The song was used in the 1983 film flashdance.
Maniac on the dance floor song.
When the dancer becomes the dance.
She s a maniac maniac on the floor and she s dancing like she never danced before she s a maniac maniac on the floor and she s dancing like she never danced before.
Sembello had originally written the song as a horror theme after watching a slasher film possibly 1980 s.
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.
Maniac is a song performed by michael sembello.
It can cut you like a knife if the gift becomes the fire all the while you re stuck between what s will and what will be.