Hyperactive!
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| Single by Thomas Dolby | ||||
| from the album The Flat Earth | ||||
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| Released | 9 January 1984 10 January 1994 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 4:46 | |||
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| Songwriter | Thomas Dolby | |||
| Producer | Thomas Dolby | |||
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| "Hyperactive!" on YouTube | ||||
"Hyperactive!" is a song by the English new wave and synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 9 January 1984 by EMI and Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album The Flat Earth. Backing vocals were provided by the American singer Adele Bertei.
According to Dolby, he initially composed the song for Michael Jackson, whom he had met in 1982. He decided to record it himself since he never got any feedback from Jackson after sending him a demo tape. Dolby felt that "Hyperactive" deviated from the remaining material on The Flat Earth, which he described as a "late night album" and "smoochy".
It was the first single to be taken from the album and peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart and number 16 on the Canadian RPM charts, In the US, it reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also charted on the publication's Dance Club Songs listing.