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= Lover's High =

== Song Information ==
[[Image:8 FREE SOUL.png|thumb|246px|Lover's High's pop'n music banner.]]
Artist: APHs<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[Tomosuke Funaki|TOMOSUKE]]<br>
Lyrics: [[Mari Miura]]<br>
Vocals: [[Emiko Shioya|emi]]<br>
BPM: 130<br>
Length: 1:31<br>
Genre: FREE SOUL (フリーソウル)<br>
pop'n music Character: AYA [8]<br>
pop'n CG designer: [[Tomoko Shiono|shio]] (original animations by [[INUCHIYO|いぬ千代]])<br>
Movie: ?<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC MAGG|MAMBO A GO GO]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
* [[AC DanEvo|DanceEvolution ARCADE]]
* [[CS DanEvo|DanceMasters / DanceEvolution]]
* [[AC GD GALAXY WAVE|GITADORA GALAXY WAVE]]
* [[AC GF10DM9|GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX]] ([[ee'MALL 2nd avenue]])
* [[AC pnm 8|pop'n music 8]]

== Lyrics ==
<pre>I've never been close to others, no way
Could I let people in my heart
But, when you came knocking
to my doorway
You below myself away
Out of the blue An arrow
through my heart
Don't let me down Tonight
Away all alone in this sparking emotion
We'll melt away
Open up my heart to your heart
To dive in love, into the lover's high</pre>

== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* The MAMBO A GO GO version of Lover's High has louder drums.

== Trivia ==
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* According to TOMOSUKE, Lover's High was originally created for [[AC GF5DM4|drummania 4thMIX]].
* Lover's High's MAMBO A GO GO charts were created by TOMOSUKE himself [https://mond.how/ja/topics/2xyfcbncwcat294].
* Lover's High was first playable in pop'n music during pop'n music 8's location test, where its character was [[Mary]] [8-1P].
** In the final release, Lover's High is instead the third unlock of ''Sugoroku de 8'' (すごろく de 8) in pop'n music 8. It can be unlocked from July 17th, 2002 through August 28th, 2002 by directly landing on the city Osaka on your first trip around the board, or by passing it on your second trip around.
** Lover's High's character rival, AYA, can be unlocked by directly landing on Osaka on your fifth lap around the board, or by simply passing it on your sixth trip.
* Along with the other BEMANI songs crossed over to pop'n music 8, Lover's High displays '''♪♪♪♪♪''' as the artist. This has never changed.
* AYA's animations are taken from her 2P palette of [[AC pnm 5|pop'n music 5]] animations, slightly modified to include the appearance of MAMBO A GO GO characters Kate & Maki on some of AYA's animations.
** From [[AC pnm 9|pop'n music 9]], Lover's High's AYA is not selectable anymore.
* Lover's High was added to GUITARFREAKS 10thMIX & drummania 9thMIX on February 25th, 2004 via ee'MALL 2nd avenue.
* Lover's High has never been on a CS release of GuitarFreaks & DrumMania.
* Lover's High is not available for session play.
* Lover's High can be unlocked in DanceEvolution ARCADE on the ''Colorful jacket'' (カラフル・ジャケット) event, which started on May 24th, 2012.
** Lover's High is the only song from MAMBO A GO GO to appear in the DanceEvolution series.
* Lover's High is one of the songs featured on the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NvvJ4tWR74 BEMANI SONGS　～Best of DanceEvolution ARCADE～] video.
* Lover's High was in consideration by [[Ryutaro Nakahara|Ryu☆]] to be added to [[AC RB groovin'!! Upper|REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper]]'s ''BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS'' event as part of his set [https://x.com/RyutaroNakahara/status/1199655571894390784].
* Lover's High is available in [[CS pnm Lively|pop'n music Lively]] as part of the '''pop'n music Lively Selection Music Pack vol.4''' (pop'n music Lively セレクション 楽曲パック vol.4).
* Lover's High is one of the unlockable songs in GITADORA GALAXY WAVE's ''Daihousou awasero channel! GALAXY MUSIC PARADE!'' (大放送あわせろチャンネル！GALAXY MUSIC PARADE！) event. It can be unlocked from December 4th, 2024.
* Lover's High received a new jacket in GITADORA GALAXY WAVE.

== Music Comment ==
This popular MAMBO A GO GO song makes its appearance in pop'n!

== Song Production Information ==
=== MAMBO A GO GO ===
==== TOMOSUKE ====
Actually, this song was planned to be included in DM4th (that's a secret), but due to various circumstances, it was included in MAMBO instead.<br>
I've known the vocalist emi for a long time, and we used to be in a band together.<br>
At that time, I was immersed in soul-styled songs, and I liked '70s soul among them, being completely addicted to the distinct groovy feeling and vintage instrument sounds.<br>
Well, this song undeniably has horn phrases. This part is where I want you to listen the most.<br>
I carefully wanted to aim for a strange atmosphere which isn't too cool or lame.<br>
This phrase is familiar! To those who think this, perhaps we've met at a legendary club event in Shibuya a long time ago (laughs).

=== pop'n music ===
==== emi ====
As this song goes by the world, the world goes by this song..... hello, I'm emi.<br>
Are you enjoying "Lover's High"?<br>
This is TOMOSUKE's catchy and cute cute POPS. I felt comfortable singing it.<br>
When I was an innocent teenager, I formed my first band with TOMOSUKE.<br>
Even back then, he was into abnormal music and cute things, and I was becoming corrupted every day (laughs).<br>
Actually, I created the "Orange Lounge" unit name with him. I named it because it was cute and sounded nice.<br>
I never thought it'd be loved for this long.<br>
I'm happy!

==== TOMOSUKE ====
The genre called Free Soul was a trendy sound when I was in university, and everyone danced to these kinds of songs back then.<br>
Although this is labeled Soul, its actual definition is ambiguous, and seems to generally refer to groovy, melodious, and pleasant music, such as soft rock and folk. It's more of a feeling than a genre name.<br>
Back when '70s fashion tastes were trendy and clubs were still underground, people looked good wearing geometric patterned shirts and bell bottoms, and slightly cyber clothes.<br>
This time, I requested for vocals from my top student emi (laughs), and created a pop'n-styled Free Soul sound.<br>
According to a certain person, the brass phrases which appear in the middle section are "young, mellow, and emotional".<br>
By the way, girls also like Free Soul.<br>
I think that girls like (below is omitted)

== Video Production Information ==
None.

== Character Information ==
She's one of YOKOHAMA's top dancers. But she somehow doesn't like a busy life. During her off days, she might be seen dancing in clubs playing this kind of music.

=== shio ===
I was very happy when this is groovy and lovely song was decided to be crossed over. So, I requested for the dancer-styled character AYA to be in charge.<br>
Unfortunately, we couldn't make new animations for her. I'm sorry.... but since INUCHIYO's drawings of AYA and LISA are the cutest, I couldn't make some unskilled changes to them halfway through.<br>
So at the very least, I invited the guests Kate & Maki from MAMBO to make it feel slightly special. These two characters are fashionable and cute, right~? I recommend their fashionable dance. Please try it!

== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.<br>
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.<br>
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99.<br>
MAMBO A GO GO difficulty rated from 1 to 8.<br>
pop'n music difficulty rated from 1 to 43 through pop'n music 20 fantasia, and 1 to 50 from Sunny Park onwards. (pop'n music ratings and notecounts from [http://popnfever.s21.xrea.com/ Pop'n Music Fever].)

=== DanceEvolution ===
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=== GuitarFreaks & DrumMania ===
==== Original Series ====
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=== MAMBO A GO GO ===
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{{MAGG Chart Notecounts|182|245|335|398}}
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=== pop'n music ===
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