IN THE ZONE

Album art.

Song Information

Artist: U1 (NPD3 style) & KIDD KAZMEO
Composition/Arrangement: U1-ASAMi
Lyrics/Vocals: KIDD KAZMEO
BPM: 124
Length: 1:29
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution (2010)
First AC Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX

Lyrics

Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Here we go) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
The MVP [???] can't take me home

Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Kidd Kazmeo) I'm in the zone
(Real spectacular zone) I'm in the zone
(Here we go, here we go; Let's go!) Here we go!

More dancin', the winners get it poppin'
I'm a super baller; no stoppin'
I'm doing my thing to shimmer and shake
You dunk in your face and taste defeat

Fresh show, get low; stop grabbin' me
Stop (re)peatin' I'm defying gravity
Do a crossover in your a-cool(?) split
You think it's too slick, now 'hun it's too bad!
Right here, right here I switch it up
You're stumbling dude, I'll post it up
I'm superhuman; what can you do?
I'm showing your fans I'm better than you

Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Yeah) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Woo) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(C'mon, you better get on over!) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Uh) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Yeah) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(Here we go, here we go, c'mon!) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone

End down better now jump or get it
(Yeah) [???] so y'all can't quit it
(Come on) Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
(I'm in the zone; I'm hot, baby!) Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
(I'm in the zone) Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
(I'm in the zone; Uh!) Yo! Yo! Yo! Yo!
B-boys gettin' that Z-1 Zone(?)
If you ain't get it you better go home
(For...Show!) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
(For...Show!) Yo! Yo! I'm in the zone
If you ain't get it you better go home
I'm in the zone

Song Connections/Remixes

• IN THE ZONE is a re-arranged vocal version of KONAMI's NBA IN THE ZONE '98 / NBA POWER DUNKERS 3 intro movie.
• A portion of IN THE ZONE is featured in Dance Dance Revolution II's Dance Dance Revolution nonstop megamix.
• A remix of IN THE ZONE, titled IN THE ZONE (Dance off ver.), was used in the interview sections of the BEMANI PRO LEAGUE -SEASON 2- Dance Dance Revolution event.

Trivia

• IN THE ZONE marks Yuichi Asami's first use of his NPD3 alias since AFTER THE GAME OF LOVE and AFTER THE GAME.
  • The font used in IN THE ZONE's jacket is the same as the marketing logo for NBA IN THE ZONE.
  • A basketball appears in IN THE ZONE's jacket, further referencing the NBA POWER DUNKERS series.
• In the Dance Dance Revolution master song list, IN THE ZONE is listed between the songs from Dance Dance Revolution HOTTEST PARTY 3 / Dance Dance Revolution X2 CS, suggesting it was meant to appear in those games first.
• IN THE ZONE's jacket was slightly different in the Nintendo Wii version of Dance Dance Revolution (2010).
• IN THE ZONE received a unique overlay in Dance Dance Revolution (PS3).
  • IN THE ZONE's background video has stills of Taj He Spitz's video.
• IN THE ZONE was one of the playable songs at the dance-off minigame in the KONAMI Penthouse, a virtual space in PlayStation 3's PlayStation Home.
  • In the minigame, the song title was capitalized as In the Zone.
• IN THE ZONE received Double charts in Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX.
• IN THE ZONE is available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from September 26th, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.10 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.10).
• In Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX, IN THE ZONE received its difficulty change from Dance Dance Revolution WORLD on July 3rd, 2024.

Song Production Information

U1-ASAMi

It is myself that has reborn,
the otherself 13 years ago.

Difficulty & Notecounts

Dance Dance Revolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	53 / 4	83 / 6	181 / 10	240 / 16	- / - / -	147 / 15	192 / 19	244 / 5	- / - / -
Dance Dance Revolution (2010) / hottest party4	1	3	6	7	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution (PS3) / New Moves	1	3	6	7	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	2	4	7	9	-	5	8	10	-
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→A3	1	4	7	9	-	5	8	10	-
Dance Dance Revolution WORLD→Present	↑2	4	7	9	-	5	8	10	-