VITALIZE

VITALIZE

Song Information

VITALIZE's banner.

Artist: SPHINX
Composition/Arrangement/Guitars: Hajime Hyakkoku
Lyrics: Slacker Cafe
Vocals: Hideki Yoshida
Bass: Rokuya Kudoh
Drums: Kyoichi Satoh
BPM: 138
Length: 1:35
Genre: PWM
Movie: MORO
First Music Game Appearance: KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX

Lyrics

Game Size

Move on up. Let your body feel the beat.
Come on wake up better energize your feet.

And in the back of your mind her smile
burning bright so bright.
Just reach out with open arms
you'll be the STAR tonight.

Get with it!

Vitalize! You gotta chance it.
You know it's too late when you're dead now man.

Maximize! A shining star above.
You know that it's time to give good love.

Long Version

Move on up. Let your body feel the beat. Come on wake up better energize your feet. And in the back of your mind her smile burning bright so bright. Just reach out with open arms you'll be the STAR tonight. Get with it! Vitalize! You gotta chance it. You know it's too late when you're dead now man. Maximize! A shining star above. You know that it's time to give good love. Rock Away. Let the music set you free. Hey now shake down, gotta realize your dream. So keep your eye on the road ahead stretching so, so far. Just put on your fighting face the moment has arrived! Get with it! Vitalize! You gotta chance it. You know it's too late when you're dead now man. Maximize! A shining star above. You know that it's time to give good love.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of VITALIZE, with additional guitars by Nazo²Suzuki, can be found on the KEYBOARDMANIA full-sized collection album.

Trivia

• VITALIZE is one of the songs available for MultiSession GDK play.
• VITALIZE received slightly modified charts in KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX. These charts are named VITALIZE (3rd) in KEYBOARDMANIA II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX.
• VITALIZE is available as an unlockable song in GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3's CHARA BATTLE.
  • As of November 6th, 2006, it is available by default in Standard Mode.
• VITALIZE is one of three EXTRA STAGE songs in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD, along with Dragon Blade and この子の七つのお祝いに. Earning 95%-97% Perfects on the song will access MODEL DD4 on ENCORE STAGE, while earning 98% Perfects on the song will access Concertino in Blue on PREMIUM ENCORE STAGE. The available song will be playable up to the highest difficulty tier cleared on EXTRA STAGE.
• VITALIZE began using its KEYBOARDMANIA video in GuitarFreaks & DrumMania MASTERPIECE GOLD. This video was put on the arcade GuitarFreaks & DrumMania releases in GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4.
• Rock, VITALIZE's character, appears in some beatmania THE FINAL animations.

Song Production Information

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Musician's Room 2

From KEYBOARDMANIA 2nd MIX, a song by SPHINX. This is a song with a traditional American hard rock taste, and we really wanted to play it in a session! I want you to play it! Please enjoy the deep big toms before the chorus as much as you want!

KEYBOARDMANIA

Very American. A rock to conquer the high road.

Video Production Information

MORO

The guy moving around on the screen. His name is "Rock". He is a genuine, real Yankee.
I wanted to make a movie in which lyrics and characters are mixed together, so I asked to let me have the vocal section for the production. I had a hard time matching the sound and animation. Thanks to this, I think the overall movement of the characters has become similar. It's a groovy song, so I just moved it around.
Aat the time, I was making this with drummania animations in mind.

Difficulty & Notecounts

GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
KEYBOARDMANIA difficulty rated from 1 to 6. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and KEYBOARDMANIA Wiki.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	295	453	588	288	288	288	318	318	318	-	-	-
GF5/dm4→GF6/dm5	26	47	67	40	56	61	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	-	-
GF/DM V3	↓23	↓36	↓58	↓23	↓37	↓58	19	30	48	-	-	-
GF/DM V4→V5	23	36	58	23	37	↓53	19	30	48	-	-	-
GF/DM MASTERPIECE GOLD	23	36	58	23	37	58	19	30	48	-	-	-

KEYBOARDMANIA

Original Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Light	Light+	Real	Light+	Real
Notecounts / Hold Notes	106 / 7	106 / 7	213 / 15	224 / 10	397 / 16
KEYBOARDMANIA 2ndMIX	4	4	4	4	4
KEYBOARDMANIA II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX	4	4	4	4	4

3rd Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Light	Light+	Real	Light+	Real
Notecounts / Hold Notes	106 / 0	106 / 9	213 / 16	224 / 11	397 / 16
KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX	3	3	4	3	4
KEYBOARDMANIA II 2ndMIX & 3rdMIX	3	3	4	3	4