View source for BALLAD FOR YOU~omoi no ame~

= BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ =

== Song Information ==
[[Image:BALLAD FOR YOU ~omoi no ame~.png|thumb|BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～'s jacket.]]
Artist: NM feat.Thomas Howard<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Naoki Maeda|NM]]<br>
Lyrics/Vocals: [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]]<br>
BPM: 65<br>
Length: 1:45<br>
Genre: BALLAD<br>
VJ: [[Yoshihiko Shiroki|shiro]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 6th style|beatmania IIDX 6th style]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC DDR SuperNOVA|DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA]]
* [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]]

== Lyrics ==
<pre>I was the happiest guy
That's what everyone said
Inside I was lonely then
Still I played the part so well
No one could ever tell
Just a smiling face on an empty shell

And then look what you did when you came along
(Look what you did)
Made me see I was wrong
Often I'll think that I'm losing my mind,
But I don't really care 'cause I'm satisfied
Look what you did to me now
My resistance is all breaking down
Now it's up to you, I'm in love with you, anyhow

(When I dream of you
Oh, won't you look)

Look what you did to me now
Turned my universe upside down
Thinking not who I was anymore
I guess I was just playing a clown

I thank heaven above
For showing me what it's made of
Look what you did to me now
I'm in love</pre>

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* An instrumental re-arrangement of BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～, titled ''ENDING2 (STAFF ROLL)'', is used as the staff roll background music for [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]].
* A song inspired after BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～'s lyrics, titled [[rain of sorrow]], also appears in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-.

== Trivia ==
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* BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ is Thomas Howard Lichtenstein's only original song in beatmania IIDX.
* BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～'s subtitle, "omoi no ame", translates to "feelings of the rain".
* All U.S. and European versions of DanceDanceRevolution remove BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～'s Japanese subtitle, where BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ is simply titled '''BALLAD FOR YOU'''.
* BALLAD FOR YOU is one of the few KONAMI originals in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX that does not appear in [[CS DS Unleashed|Dancing Stage Unleashed]].
* BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ received new Single EXPERT and DIFFICULT charts in [[CS DDR FESTIVAL|DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-]], replacing its old ones. These charts were later used on the arcade releases of DanceDanceRevolution.
* BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ received new Single BEGINNER and Double BASIC, EXPERT and DIFFICULT charts in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
* BALLAD FOR YOU appears as downloadable content for [[CS DDR PS3|DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)]], in the '''DDR SuperNOVA2 Greatest Hits''' pack.
* BALLAD FOR YOU～想いの雨～ is unlockable in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] from December 5th, 2018, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts with [[CS INFINITAS/BIT unlocks|BITs]].

== Song Production Information ==
Untranslated.

== Video Production Information ==
Untranslated.

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 6th through 9th style, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from [http://bemaniwiki.com/ BEMANIWiki 2nd].)

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