SABER WING

Song Information

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Artist: TAG

BPM: 74-222 (74-444)

Composition/Arrangement: TAG

Genre: SHOOTING WALTZ

First Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution X

Other Appearances:

• beatmaniaIIDX 18 Resort Anthem
• DanceDanceRevolution X CS
• DanceDanceRevolution S
• DanceDanceRevolution S+ DDR X Mega Hit Pack
• DanceDanceRevolution Dance Wars

Length: 1:47

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections/Remixes

• A remix of this song by Akira Ishihara, titled SABER WING (Akira Ishihara Headshot mix) can also be found on DanceDanceRevolution X, as another boss song.
• A remix titled SABER WING (satellite silhouette remix) is included in a line of EMI USB drives as a special bonus MP3. The artist is not credited but is presumably TAG.

Trivia

• This is one of the few songs to tripling or thirding the BPM.
  • This song's time signature 3/4 instead of 4/4.
• SABER WING, along with the Starter Mode exclusive song HOW TO PLAY, marks TAG's debut in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
  • SABER WING also marks TAG's first original boss song for DDR.
• SABER WING is the default EXTRA STAGE song of DanceDanceRevolution X.
  • During the location test versions, it was a Final Stage song, with On The Break being the Extra Stage.
  • However, on the console versions, SABER WING is not a boss song and is instead part of the default songs avialble for play immediately. Due to this, its CD graphic is not shown on the Console versions.
  • SABER WING is unlocked on DDR Dance Wars by completing the second sticker set of Stage 04.
• SABER WING is one of the only two arcade version boss songs with Shock Arrows in its Challenge chart, with the other being Horatio. Pluto The First, a boss song from DDR HOTTEST PARTY, has Shock Arrows in its Challenge chart, yet is not a boss song on the arcade version of DDR X2.
• As of beatmaniaIIDX 20 tricoro, SABER WING has its dedicated background video from DDR.
• SABER WING is the only song that has appeared on every DDR game on the iOS platform so far (excluding DDR Freedom): DDR S, DDR S+, and DDR Dance Wars.

Gallery

Album art.

Official Song Comment

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEG	BAS	DIF	EXP	CHA	BAS	DIF	EXP	CHA
Notecounts/Freeze Arrows(Shock Arrows)	162/0	258/24	346/33	442/24	389/18(59)	271/9	330/17	433/13	389/13(48)
DDR X	4	8	10	13	13	8	10	13	13
DDR X2→Present	4	8	10	13	13	8	↑12	13	13
DDR X CS	4	8	10	13	13	8	10	13	13
DDR S	4	8	10	13	-	-	-	-	-
DDR S+	4	8	10	13	-	-	-	-	-
DDR Dance Wars	4	8	10	13	-	-	-	-	-