Prince on a star
This page is for the beatmania IIDX version of Prince on a star that was also crossed over to DanceDanceRevolution and beatmania. For the pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE arrangement of Prince on a star, please see Prince on a Star.
Prince on a star
Song Information
Artist: SPIRITUAL RIDE
Composition/Arrangement: Hiroshi Takeyasu
Lyrics/Vocals: Linda Gish
Drums: Kiyotaka Sugimoto
BPM: 144 (beatmania NORMAL/HARD), 145 (beatmania ANOTHER, beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution)
Length: 1:33
Genre: ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Movie: KAERU (beatmania), VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
Game Size
Once upon a time, there was a little young boy He was walking, along the road like stranger Dreaming one day he'd be a big man He'll keep trying, try and reach for the sky He gets lost the more that he tries, why oh why He feels all the pain, why oh why 'Cause the babies cry when there's few to feed the world He gets lost the more that he tries, why oh why He feels all the pain, why oh why 'Cause a woman's still up safe when she's filled with love
Long Version
Endless nights Will almost fade away Whole new sky I'm ready to go higher In your universe I sparkle You hve shown me what it means to be ♡ I'm a prince on a star that only shines when you look at me I hope you notice my light Cuz for you I burn my soul You reflect like a mirror The good inside me Am I worth to do The same for you? Now I stand On top of my fate Just to street it Towards wherever you are ♡♡ I'm a prince on a star As long as you Make me be one It's your call to overthrow me But princess You're too sweet for that If I see you Drown in darkness I will flash To burn the shadows away ♡refrain ♡♡refrain |
Princess Whispers
Japanese
なんだか切ない夜には そばにいて 髪を撫でながら まっさらな空に 二人の星座 描くの なぜだか眠れぬ夜には 聞かせてよ 夢物語を ヒツジを数えて 朝陽 迎えないように どんなお願いも どうか叶えてね でなきゃ魔法かけて 月に帰るわ きらめく流れ星にだって いつの日か終わりってくるのかな? あなたの瞳が 答えを映し出してる "いつも いつの日も 僕がいる限り 君を照らすのさ 誰より強く" 気付いているのよ あなたは星の王子さま 何億光年も越えて 逢いに来て 光のスピードで 雲を突き抜け この広い宇宙で 二人ここにいる あの日出逢ったのは 運命なのね |
Song Connections / Remixes
- The ANOTHER charts version of Prince on a star sounds different from the other charts' version of the song.
- A rearranged long version of Prince on a star featuring new lyrics and vocals by Sana, titled Prince On A Star (another story), appears on the beatmania THE BEST PROMINENT album.
- A Japanese cover of Prince on a star arranged by Mitsuhiro Tada, titled Prince On A Star ～Princess Whispers～, can be found on Yukari Tamura's 2003 single, Lovely Magic. These new lyrics were written by Sana.
- A remastered version of Prince on a star with new vocals and lyrics by Tomoka Hino, titled Prince on a Star, appears in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
- A follow-up/sequel to Prince on a star, titled Horizons of Promise, appears in beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE.
Trivia
- Prince on a star marks the first appearance of Kiyotaka Sugimoto in the beatmania IIDX series.
- Prince on a star received ANOTHER charts in beatmania IIDX substream. These charts were created by wac.
- Prince on a star received LIGHT charts in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.
- Prince on a star's 14KEY chart had the highest number of notes in beatmania IIDX at that time of its debut, with 715 notes.
- This short-lived record would be beaten the following game by Macho Gang's ANOTHER14 chart, which had 846 notes.
- In the beatmania series, Prince on a star's title is capitalized as PRINCE ON A STAR.
- However, beatmania THE FINAL shows its title as Prince On A Star.
- ookami-boy appears in the beatmania animations for PRINCE ON A STAR.
- PRINCE ON A STAR received ANOTHER charts in beatmania completeMIX 2.
- The Single ANOTHER chart was carried to the beatmania III series in beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX, while the Double ANOTHER chart was carried in beatmania III THE FINAL.
- Prior to its revival in beatmania IIDX 9th style, Prince on a star's BPM was incorrectly displayed as 144 BPM during gameplay.
- Prince on a star lost its overlays in beatmania IIDX 9th style.
- Prince on a star is the first KONAMI original song to be covered by a commercial artist.
Song Production Information
beatmania
This alternative rock song is another crossover from IIDX.
Playing 2P on this song is like playing in a band, so get together with someone and give it a try.
DanceDanceRevolution
This is a refreshing UK pop soul song which feels appropiate in the UK dance charts.
The clear vocals, refreshing and simple distorted guitars, create an extremely nice British rock sound complemented by a mute guitar-styled chorus, and various acid analog sounds.
Video Production Information
It's almost embarrassing how romantic I ended up making the video.
10 out of 10 people thought that it was a girl in the above background... I intended for it to be a boy.
I had this weird determination to make the prince have a bob haircut.
Feel free to try and imagine your own unique story by cobbling the various pieces of art together.
For example, what if the wolf boy that appears mid-song is actually the prince?
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX rated from 1 to 5 in 1st style through substream, 1 to 7 from 2nd through 4th style, 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)
beatmania
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 280 | 407 | 491 | 536 | 694 | 726 |
| beatmania 5thMIX | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - |
| beatmania completeMIX 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| beatmania THE FINAL | ↓3 | 6 | 7 | ↑6 | ↑8 | ↑8 |
| beatmania III | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | - |
| beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX→APPEND 7thMIX | 4 | ↑6 | 7 | 4 | ↑6 | - |
| beatmania III THE FINAL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| beatmania APPEND 5thMIX | 4 | 6 | - | 4 | 6 | - |
| beatmania BEST HITS | - | 6 | - | - | 6 | - |
| beatmania APPEND ClubMIX | - | - | 7 | - | - | 7 |
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | - | 332 | 428 | 499 | - | 592 | 715 | 823 | - |
| beatmania IIDX | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style | - | - | 5 | N/A | - | - | 5 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style→4th style | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 9th style→10th style | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | ↑7 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→15 DJ TROOPERS | - | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | ↑5 | ↑8 | 10 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 10th style CS | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | 7 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 178 / 0 | 205 / 0 | 224 / 0 | - / - / - | 220 / 0 | 214 / 0 | - / - | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2 | - | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1 | - | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC) | - | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | 6 | 7 | - | - |