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[man-ik] / ˈmæn ɪk /


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The album is the spritual successor to 1995's Help! - recorded at the height of Britpop, and featuring contributions from Paul Weller, Radiohead, Suede, Paul McCartney, The KLF, Portishead and The Manic Street Preachers.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

But, the DSM-IV stated, “such activities are usually organized, are not bizarre, and do not result in the level of impairment that is characteristic of a Manic Episode.”

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

Manic Street Preachers songwriter Nicky Wire has recalled how the 1984 miners’ strike helped shape the band's global hits.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

A hair less than a decade earlier the pair, along with Holland’s high school cross-country team pal Greg Kriesel, joined forces to form Manic Subsidal, before later changing their name to the Offspring.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2024

A blond bobbed wig with severe bangs, a la early-eighties Debbie Harry, which Mom streaked with purple Manic Panic.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman




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