in switzerland, "manic monday" debuted at number 12 on march 30, 1986, becoming the highest debut of the week. it reached its peak two weeks later at number four, where it remained another week. in the netherlands, the single debuted at number 43 on february 22, 1986; and managed to reach number 24. it stayed on the chart for seven weeks. in norway, "manic monday" debuted at number nine in the 10th week of 1986, becoming the second-highest debut of the week. it also reached the number four two weeks later, where it stayed another two. the song also peaked within the top five in the austrian, the irish, and the new zealand charts.