This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs.
Unlike the main series mostly consisting of Eurodance, this series largely consists of hardcore techno crews from the UK, the home of happy hardcore, and Eurobeat Artists from Italy The first issue, titled Dancemania Speed, was released on 23 September 1998 with Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping" as its beginning track along with 24 other tracks[1] including Bellini's "Samba de Janeiro", Captain Jack's "Together & Forever", Me & My's "Dub-I-Dub", and E-Rotic's "Willy Use A Billy...Boy".
[2] The second issue, Dancemania Speed 2, was released on 3 March 1999[3] with tracks including "My Heart Will Go On", "Jump", "Butterfly", "Captain Jack", "Turn Me On" and "Techno Wonderland".
[7] Speed 3 reached number 5 in the weekly album chart in September 1999.
[8] Several tracks from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 were later included on the 2000 greatest hits compilation Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix.