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Cover versions[edit]

This section was removed, as virtually all of the items in it were obscure and non-notable. --♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 07:48, 11 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other appearances[edit]

Wasn't this song in Scarface too? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.134.171.184 (talk) 09:16, 14 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Maniac (1980) film[edit]

The song was originally written for the Joe Spinell film Maniac (1980) I believe the original chorus was written as "There's a maniac on the loose". it was not used in the film and eventually used in Flashdance with some lyrical changes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.103.144.2 (talk) 19:25, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Slower, orchestral version[edit]

In the album The Lost Years, at track 7 you can listen to a slower, orchestral version of Maniac, complete with string ensemble. --201.223.85.24 (talk) 04:34, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Synthpop[edit]

I'm not sure that this song can be included in synthpop genre. Newsolomon (talk) 21:53, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure it can be included in Heavy Metal or Hard Rock either... 174.24.67.86 (talk) 19:40, 18 October 2011 (UTC)Dragula42[reply]

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