Maniac

"Maniac" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band Stray Kids. It was released as the second track of their sixth Korean extended play (EP), Oddinary, and serves as its lead single on March 18, 2022, through JYP Entertainment and Republic Records. Written by Stray Kids in-house production team 3Racha, and Versachoi, "Maniac" is a trap, electropop song about "odd" people who break the "ordinary" social norms set by the world, referred to Frankenstein's monster. Commercially, "Maniac" peaked at number 29 on the South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, and made its first appearance on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 at number 19, as well as in Australia, Canada, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. The song also debuted atop World Digital Song Sales, which is the second song after "Mixtape: Oh". It took two wins from the music programs: Show Champion, and Music Bank, and was nominated for Best K-Pop Video at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Background and release On February 13, 2022, after the fan meeting 2nd #LoveStay 'SKZ's Chocolate Factory', Stray Kids surprisingly premiered the trailer video for the upcoming EP Oddinary, scheduled for release on March 18. The completed track listing of the EP was posted on March 3, confirming "Maniac" as the lead single. Three music video teasers were uploaded from March 15 to 17. "Maniac" was released alongside the EP, in conjunction with its accompanying music video, According to a Nylon interview, the member Han said that the song was written during fall and winter, and 3Racha want to give off a different vibe from the previous single, "Thunderous". The Japanese version of "Maniac" was pre-released on May 18, through Epic Records Japan and included on the group's Japanese-language second EP Circus, released on June 22.