Music of Dance Dance Revolution (2009 video games)

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Konami announced that Dance Dance Revolution will feature at least 30 licensed songs along with their original music videos and artwork, and at least 20 original tracks by Konami's in-house musicians. [1] It was also announced that there would be at least 150 songs available as downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions at launch. [2]

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List of songs

The following songs are a tentative soundtrack. They have been revealed through press releases, preview trailers, and Bemani news sites and are expected to appear in all or some of the 2009 series of Dance Dance Revolution games. [3] [4] [5] [6]

SongArtistX2 [7] HP 3
"A Brighter Day" Naoki feat. Aleisha G. Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"A Geisha's Dream" Naoki feat. Smile.dk Green check.svg
"AM-3P ("Chaos" Special)" Ktz Green check.svg
"B4U ("Voltage" Special)" Naoki Green check.svg
"Baile La Samba" Big Idea Green check.svg
"Be With You (Still Miss You)" NC ft. Eddie Kay Green check.svg
"Blue Rain" DJ Taka vs Ryu☆ Green check.svg
"Bonafied Lovin'" Chromeo Green check.svg
"Boogie Wonderland" Earth, Wind & Fire Green check.svg
"Brilliant2U" Naoki Green check.svg
"Brilliant 2U ("Stream" Special)" Naoki Green check.svg
"Celebrate Night" Naoki Green check.svg
"Chance and Dice" 日本少年 Green check.svg
"Closer" Ne-Yo Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Crazy Control" D-Crew with Val Tiatia Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"D2R ("Freeze" Special)" Naoki Green check.svg
"Dance Dance Revolution" DDR All Stars Green check.svg
"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" LCD Soundsystem Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Dead End ("Groove Radar" Special)" N&S Green check.svg
"Detroit Rock City" Kiss Green check.svg
"Disturbia" Rihanna Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" Enrique Iglesias Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Dream on Dreamer" Brand New Heavies Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Dynamite Rave" Naoki Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Dynamite Rave ("Air" Special)" Naoki Green check.svg
"Enjoy the Silence" Depeche Mode Green check.svg
"Feel Good Inc." Gorillaz featuring De La Soul Green check.svg
"Freeze" NC ft. NRG Factory Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Good Times" Chic Green check.svg
"Gotta Dance" Naoki feat. Aliesha G. Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Heatstroke" Tag feat. Angie LeeGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
"Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Green check.svg
"Hysteria" Naoki 190 Green check.svg
"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" Pitbull Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"I'm Coming Out" Diana Ross Green check.svg
"Ice Ice Baby" Vanilla Ice Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Just Dance" Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Keep on Movin'" NM Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"The Ketchup Song" Las Ketchup Green check.svg
"Kimono Princess" Jun Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"L'amour et la Liberté (DDR Ver.)" Naoki Underground Green check.svg
"La Bamba" LH Music Creation Green check.svg
"La Camisa Negra" Juanes Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"La Libertad" Cheryl Horrocks Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"La Receta" Carlos Coco Garcia Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"La Senorita Virtual"2MBGreen check.svg
"Lesson by DJ" UTD & Friends Green check.svg
"Lesson2 by DJ" MC DDR Green check.svg
"Lesson3 by DJ" Dr. DDR Green check.svg
"Let the Beat Hit Em' (Classic R&B Style)" Stone Bros. Green check.svg
"Let's Get It Started" The Black Eyed Peas Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Love Again" NM feat. Mr. E. Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Love is Orange" Orange Lounge Green check.svg
"Mars Wars 3" Jet Girl Spin Green check.svg
"Moonster" Kobo uniting Marsha & D.Green check.svg
"My Prerogative" Bobby Brown Green check.svg
"My Summer Love (Tommy's Smile Mix)" Mitsu-O! with Geila Green check.svg
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley Green check.svg
"One Step at a Time" Jordin Sparks Green check.svg
"Paradise" Lea Drop feat. McCall Clark Green check.svg
"Pluto the First"White WallGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
"Pocketful of Sunshine" Natasha Bedingfield Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Pork and Beans" Weezer Green check.svg
"Praise You" Fatboy Slim Green check.svg
"凛として咲く花の如く" 紅色リトマス Green check.svg
"Roppongi Evolved ver. A" Tag Underground Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Roppongi Evolved ver. B" Tag Underground Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Roppongi Evolved ver. C" Tag Underground Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Sacred Oath" Terra Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Shine" Tomosuke feat. Adreana Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"So What" Pink Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"South Side" Moby featuring Gwen Stefani Green check.svg
"Takin' It to the Sky" U1 feat. Tammy S. Hansen Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"The Space Dance" Danny Tenaglia Green check.svg
"This Night" Jun feat. Sonnet Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Tierra Buena" Wilma de Oliveira Green check.svg
"True♥Love (Clubstar's True Club Mix)" Jun feat. Schanita Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"Übertreffen" Taka respect for J.S.B.Green check.svg
"Un Deux Trois" SDMS Green check.svg
"Viva la Vida" Coldplay Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"What Will Come of Me" Black Rose Garden Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"When I Grow Up" Pussycat Dolls Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"You Are a Star" Naoki feat. Anna KaelinGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block Green check.svgGreen check.svg
"零 -Zero-" Terra Green check.svg

New Music

The music of Dance Dance Revolution is mostly North American pop and rock hits from past and present. In addition, new and returning Konami Original songs by in-house musicians such as Naoki Maeda are also to be included in the game. Upon release, additional music from previous DDR games will be downloadable for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases.

A Brighter Day

"A Brighter Day" is a song by Naoki and features Aleisha G.

Be With You (Still Miss You)

"Be With You (Still Miss You)" is a song by NC ft. Eddie Kay.

Bonafied Lovin'

"Bonafied Lovin'" is a song by Chromeo. It is one of four licensed songs ported to Dance Dance Revolution X2, with new difficulty ratings and new charts using both pads.

Boogie Wonderland

"Boogie Wonderland" is a song by Earth, Wind & Fire. This is the third time the group has been featured in some form in the Dance Dance Revolution series as well as the second time this specific song has appeared. However, it is the first time one of the band's original masters has appeared. The first appearance of this song was sampled in "Wonderland" by X-Treme in Dance Dance Revolution Extreme .

Closer

"Closer" is a song by Ne-Yo.

Crazy Control

"Crazy Control" is a song by D-Crew with Val Tiatia.

Daft Punk Is Playing at My House

"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is a song by LCD Soundsystem. This is the second time LCD Soundsystem appeared in a Dance Dance Revolution the first time was in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 with "Tribulations (LCD Soundsystem song)." This song was one of four licensed songs ported to Dance Dance Revolution X2, with no changes.

Detroit Rock City

"Detroit Rock City" is a song by Kiss.

Disturbia

"Disturbia" is a song by Rihanna. This is the first time a master track of hers and the second time her song is in a Dance Dance Revolution the first time being a cover of "Umbrella" in Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 .

Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)

"Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" is a song by Enrique Iglesias.

Dream on Dreamer

"Dream on Dreamer" is a song by the Brand New Heavies.

Enjoy the Silence

"Enjoy the Silence" is a song by Depeche Mode.

Feel Good Inc.

"Feel Good Inc." is a song by the Gorillaz. Another song by the Gorillaz, "Plastic Beach", is available in Dance Dance Revolution (2010 video game). It is one of four licensed songs ported to Dance Dance Revolution X2, with new difficulty ratings and new charts that used both pads.

Freeze

"Freeze" is a song by NC ft. NRG Factory.

Good Times

"Good Times" is a song by Chic. The song was sampled in "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang which was first featured in Dancing Stage Fusion .

Gotta Dance

"Gotta Dance" is a song by Naoki feat. Aliesha G.

Heatstroke

"Heatstroke" is a song by Tag feat. Angie Lee.

Hungry Like the Wolf

"Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by Duran Duran.

I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" is a song by Pitbull. The song that was sampled in the song, "Street Player" by Chicago, was also sampled in another song in Dance Dance Revolution, "The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" by The Bucketheads which appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 .

I'm Coming Out

"I'm Coming Out" is a song by Diana Ross. A cover version of this song was in Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 as downloadable content. This is the first appearance of the original version of the song in a Dance Dance Revolution game.

Ice Ice Baby

"Ice Ice Baby" is a song by Vanilla Ice.

Just Dance

"Just Dance" is a song by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis. Another song from Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance", appeared in the 2010 version of Dance Dance Revolution .

Kimono Princess

"Kimono Princess" is a song by Jun.

La Camisa Negra

"La Camisa Negra" is a song by Juanes.

La Libertad

"La Libertad" is a song sung by Cheryl Horrocks.

La Receta

"La Receta" is a song by Carlos Coco Garcia.

Lesson3 by DJ

"Lesson3 by DJ" is a song by Dr. DDR.

Let's Get It Started

"Let's Get It Started" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas. It is the 3rd time the group has been featured in the DanceDanceRevolution series, the 1st being Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 with "Hey Mama" and a 2nd time for Fergie being a cover of "Big Girls Don't Cry" in Dance Dance Revolution X .

Love Again

"Love Again" is a song by NM feat. Mr. E.

My Prerogative

"My Prerogative" is a song by Bobby Brown. It is the second time Brown has been featured in the DanceDanceRevolution series, the first being Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 with "Every Little Step".

Never Gonna Give You Up

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by Rick Astley.

One Step at a Time

"One Step at a Time" is a song by Jordin Sparks.

Paradise

"Paradise" is a song by Lea Drop feat. McCall Clark.

Pocketful of Sunshine

"Pocketful of Sunshine" is a song by Natasha Bedingfield. This is the fourth time Bedingfield has been featured in the DanceDanceRevolution series, with other songs being featured in Dancing Stage Max , Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova 2 .

Pork and Beans

"Pork and Beans" is a song by Weezer.

Praise You

"Praise You" is a song by Fatboy Slim.

Roppongi EVOLVED

"roppongi EVOLVED" is a song by TAG Underground and the final unlockable song of the games. It shares similarities with the other "Evolved" songs in that it has 3 different versions to play, all with differing charts, and each version also has different BPM changes. Version A remains at a constant 170 BPM. Version B drops to 85 BPM for a short while, then goes back to 170 for the remainder of the song. Version C also has a short section of 43 BPM. In the arcade version of Dance Dance Revolution X2, a fourth version, Ver. D, is available, with several stops, double BPM, and half-BPM segments.

Sacred Oath

"Sacred Oath" is a song by Terra.

Shine

"Shine" is a song by Tomosuke feat. Adreana.

So What

"So What" is a song by Pink.

South Side

"South Side" is a song by Moby featuring Gwen Stefani.

The Space Dance

"The Space Dance" is a song by Danny Tenaglia.

Takin' It to the Sky

"Takin' It to the Sky" is a song by U1 and features Tammy S. Hansen.

This Night

"This Night" is a song by Jun feat. Sonnet.

Viva la Vida

"Viva la Vida" is a song by Coldplay.

What Will Come of Me

"What Will Come of Me" is a song by Black Rose Garden.

When I Grow Up

"When I Grow Up" is a song by Pussycat Dolls. This is the second time The Pussycat Dolls have been featured in the DanceDanceRevolution series, the first being Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 with a remix of "Don't Cha".

You Are a Star

"You Are a Star" is a song by Naoki feat. Anna Kaelin.

You Got It (The Right Stuff)

"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" is a song by New Kids on the Block.

See also

References

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  2. DeVires, Jack (June 3, 2009). "IGN: E3 2009: DDR Doubles its Steps". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
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