cages dancing. It then cuts to Chrystina's respective solo where she is seen on an operating room table surrounded by male dancers. The following scene shows all three girls performing choreography while walking down a hallway. Nichole in her respective solo, is seen on a bed singing her verses while being loured by male dancers. After another scene of choreography in water this time, the video cuts to Natalie's respective solo; She is seen in a corner with a spotlight on her with male backup dancers. In the final scene, the girls and male dancers are seen performing more choreography until the girls are eventually locked up by the male dancers.

Charts

On the week of May 25, 2010, "Maniac" entered and peaked on the

at number seventy-four. It remained on the chart for two weeks.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maniac (Girlicious Song) 2010 singles Girlicious songs Songs written by Joacim Persson 2010 songs Universal Music Canada singles Songs written by Drew Ryan Scott