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They have released nine studio albums, six EPs, and five live albums. They achieved their most significant success between 1987 and 1993, when they released four albums that charted in the top 50 in the US: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man's Zoo (1989), Our Time in Eden (1992), and the live album MTV Unplugged (1993).
10,000 Maniacs OFFICIAL GREATEST HITS ★★★★★. Presenting the best of 10,000 Maniacs compilation.
- More Than This
- Because The Night
- Few and Far Between
- Everyday Is Like Sunday
- Candy Everybody Wants
- These Are Days
- Eat For Two
- Trouble Me
- What’s The Matter Here?
- Like The Weather
To start off our top 10 10,000 Maniacs songs list is “More Than This” which they released in 1997 on the Love Among the Ruins album. Love Among the Ruins was the first album in which Mary Ramsey sang vocals. “More Than This” peaked at number 25 in the United States and 96 in the United Kingdom. “More Than This” is one of two singles from the album,...
Released in June of 1993, “Because the Night” was released on MTV Unplugged, which hit #13 on the Billboard Charts. A live version of the song was included in Playing Favorites, an album released with Mary Ramsey in 2016. Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen wrote the song. “Because the Night” peaked at #11 in the U.S. and #65 in the UK. In addition, ...
Written by Natalie Merchant, “Few and Far Between” was released on Our Time in Eden in August of 1993. The song peaked at #95 in the US, where it remained in the top 100 for a week. “Few and Far Between” was also released as both a single and an EP, which also featured the tracks “Candy Everybody Wants,” “To Sir with Love,” and “Let the Mystery Be....
Produced originally by Morrissey in his debut solo album, Viva Hate, the song was covered by a variety of different bands. Released in February of 1993, “Everyday is Like Sunday” was a popular single that peaked on the charts in the US at #22. The song later was also covered by bands like The Pretenders, Colin Meloy, and The Impossible.
“Candy Everybody Wants” was released in 1992. It was the second single from Our Time in Eden. It was a collaboration between Natalie Merchant and Dennis Drew, who was the band’s keyboardist. The single was a hit in the US, where it peaked at #67 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the US Alternative Airplay. The song is about sex and violence in ...
Another song from Our Time in Eden, “These Are Days” was a number 1 hit on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in 1992. The band released the song as one of their leading singles from the album. “These Are Days” celebrates the carefree wonder of youthfulness, a time that is rarely recognized until after it has already passed. In addition to Our Time i...
“Eat for Two,” released on Blind Man’s Zoo in 1989, was written by Natalie Merchant. The track peaked at #12 on the US Alternative boards and #93 in the UK. It appeared on MTV Unplugged; Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure, and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs; and individually as a single. “Eat for Two” is a song about a pregnant woman who is...
Like the above song, “Trouble Me” is a track on Blind Man’s Zoo and the first single from the album. It was written by Dennis Drew, the keyboardist and one of three remaining founding members of 10,000 Maniacs. Natalie Merchant sang the song, which was dedicated to her father as he was hospitalized at the time. “Trouble Me” was highly popular throu...
Released on In My Tribein 1988, “What’s the Matter Here?” shines a light on society by focusing on abuse. Natalie Merchant’s lyrics speak of a woman struggling to figure out how to address a family near her who is abusing their child. She wants to ask, “what’s the matter here?”, yet feels that she can’t. Merchant explained the inspiration was close...
The top song by 10,000 Maniacs was released on In My Tribe. Many songs from this album revolve around social commentary. “Like the Weather,” written by Natalie Merchant, revolves around the foul moods that can come when the weather is horrible. The song’s dark lyrics starkly contrast the upbeat tunes played by her bandmates. It was a popular song, ...
10,000 Maniacs (named after the 1960s low-budget horror film Two Thousand Maniacs) are a multi-platinum alternative folk-pop rock band formed in in Jamestown, NY.
- These Are Days (1992) The 10,000 Maniacs’ eighth studio album, “Our Time in Eden,” spawned this hit single. The song reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it’s easy to see why.
- Verdi Cries (1987) “Verdi Cries” is a track on 10,000 Maniacs’ second album, In My Tribe. The song was written by the band’s lead singer and songwriter, Natalie Merchant, and was inspired by the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.
- My Mother, the War (1983) The lyrics of “My Mother, the War” were inspired by the death of 10,000 Maniacs singer Natalie Merchant’s mother from cancer.
- Like The Weather (1987) It is one of 10,000 Maniacs’ most popular and well-known songs. The song is slow and mellow, with a simple acoustic guitar melody and Natalie Merchant’s haunting vocals.
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