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Mike Mareen
Person · male · Germany · Berlin · born 1949 · recording since 1983
German musician
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Also known as Uwe-Michael Wischhof · Майк Марин
Timeline
1940s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Cecilia
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
Biography
Uwe-Michael Wischhoff (born 9 November 1949), known by his stage name Mike Mareen, is a German singer, songwriter and musician.
His first musical success was with the band Cemetery Institution who played at Hamburg's Star-Club. Mareen later became a merchant sailor, a job which eventually took him to New York City where he played with several American groups. Upon his return to Europe, Mareen became involved with the production of Euro disco records. During the 1980s, he had some considerable success, with frequent television appearances in Germany and Eastern Europe. His biggest hits were "Dancing In The DarkDancing in the DarkSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksADancing in the Dark7:01BDancing in the Dark (bonus remix)6:42" (1984) and "Love Spy" (1986). His single "Agent of LibertyAgent of LibertySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAAgent of Liberty (radio version)4:12BAgent of Liberty (instrumental)3:56" peaked at No. 27 on the German charts in February 1986 "Love Spy" peaked at No. 16 in Germany in September 1986. and at No. 98 in Australia in December 1986
Albums
1979 - Mike Mareen 70's
1985 - Dance Control
1986 - Love Spy
1987 - Let's Start Now
1988 - Synthesizer Control
2000 - TV Talk 2000
2004 - Darkness & Light
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (27 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 45:17
A1Here I Am5:12A2Cecilia (remix)6:47A3Double Trouble5:20A4Peace to Mankind4:30B1Dancin' in the Dark5:34B2Midnight Runners3:41B3Back to Happy Days4:51B4Walkin' Highway 3014:40B5Days I Remember4:421987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 54:50
1Don't Talk to the Snake8:002Let's Start Now7:263Africa5:384Agent of Liberty4:245Germany5:466Heavy Water4:097Stand Up6:318Don't Leave Me Now5:509Mike-Mareen-Powerplay-Mix7:062004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:07:30
1The Begin1:442Darkness and Light3:563One Day Love3:404Dancing in the Dark (Reloaded 2004)3:405Love Spy (Reloaded 2004)3:366Agent of Liberty (Reloaded 2004)3:367I'm Back4:288Hey It's Alright3:409Lady Ecstasy (Reloaded 2004)3:0010The Sun of My Life3:0111Hit Me Baby3:1212My One Desire3:2913Children of the World4:2214The End1:4915Love Spy (Freaky club Style)6:0916Love Spy (Techno mix)3:2417Lost in Love4:3118Darkness and Light (Spacewalker mix)6:13— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:17:26
1Talk Show3:322Traffic Talk3:283Talk 20003:284Dancing in the Dark3:465Techno Talk5:196Agent of Liberty4:587Dancing in the Dark (Re-Run mix)6:328Right Into My Heart6:459Do It10:0810Dancing in the Dark (club mix)6:4511Talk Show (club version)5:0312Traffic Talk (club version)5:5613Talk 2000 (club version)5:5114Dancing in the Dark (DJ Shah remix)5:55
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | CeciliaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 13:01ACecilia7:12 BMidnight Runners5:49 | 1983 | ||
| 1984 | Dancing in the DarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 13:43ADancing in the Dark7:01 BDancing in the Dark (bonus remix)6:42 | 1984 | ||
| 1986 | Love-SpySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 15:02ALove-Spy6:27 B1Love-Spy (radio version)4:25 B2Love-Spy (instrumental)4:10 | 1986 | ||
| 1986 | Agent of LibertySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:08AAgent of Liberty (radio version)4:12 BAgent of Liberty (instrumental)3:56 | 1986 | ||
| 1988 | Lady EcstasySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 19:541Lady Ecstasy5:37 2Heavy Water6:50 3Let’s Start Now7:27 | 1988 | ||
| 1988 | Stand UpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 11:35AStand Up5:51 BGermany5:44 | 1988 | ||
| 1989 | Right Into My HeartSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:001Right Into My Heart (Inner-Town-Deep-Houzz mix)6:45 2Right Into My Heart3:36 3Right Into My Heart (dub version)3:39 | 1989 | ||
| 1997 | Dancing in the DarkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 28:321Dancing in the Dark (DJ Shah edit)3:48 2Dancing in the Dark (DJ Shah remix)5:53 3Dancing in the Dark (Golders Green club mix)6:45 4Dancing in the Dark (Re-Run mix)6:32 5Dancing in the Dark (original version)5:34 | Remix | 1997 | |
| 1999 | TV Talk 2000Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 32:381Talk Show (radio cut)3:31 2Traffic Talk (radio cut)3:28 3Talk 2000 (radio cut)3:29 4Techno Talk (Soft Techno version)5:20 5Talk Show (club version)5:03 6Traffic Talk (club version)5:56 7Talk 2000 (club version)5:51 | 1999 | ||
| 2018 | Agent of LibertySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 17:151Agent of Liberty (extended version)8:52 2Agent of Liberty (instrumental)4:02 3Agent of Liberty (radio version)4:21 | Compilation | 23 February 2018 |
Album · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Best of Mike MareenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:00:341Love Spy6:27 2Dancing in the Dark5:34 3Agent of Liberty8:37 4Here I Am (Megatrain mix)7:30 5Cecilia4:07 6Don’t Talk to the Snake8:00 7Let’s Start Now7:24 8Dancing in the Dark (DJ Shah remix)5:53 9Mike Mareen Powerplay Mix7:02 | Compilation | 2001 | |
| 2007 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:451Lady Ecstasy5:34 2Love Spy6:22 3Agent of Liberty8:48 4Africa5:38 5Day's I Remember4:46 6Dancing in the Dark7:05 7Let's Start Now7:25 8Don't Leave Me Now5:49 9Don't Talk to the Snake7:58 10Stand Up6:29 11Heave Water4:08 12Germany Germany5:43 | Compilation | 2007 | |
| 2010 | EssentialSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 24 tracks · 2:31:44Disc 1 1Cecilia (original remix version)7:17 2Dancing in the Dark (original 12" version)5:45 3Here I Am (original 12" version)5:14 4Double Trouble (original 12" version)5:12 5Midnight Runners (original 12" version)5:57 6Love Spy (The Badman mix)6:24 7Agent of Liberty (original 12" version)8:53 8Don't Talk to the Snake (original 12" version)8:00 9Stand Up (original 12" version)6:31 10Germany (original 12" version)5:45 11Lady Ecstasy (original 12" version)5:36 12Heavy Water (original 12" version)6:50 Disc 21Right Into My Heart (Inner-Town-Deep-Houzz-mix)6:46 2Love Spy (Night mix - Salutation mix)8:41 3Here I Am (Megatrain mix)7:35 4Here I Am (Hammer mix)5:41 5Dancing in the Dark (Galactica remix)7:07 6Double Trouble (Zeppelin remix)6:38 7Agent of Liberty (instrumental)6:57 8Love Spy (instrumental)4:12 9Don't Talk to the Snake (instrumental)4:30 10Double Trouble (Double dub)4:11 11Right Into My Heart (dub version)3:58 12The Mike Mareen Essential Megamix (Nextanimal edit)8:04 | Compilation | 22 November 2010 | |
| 2016 | The Original Maxi-Singles CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:14:181Cecilia (remix version)7:12 2Dancing in the Dark (12" version)5:45 3Double Trouble (Zeppelin remix)6:35 4Here I Am (Megatrain mix)7:30 5Love-Spy (The Badman-mix)6:27 6Agent of Liberty (12" version)8:37 7Don’t Talk to the Snake (12" version)8:00 8Stand Up (12" version)5:51 9Lady Ecstasy (12" version)5:44 10Right Into My Heart (Inner-Town-Deep-Houzz-mix)6:45 11Love Spy / Back to Spy (O-Medley)5:52 | Compilation | 8 January 2016 | |
| 2016 | Another Side of Mike Mareen, Part 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 41:111No Hip Hop4:24 2The Devil Wins3:05 3Julia4:37 4I Like It5:09 5Angelique3:46 6By You by You (instrumental)4:23 7Roadrunner4:00 8Blinded by the Light4:09 9Killing Myself3:35 10Fireflash4:03 | Compilation | 26 February 2016 | |
| 2016 | Another Side of Mike Mareen, Part 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 43:091Win the Race4:04 2Birthday Girl4:15 3Walkin' Talking (12" version)5:51 4More Than a Dream3:40 5Love Is Like a Heratbeat4:17 6Do You Really Need Me3:40 7Parole3:28 8La Donna4:46 9Dancing Down in Egypt4:47 10Monoton4:21 | Compilation | 26 February 2016 | |
| 2017 | The Best SinglesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:17:471Cecilia4:08 2Midnight Runners3:43 3Dancing in the Dark (remix-version)4:04 4Double Trouble (Zeppelin remix)4:08 5Here I Am (Megatrain-short-mix)4:00 6Love Spy4:27 7Agent of Liberty4:22 8Don't Talk to the Snake4:46 9Stand Up4:01 10Germany4:48 11Lady Ecstasy4:01 12Heavy Water4:13 13Right Into My Heart3:39 14Love Spy / Back to Spy (The Low-Kik-airplay-medley)3:37 15Talk Show (radio cut)3:33 16Dancing in the Dark (Galactica-short-mix)3:56 17Double Trouble (alternative single version)3:45 18Here I Am (Full-take single version)4:29 19Stand Up (alternative single version)4:07 | Compilation | 17 November 2017 | |
| 2019 | Another Side of Mike Mareen, Part 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:18:221Love Spy (The Badman mix)6:28 2Blinded by the Light (maxi version)6:02 3Birthday Girl (DJ dance mix)6:09 4Golden Hits of Soulful Dynamics (alternative maxi version)6:44 5Tirami Su (alternative maxi version)5:38 6Do It (maxi version)10:08 7Fly to Moscow (remix)7:34 8Win the Race (maxi version)7:59 9Jeans On, Boys and Girls (DJ mix Medley)5:20 10Troubled (Theme Of Tech-Noir - The Whole World Is In Trouble) (Maxi Version)5:59 11Roadrunner (Voices for the Farm - dub mix)4:46 12Lady Ecstasy (instrumental)5:35 | Compilation | 15 June 2019 | |
| 2023 | The Maxi‐Singles Collection, Part 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:411Stand Up (original 12″ version)6:34 2Germany (12″ version)5:46 3Love Spy Back to Spy (dance‐hall‐medley)5:28 4Agent of Liberty (Razormaid mix)6:55 5Dancing in the Dark (original 12″ version)5:48 6Cecilia (Special DJ remix)6:10 7La donna (Mike’s disco version)4:49 8Midnight Runners (12″ version)5:58 9Right Into My Heart (single version)3:39 10Love Spy Back to Spy (The Low‐Kik‐Airplay‐medley)3:36 11TV‐Talk 2000 (club version)5:52 12Don’t Talk to the Snake (Powerplay remix)7:06 | Compilation | 2023 | |
| 2023 | The Maxi‐Singles Collection, Part 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:09:191Love Spy (The Badman‐mix)6:25 2Africa (maxi version)6:04 3Dancing in the Dark (Galactica remix)7:08 4Cecilia (12″ remix version)7:20 5Lady Ecstasy (original 12″ version)5:39 6Double Trouble (Zeppelin re‐mix)6:34 7Here I Am (Megatrain‐mix)7:27 8Love Spy Back to Spy (O‐Medley)5:55 9Right Into My Heart (dub version)3:58 10Stand Up (maxi version)8:18 11Don’t Talk to the Snake (instrumental)4:31 | Compilation | 2023 |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Maxi-Singles CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:19:421Agent of Liberty (Nik Z. WC remix)4:56 2Lady Ecstasy (extended version)5:32 3Love Spy (Night mix)8:40 4Don't Talk to the Snake (maxi version)7:58 5Agent of Liberty (maxi version)8:47 6Heavy Water (maxi version)6:45 7Dancing in the Dark (bonus remix)5:40 8Here I Am (Hammer mix)5:37 9Double Trouble (extended version)5:07 10Double Dub4:09 11Agent of Liberty (instrumental)6:49 12Love Spy (instrumental)4:01 13Right Into My Heart (Inner-Town Deep Houzz mix)5:41 | June 2009 | ||
| 2017 | Greatest Hits & RemixesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 2:30:49Disc 1 1Essential Megamix (Nextanimal Edit)8:03 Disc 21-2Love Spy (7" version)4:16 1-3Dancing in the Dark (7" version)3:31 1-4Stand Up (7" version)3:59 1-5Agent of Liberty (radio version)4:25 1-6Cecilia (7" version)4:00 1-7Here I Am (7" version)3:55 1-8Lady Ecstasy (7" version)3:58 1-9Don't Talk to the Snake (7" version)4:44 1-10Double Trouble (Zeppelin remix)4:02 1-11Peace to Mankind (7" version)4:38 1-12La Donna (Mike's disco version)4:48 1-13Heavy Water (album version)4:10 1-14Germany (album version)5:44 1-15Love Spy (instrumental)3:59 1-16Agent of Liberty (instrumental)4:20 Disc 32-1Love Spy (Night mix)8:42 2-2Dancing in the Dark (Galactica remix)7:08 2-3Stand Up (alternative maxi version)8:18 2-4Agent of Liberty (12" original version)8:55 2-5Cecilia (Special DJ remix)6:09 2-6Here I Am (Megatrain mix)7:37 2-7Lady Ecstasy (12" version)5:39 2-8Double Trouble (12" Zeppelin remix)6:40 2-9Midnight Runners (12" version)5:58 2-10Africa (alternative maxi version)6:04 Disc 41Powerplay Mix7:07 | 27 October 2017 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dancing In The Dark (40th Anniversary Edition)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 44:561Dancing in the Dark (original 12")5:47 2Dancing in the Dark (Galactica remix)7:05 3Dancing in the Dark (Tallac remix)6:13 4Dancing in the Dark (Luksek remix)5:07 5Dancing in the Dark (Flemming Dalum remix)6:34 6Dancing in the Dark (A.P. mono remix)7:05 7Dancing in the Dark (A.P. mono instrumental)7:05 | 19 December 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mike Mareen head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 27 | 89.5th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 42 | 82.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & M(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fedd0a3-15e9-460d-a280-9fb453dc6f7bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77660seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mareenbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mareen
Why this artist is in the database
- List of German musicians
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Image: Harald Bischoff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q77660 · MusicBrainz: 4fedd0a3-15e9-460d-a280-9fb453dc6f7b
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