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== Song Information ==
== Song Information ==
[[Image:PARANOiA.png‎|thumb|PARANOiA's jacket.]]
[[Image:PARANOiA.png‎|thumb|PARANOiA's jacket.]]
[[Image:PARANOiA(X-Special).png‎|thumb|PARANOiA(X-Special)'s jacket.]]
Artist: 180<br>
Artist: 180<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Naoki Maeda|NM SEQUENCE]]<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Naoki Maeda|NM SEQUENCE]]<br>
BPM: 180<br>
BPM: 170-184<br>
Length: 1:40<br>
Length: 1:40<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC DDR 1st|DanceDanceRevolution]]<br>
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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* PARANOiA is the first song of the long-running PARANOiA series.
* PARANOiA is the first song of the PARANOiA song series.
* PARANOiA shares the "sound!" vocal sample with [[R10K|R壱萬]], from [[AC 4th style|beatmania IIDX 4th style]].
* PARANOiA shares the "sound!" vocal sample with [[R10K|R壱萬]] and [[Hou|]]. It also shares the "electric" vocal sample with the latter song.
* A remix of PARANOiA appears as part of the nonstop megamix ''PARANOiA jazzy groove + [[TRIP MACHINE CLIMAX]] + [[DEAD END]]'' in ''Dance Maniax 2ndMIX''.  
* A remix of PARANOiA, titled ''PARANOiA jazzy groove'', appears as part of the song medley [[Non Stop Mix Special 2]] in [[AC DMX 2nd|Dance Maniax 2ndMIX]].
* Another remix of PARANOiA by [[Taku Sakakibara|TaQ]], simply titled ''paranoia'', appears on [[bounce connected]].
* Another remix of PARANOiA by [[Taku Sakakibara|TaQ]], simply titled ''paranoia'', appears on [[bounce connected]].
* An 8-bit arrangement of PARANOiA appears in [[CS DDR GB|DanceDanceRevolution GB]].
* An 8-bit arrangement of PARANOiA appears in [[CS DDR GB|DanceDanceRevolution GB]].
* PARANOiA is sampled in [[DDR MEGAMIX]], from [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]].
* PARANOiA is sampled in [[DDR MEGAMIX]], from [[AC pnm 10|pop'n music 10]].
* PARANOiA is sampled in [[MAX.(period)]], from [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]].
* PARANOiA is sampled in [[MAX.(period)]], from [[CS DDR EXTREME JP|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (Japan)]].
* PARANOiA shares drum loops with [[LOVE IS ORANGE]] and 鳳.
* A shorter version of PARANOiA appears in the KONAMI arcade game ''Step Champ'' (ステップチャンプ) and the PlayStation game ''Bishi Bashi Special 3 ~Step Champ~'' (ビシバシスペシャル3 〜ステップチャンプ〜).
* A shorter version of PARANOiA appears in the KONAMI arcade game ''Step Champ'' (ステップチャンプ) and the PlayStation game ''Bishi Bashi Special 3 ~Step Champ~'' (ビシバシスペシャル3 〜ステップチャンプ〜).
* At around the 26 second mark, a small sample of the opening few seconds of the Stage 1 music from Castlevania for NES is played. This can easily be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Ybe6KfWnE].
* At around the 26 second mark, a small sample of the opening few seconds of the Stage 1 music from Castlevania for NES is played. This can easily be heard here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Ybe6KfWnE].
* The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMyIdAuNXco Club London level music] of the Xbox exclusive game ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x'' shares most of its backing jungle break loops and percussion samples with PARANOiA.
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-fq9B4FAxU| Side By Side] from the PS1 game ''Tricky Sliders'' ''also'' shares most of its drum loops and percussion with PARANOiA.
** These historic loops can be found in Ueberschall's line of ''Drum & Bass'' sample CDs.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* PARANOiA marks Naoki Maeda's debut in BEMANI.
* PARANOiA marks Naoki Maeda's debut in BEMANI.
** According to Naoki, he was forced to make PARANOiA under many restrictions.
** According to Naoki, he was forced to make PARANOiA under many restrictions.
* PARANOiA is the first and only KONAMI original introduced in DanceDanceRevolution, available as a EXTRA STAGE song for HARD MODE.
* PARANOiA is the first and only KONAMI original introduced in DanceDanceRevolution, available as a FINAL STAGE song for HARD MODE.
** The Internet Ranking Version of DanceDanceRevolution introduced two new KONAMI original songs, [[TRIP MACHINE]] and [[MAKE IT BETTER]].
** The [[AC DDR 1st IR|Internet Ranking Version of DanceDanceRevolution]] introduced two new KONAMI original songs, [[TRIP MACHINE]] and [[MAKE IT BETTER]].
* Much like other songs of the PARANOiA series, PARANOiA's artist, 180, is a reference to its BPM.
* Much like other songs of the PARANOiA series, PARANOiA's artist, 180, is a reference to its BPM shown prior to [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]]. However, PARANOiA's real BPM is not a constant 180 BPM, instead it changes from a minimum of 169.81 to a maximum of 183.67 BPM.
** However, PARANOiA's real BPM is not a constant 180 BPM, instead it changes from a minimum of 169.81 to a maximum of 183.67 BPM.
** According to an interview with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]], Naoki used 180 as the artist name for PARANOiA since it was considered taboo at the time in Japanese video games for a video game composer to use their real name for artist credit. Naoki was later asked by one of the directors about who was 180, and suggested to Naoki to use "NAOKI" as an alias (which was later used starting in [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] with [[BRILLIANT 2U]]). (The interview can be seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20140909132919/http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ here, second set of questions]).
** According to an interview with [[Tatsuya Shimizu|Tatsh]], Naoki used 180 as the artist name for PARANOiA since it was considered taboo at the time in Japanese video games for a video game composer to use their real name for artist credit. Naoki was later asked by one of the directors about who was 180, and suggested to Naoki to use "NAOKI" as an alias (which was later used starting in [[AC DDR 2nd|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX]] with [[BRILLIANT 2U]]). (The interview can be seen [https://web.archive.org/web/20140909132919/http://www.jbg-ongakuin.com/conversation3/ here, second set of questions]).
* The robot in PARANOiA's background and jacket is based on Tetsushin Kongouji (金剛寺鉄心), one of the playable characters from KONAMI's arcade game ''FIGHTING武術'' (FIGHTING WU-SHU), which Naoki also worked on.
* The robot in PARANOiA's background and jacket is based on Tetsushin Kongouji (金剛寺鉄心), one of the playable characters from KONAMI's arcade game ''FIGHTING武術'' (FIGHTING BUJUTSU), which Naoki also worked on.
* PARANOiA is Hirotaka Ishikawa's, director of several DanceDanceRevolution CS titles, favorite BEMANI song [https://web.archive.org/web/20050203215057/http://www.ddrspot.com:80/viewArticle.asp?article=10].
* PARANOiA is Hirotaka Ishikawa's, director of several DanceDanceRevolution CS titles, favorite BEMANI song [https://web.archive.org/web/20050203215057/http://www.ddrspot.com:80/viewArticle.asp?article=10].
* PARANOiA received brand new Single MANIAC and Double ANOTHER charts in DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Version.
* PARANOiA holds the record as the song with the most appearances in DanceDanceRevolution arcade and CS releases.
* PARANOiA received brand new Single MANIAC and Double ANOTHER charts, as well as a new background, in DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Version.
* PARANOiA received a Double MANIAC chart in [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]].
* PARANOiA received a Double MANIAC chart in [[AC DDR 4th|DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX]].
* PARANOiA received a unique video in [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]. This video was carried to the arcade releases in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]. This video is played full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers.
* PARANOiA received a unique video in [[CS DDR EXTREME2|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2]]. This video was carried to the arcade releases in [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]. This video is played full-screen and eliminates any on-screen dancers prior to [[AC DDR WORLD|DanceDanceRevolution WORLD]].
** A video based on its original DanceDanceRevolution animations is shown when PARANOiA is played from the [[DDR SELECTION]] folder.
** A video based on its original DanceDanceRevolution animations is shown when PARANOiA is played from the [[DDR SELECTION]] folder.
*** However, PARANOiA's background artwork is replaced by a textless, desaturated version of [[PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~|PARANOiA MAX~DIRTY MIX~]]'s background, which was previously seen in DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX's gallery mode.
*** Curiously, it features the song's original background, rather than the one introduced in DanceDanceRevolution Internet Ranking Version and used in all subsequent titles.
* PARANOiA's banner was updated in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]].
* PARANOiA's banner was updated in [[AC DDR X|DanceDanceRevolution X]].
* '''PARANOiA(X-Special)''' is one of the X-Special EXTRA STAGEs in DanceDanceRevolution X, which can be played from February 12th, 2009 by obtaining a AA or better on any song in the DanceDanceRevolution folder before the FINAL STAGE.
* '''PARANOiA(X-Special)''' is one of the X-Special EXTRA STAGEs in DanceDanceRevolution X, which can be played from February 12th, 2009 by obtaining a AA or better on any song in the DanceDanceRevolution folder before the FINAL STAGE.
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* From [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] onwards, PARANOiA(X-Special) appears in the DanceDanceRevolution X folder instead of the original DanceDanceRevolution folder.
* From [[AC DDR X2|DanceDanceRevolution X2]] onwards, PARANOiA(X-Special) appears in the DanceDanceRevolution X folder instead of the original DanceDanceRevolution folder.
* In DanceDanceRevolution GB, PARANOiA runs at 175 BPM.
* In DanceDanceRevolution GB, PARANOiA runs at 175 BPM.
* Since June 1st, 2017 in DanceDanceRevolution A, PARANOiA(X-Special) no longer appears in the song selection screen if the player does not use an [[e-amusement]] pass.
* From June 1st, 2017 in [[AC DDR A|DanceDanceRevolution A]] to [[AC DDR A3|DanceDanceRevolution A3]], PARANOiA(X-Special) does not appear in the song selection screen if the player does not use an [[e-amusement]] pass.
** From DanceDanceRevolution WORLD onwards, it is available by default for all players.


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
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