Hyperactive!

"Hyperactive!" is a song by 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 Adele Bertei. Additional spoken word vocals were provided by Louise Ulfstedt and Kevin Armstrong as 'The Analyst'.^[1]

"Hyperactive!"
Single by Thomas Dolby
from the album The Flat Earth
B-side	"White City" (UK), "Get Out of My Mix (Special Dance Version)" (US)
Released	9 January 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Synth-pop new wave
Length	4:46
Label	EMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Thomas Dolby
Producer(s)	Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby singles chronology
"Get Out of My Mix" (1983) "Hyperactive!" (1984) "I Scare Myself" (1984)
Music video
"Hyperactive!" on YouTube

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.^[2]

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,^[3] but only reached number 62 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Chart positions

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4]	26
New Zealand (RIANZ)[5]	41
Canada RPM Top Singles[6]	16
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	62
UK Singles Chart[8]	17
U.S. Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80[9]	37

Usage in media

The song appeared in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the fictional in-game radio station "Wave 103".

In 2017, the song was featured over the second episode closing credits of the FX series Legion.

The song appears in the ninth episode of Season 4 of Breaking Bad.