Sandstorm

Sandstorm

Song Information

Original Version

Sandstorm's banner.

Artist: Darude
Album: Sandstorm single (1999)
BPM: 136
Length: 1:26
First Music Game Appearance: DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-
Other Music Game Appearances:

• jukebeat (AC)

Cover Version

Sandstorm's jacket.

Artist: ♪♪♪♪♪
Original Artist: Darude
Album: Sandstorm single (1999)
BPM: 136
Length: 1:30
First Music Game Appearance: UBeat
Other Music Game Appearances:

• jubeat knit
• jubeat plus music pack 14

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A radio edit of Sandstorm and a remix by JS16, titled Sandstorm (JS16 Remix), appear on the Sandstorm single.
• The original version of Sandstorm is used in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- and the location test of the arcade release of jukebeat, while the location test of UBeat and the jubeat series use a cover version of Sandstorm.

Trivia

Sandstorm's jukebeat (AC) jacket.

• Sandstorm reached #1 in Norway and was the world's best-selling single in 2000.
• Sandstorm is Darude's debut single. The song later appeared on his debut album Before the Storm in May 2001.
• Sandstorm is part of the "Darude - Sandstorm" Internet meme, in which the song title refers to any unknown song.
• Sandstorm's charts and difficulties in the location test of UBeat are different from the charts and difficulties in jubeat knit. However, they use the same jacket.
  • The cover version of Sandstorm was replaced by the original one when the game version was updated from UBeat to jukebeat, and it also recieved different charts, difficulties and jacket.
• Sandstorm was removed from jubeat saucer when the game was released. However, it was later revived on October 15th, 2012.
  • It was then removed again on February 1st, 2013. It was revived again on April 1st, 2013.
  • It was removed yet again on August 1st, 2013. It was revived yet again on December 1st, 2013.
• Sandstorm's background videos in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- are direct rips of 夜空ノムコウ's background videos from DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-. This includes positions where the videos change from one another with the exception of one video (circle8) which was replaced with a different video (stairs1)

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	103 / 25	153 / 30	216 / 36	- / - / -	114 / 18	172 / 13	250 / 20	- / - / -
DDRMAX CS US	—	4	6	8	—	4	6	8	—

jubeat

jubeat Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	181	370	562
jubeat knit→Present	2	6	8
jubeat plus	2	6	8

UBeat Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	?	?	?
UBeat	3	8	9

jukebeat Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	?	?	?
jukebeat (AC)	3	6	7

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