POSSESSION

Song Information[]

Artist: TAG underground
Composition/Arrangement: TAG
BPM: 183-370
Length: 1:51
Genre: PSYCHIC FLASH
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

Lyrics[]

None.

Song Connections / Remixes[]

POSSESSION is sampled in KHAMEN BREAK -SDVX Infinity MashUp-, from SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-.
A live version of POSSESSION was performed at the EXIT TUNES Dance Party -beatnation RHYZE music council- event. It was later added to Dance Dance Revolution (2014) as POSSESSION(EDP Live Mix).
The beatmania IIDX version of POSSESSION has additional synths by the end of the song. It also features louder keysounds throughout the song, notably the breakbeats.
POSSESSION was performed live as part of the Dance Dance Revolution 20th Anniversary NONSTOP MEGAMIX medley at The 7th KONAMI Arcade Championship.
A remix of POSSESSION by Sota Fujimori 2nd Season, titled POSSESSION (20th Anniversary Mix), can be found in Dance Dance Revolution A.
A remix of POSSESSION by Gowrock, titled POSSESSION(Gowrock Remix), can be found in SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE.
Another remix of POSSESSION by Aoi, titled POSSESSION (Aoi Q.E.D. RMX), can be found in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR.
A symphonic arrangement of POSSESSION by 中村康隆, titled POSSESSION (Orchestra Arr.), can be found on the BEMANI SYMPHONY ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
- A short version of POSSESSION (Orchestra Arr.), titled POSSESSION (BEMANI SYMPHONY Arr.), appears in jubeat (2021).
POSSESSION is one of the songs sampled in DDR TAGMIX -LAST DanceR-, from Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS.

Trivia[]

During the Dance Dance Revolution X2 location tests, POSSESSION was one of the FINAL STAGE-only songs, along with KIMONO♥PRINCESS.
- POSSESSION received brand-new EXPERT charts in the final release of Dance Dance Revolution X2. Slightly modified versions of the location test EXPERT charts were later put as POSSESSION's CHALLENGE charts.
- It also received a slightly modified jacket in the final release of Dance Dance Revolution X2, now colored purple (instead of red) to represent its Replicant D-action color.
POSSESSION is one of the Replicant D-action hidden songs in Dance Dance Revolution X2, representing the color purple. To play POSSESSION as a Replicant D-action song, you must get at least 100 difficulty ratings on CHALLENGE difficulty, then get AA or AAA on Pierce The Sky and Sakura Sunrise on the same difficulty.
- As of February 23rd, 2011, POSSESSION has been unlocked for normal play.
- Also, as of April 1st, 2011, POSSESSION's CHALLENGE charts have been unlocked for normal play.
Prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, POSSESSION's music video is shown in the background of a purple-colored version of the REPLICANT background dance stage and is not full-screen.
- In Dance Dance Revolution II / hottest party5, POSSESSION's video removes any on-screen dancers and is played in a tiny monitor on the opposite side of the player on Single and in the center on Double/Versus, due to Nintendo Wii memory limitations.
- This video reuses five DDRMAX-EXTREME background movies.
POSSESSION's Dance Dance Revolution charts were created by TAG himself ^[1].
Retroactively, POSSESSION's Double CHALLENGE chart is the first Level 19 Dance Dance Revolution chart, along with Valkyrie dimension's Single and Double CHALLENGE charts.
- POSSESSION is currently the only song with its Double CHALLENGE chart rated Level 19 that does not have its Single CHALLENGE chart rated Level 19.
With 35 Freeze Arrows, POSSESSION's BEGINNER chart has the second highest amount of Freeze Arrows on any BEGINNER chart, beaten only by Over The “Period”'s 40.
POSSESSION's BASIC charts held the record for the highest notecount of any BASIC chart, with 389 notes for Single and 379 notes for Double. These records were later broken by Elemental Creation's 438 notes for Single and 427 notes for Double.
POSSESSION's EXPERT charts held the record for the highest jump count of any EXPERT chart, with 118 jumps for Single and 116 jumps for Double. These records were later broken by 灼熱Beach Side Bunny's 165 jumps for Single and 151 jumps for Double.
POSSESSION is used as background music in a mission on the KONAMI arcade game ROAD FIGHTERS (ロードファイターズ).
POSSESSION appears as downloadable content for Dance Dance Revolution S+, in the DDR X2 Special Pack 3.
POSSESSION was one of the qualifying round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2013 for Dance Dance Revolution (2013).
POSSESSION is one of the songs featured on the BEMANI SONGS ～Best of Dance Dance Revolution～ video.
POSSESSION's difficulty level change from Dance Dance Revolution A20 was applied to Dance Dance Revolution A on March 27th, 2019.
POSSESSION is available in Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from July 20th, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.8 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.8).
In the Dance Dance Revolution series prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, POSSESSION's BPM was displayed as 185-370.
- However, in Dance Dance Revolution S+ it is displayed as 185-371 BPM instead.

Gallery[]

Song Production Information[]

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts[]

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

Dance Dance Revolution[]

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	215 / 35	389 / 13	489 / 21	612 / 13	643 / 37 / 0	379 / 19	489 / 15	606 / 15	640 / 10 / 0
Dance Dance Revolution X2	7	10	14	17	18	10	14	17	18
Dance Dance Revolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→(2014)	7	10	14	17	18	10	14	17	↑19
Dance Dance Revolution A→Present	7	10	14	17	18	↑11	14	17	19
Dance Dance Revolution S+	7	10	14	17	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution II (E3 2011)	5	7	9	10	-	?	?	?	-
Dance Dance Revolution II / hottest party5	7	10	14	17	18	10	14	17	19
Dance Dance Revolution DANCE WARS	7	10	14	17	-	-	-	-	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	7	10	14	17	18	11	14	17	19

References[]

↑ https://twitter.com/tag_underground/status/1463283578343546881

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