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Length: 1:58 (beatmania IIDX), 1:32 (DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
Length: 1:58 (beatmania IIDX), 1:32 (DanceDanceRevolution)<br>
Genre: RENAISSANCE<br>
Genre: RENAISSANCE<br>
VJ: [[Yoshihiko Shiroki|shiro]] (IIDX RED&rarr;HAPPY SKY); [[Ryosuke Takeuchi|Ta-k]](synesthesia) (CS IIDX RED, DistorteD&rarr;Present)<br>
Movie: [[Yoshiko Shiroki|shiro]] (IIDX RED&rarr;HAPPY SKY); [[Ryosuke Takeuchi|Ta-k]](synesthesia) (CS IIDX RED, DistorteD&rarr;Present)<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:  
Other Music Game Appearances:  
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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* AA is part of D.J.Amuro's RENAISSANCE series of songs.
* AA is part of D.J.Amuro's RENAISSANCE series of songs.
* A long version of AA can be found on dj TAKA's first album, [[milestone]].
* The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a shorter version of AA.
* A long version of AA can be found in dj TAKA's first album, [[milestone]].
* A remix of AA by [[BlackY]], titled [[AA BlackY mix]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* A remix of AA by [[BlackY]], titled [[AA BlackY mix]], appears in [[AC SDVX|SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH]].
* Another remix of AA by [[OSTER project]], titled ''AA (Renaissance Concertino Mix)'', appears on dj TAKA's second album, [[True Blue...]].
* Another remix of AA by [[OSTER project]], titled ''AA (Renaissance Concertino Mix)'', appears in dj TAKA's second album, [[True Blue...]].
* A remake of AA, titled [[AA -rebuild-]], appears in [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]].
* A remake of AA, titled [[AA -rebuild-]], appears in [[AC CANNON BALLERS|beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS]].
* The DanceDanceRevolution series use a shorter version of AA.
* AA is sampled in [[X-DEN]], from [[AC Rootage|beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage]], and [[Turn A|∀]], from [[AC BISTROVER|beatmania IIDX 28 BISTROVER]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
[[Image:AA title card.png|thumb|AA's title card.]]
{{Gallery}}
[[Image:AA banner.png|thumb|256px|AA's banner.]]
* According to the [https://web.archive.org/web/20050228132704fw_/http://www.konami.co.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx11/qanda_vol1.html Q&A corner] of the beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED official website, there isn't an official way to read AA, although it was generally referred as "ダブルエース" (Double-Ace) by the production team.
* A common pronunciation of AA among players in Japan is "ダブルエース" (Double-Ace). KONAMI stresses that there is no "official" pronunciation, but notes that "Double-Ace" is a common one among players.
** Notably, AA is sorted as "ダブルエース" in beatmania IIDX LIGHTNING MODEL cabinets, and AA BlackY mix has "AA" rendered as "ダブルエース" for sorting purposes in the SOUND VOLTEX series.
** Notably, in the SOUND VOLTEX series, AA BlackY mix has "AA" rendered as "ダブルエース" for sorting purposes.
* AA held the record at the time of its release for the most notes of any ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX on both Single and Double, with 1834 and 1739 notes respectively.
* In the arcade version of beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED, a generic video was used. However, in the [[CS IIDX RED|CS version]], a new video/animation was produced for AA from ''Visual Emotions 3'', which also includes [[The Hope of Tomorrow]], [[Raspberry Heart (English version)|Raspberry♡Heart (English version)]], and [[D.A.N.C.E.!]].
** Both of these records would be surpassed by [[Mei|冥]] in [[AC HAPPY SKY|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY]], which has 2000 notes on both of its ANOTHER charts.
* At the time of its release, AA's Single ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any Single Play chart, at 1834 notes. This short-lived record would be toppled by [[Mei|冥]] [[AC HAPPY SKY|one version later]], with 2000 notes.
* AA received a brand-new video in [[beatmania IIDX visual emotions 3]]. This video was later added to the arcade series in [[AC DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD]], and was also carried over to [[CS IIDX RED|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS]].
** Its Double ANOTHER chart also had the most notes of any Double ANOTHER chart, at 1739 notes. This was also topped by 冥 in HAPPY SKY.
* AA was available in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]]' championship Mode from August 10th to 21st, 2016.
* AA was available in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]]' championship Mode from August 10th to 21st, 2016.
** On August 22nd, 2016, it was added to standard Mode for anyone who had played the ''PREMIUM∞CUP'' in championship Mode at least once.
** On August 22nd, 2016, it was added to standard Mode for anyone who had played the ''PREMIUM∞CUP'' in championship Mode at least once.
** From December 2019, it could be purchased with BITs.
** From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in [[CS INFINITAS 2020|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)]].
* AA also appears as one of the background music selectable to play during ''Accel Rave Time'' (アクセルレイブタイム) in ''SEVEN'S BEAT'' (セブンスビート), a KONAMI medal redemption game.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== D.J.Amuro ===
=== D.J.Amuro ===
The theme of this song is the betrayal of a certain character by his closest, trusted associates, and the moments of his heroic death. It is rather difficult, but I hope you can bring flowers through your spectacular performance.
This is the theme of a person during his final moments, who died a heroic death after being betrayed by his trusted friends.<br>
Although its difficulty level is quite high, I'd like for you to deliver flowers to this person's final moments with your brilliant performance.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
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== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED difficulty rated from 1 to 8+, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://www.bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://www.bemaniwiki.com BEMANIWiki 2nd].)


=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|269|642|1386|1834|659|997|1739}}
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|269|642|1386|1834|-|659|997|1739|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED|-|5|8+|N/A|5|8|N/A}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED|-|5|8+|N/A|-|5|8|N/A|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;Present|-|5|&uarr;10|12|5|&uarr;9|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY&rarr;Present|-|5|&uarr;10|12|-|5|&uarr;9|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS|'''3'''|5|8+|8+|5|8|8+}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS|'''3'''|5|8+|8+|-|5|8|8+|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS|3|5|10|12|5|9|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS|3|5|10|12|-|5|9|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST|3|5|10|12|5|9|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST|3|5|10|12|-|5|9|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|5|10|12|5|9|12}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS|-|5|10|12|-|5|9|12|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE|-|5|10|12|-|-|-|-|-}}
}}
}}


=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Header|
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|108 / 0|186 / 2|274 / 2|386 / 2|- / - / -|186 / 2|273 / 2|366 / 2|- / - / -}}
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|108 / 0|186 / 2|274 / 2|386 / 2|- / - / -|186 / 2|273 / 2|366 / 2|- / - / -}}
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{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present|3|5|9|13|-|5|10|13|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution X&rarr;Present|3|5|9|13|-|5|10|13|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA CS|1|4|7|9|-|4|7|9|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA CS|1|4|7|9|-|4|7|9|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX|3|5|9|13|-|5|10|13|-}}
}}
}}


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