Pierce The Sky

Song Information[]

Artist: JAKAZiD feat. K.N.
Composition/Arrangement: JAKAZiD
Lyrics/Vocals: K.N.
BPM: 85-173
Length: 1:45
First Music Game Appearance: Dance Dance Revolution X2

Lyrics[]

For the last time,
For the last time,
Let's go beyond and pierce the sky on high
(×2)

I wonder why, the stars collide; what draws them to meet?
The cosmos in chaos, from forces we can't see
In this vast universe, we can seize the day
Breaking bonds that keep us rooted down and fly away

Let's go beyond and pierce the sky on high

For the last time,
For the last time,
Let's go beyond and pierce the sky on high
(×2)

Song Connections / Remixes[]

An extended version of Pierce The Sky, titled Pierce The Sky（フルバージョン）, appears in the Dance Dance Revolution X2 Original Soundtrack album.

Trivia[]

Pierce The Sky is one of the Replicant D-action hidden songs in Dance Dance Revolution X2, representing the color cyan. To play Pierce The Sky as a Replicant D-action song, you must pass 20 or more songs in the Dance Dance Revolution X2 folder.
- As of February 23rd, 2011, Pierce The Sky has been unlocked for normal play.
Pierce The Sky is the only Replicant D-action song with sung vocals.
Prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, Pierce The Sky's music video is shown in the background of a light blue-colored version of the REPLICANT background dance stage and is not full-screen.
- In Dance Dance Revolution II / hottest party5, Pierce The Sky'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 eight DDRMAX-EXTREME background movies.
Pierce The Sky marks Josh McInnes' debut in BEMANI.
Pierce The Sky is used as background music in a mission on the KONAMI arcade game ROAD FIGHTERS (ロードファイターズ).
Pierce The Sky received CHALLENGE charts as part of Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS' DDR CHALLENGE Carnival PLUS event. They could be unlocked from August 3rd to December 8th, 2020 after obtaining 5 stamps.
- From Dance Dance Revolution A3 onwards, they are available by default.
Pierce The Sky 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).
Prior to Dance Dance Revolution WORLD, Pierce The Sky's BPM was shown as 85-170.

Gallery[]

Song Production Information[]

JAKAZiD[]

I co-wrote the original demo version of "Pierce The Sky" with K.N. during my final year of university.
Between then and now I've remixed it several times,
and it's surreal to think that the final definitive mix has been adopted for use in DDR,
especially as I have been a devoted fan of the series for over a decade now.
Within this track I thought a lot about the rhythm of each musical element
and how they could be translated into an interesting but fun schart for DDR.
Additionally, I included the oldskool-style section with piano and breakbeats
to add some variety and excitement to the track before the final chorus.
An interesting piece of trivia about this song is that K.N. recorded the vocals in my closet
which I had converted into a vocal booth at the time.
Given the circumstances, I think the vocals were actually captured rather well!

K.N.[]

JAKAZiD gave me the demo track for Pierce The Sky and I had an image of Vic Viper flying through space,
navigating out of tough spots and being unstoppable.
The message of the song is related to that; if you have your dreams,
don't be afraid to reach out for them despite how tough it may be. Let's go beyond and pierce the sky on high~ ♪
I wrote most of the lyrics on a commuter train.
That's not quite a spaceship zooming through the universe, is it? *laughs*
I've been a Bemani fan for ten years now and it gives me such a thrill to know that my song is in Dance Dance Revolution X2.
I hope DDR players will enjoy the song and maybe one day I'll be good enough to full combo it!

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	79 / 0	275 / 21	361 / 35	476 / 24	598 / 15 / 0	273 / 19	360 / 33	470 / 17	573 / 15 / 0
Dance Dance Revolution X2→A20	3	8	11	14	-	8	11	14	-
Dance Dance Revolution A20 PLUS→Present	3	8	11	14	16	8	11	14	16
Dance Dance Revolution II / hottest party5	3	8	11	14	-	8	11	14	-
Dance Dance Revolution GRAND PRIX	3	8	11	14	16	8	11	14	16