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== Song Connections / Remixes ==
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
* A long live version of DXY! appears on TaQ's album, [[bounce connected]].
* A long, live version of DXY! appears in TaQ's album, [[bounce connected]].


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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* DXY!'s title is pronounced "dixie", not "dee-echs-why", according to a Q&A on the official [http://web.archive.org/web/20150710044306/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx4/4th_question.html beatmania IIDX 4th style site] (archived).
* According to [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]]'s Q&A response on the [http://web.archive.org/web/20150710044306/http://www.konami.jp/am/bm2dx/bm2dx4/4th_question.html beatmania IIDX 4th style official website], DXY!'s title is pronounced "dixie", not "dee-echs-why".
* At the time of its release, DXY!'s Double ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any beatmania IIDX chart, at 1529 notes.
* At the time of its release, DXY!'s Double ANOTHER chart had the most notes of any beatmania IIDX chart, at 1529 notes.
* DXY! is a hidden revival in [[AC DDRMAX2|DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-]]. It can be unlocked by reaching level 4, or using an operator code to unlock it via 1st PASS.
** From [[AC DDR EXTREME|DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME]] onwards, it is playable by default.
* DXY! received a BEGINNER chart in [[AC DS EuroMIX2|Dancing Stage EuroMIX2]].
* DXY! received a BEGINNER chart in [[AC DS EuroMIX2|Dancing Stage EuroMIX2]].
** With 57 jumps, DXY!'s BEGINNER chart has the most jumps of ''any'' BEGINNER chart in the DanceDanceRevolution franchise.
** With 57 jumps, DXY!'s BEGINNER chart has the most jumps of ''any'' BEGINNER chart in the DanceDanceRevolution franchise.
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* DXY! has never appeared on a PlayStation 2 DanceDanceRevolution release.
* DXY! has never appeared on a PlayStation 2 DanceDanceRevolution release.
* DXY! is one of the few KONAMI originals in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] that does not appear in [[CS DS Unleashed|Dancing Stage Unleashed]].
* DXY! is one of the few KONAMI originals in [[CS DDR ULTRAMIX|DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX]] that does not appear in [[CS DS Unleashed|Dancing Stage Unleashed]].
* DXY! is available in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] as part of the '''beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5'''.
* DXY! is available in [[CS INFINITAS|beatmania IIDX INFINITAS]] as part of the '''beatmania IIDX INFINITAS Music Pack vol.5''' (beatmania IIDX INFINITAS 楽曲パック vol.5).


== Song Production Information ==
== Song Production Information ==
=== [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]] ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
This is the most techno of all techno tracks in beatmania's history. You could say that the synth sounds in this song are more representative of TaQ's live music than previous beatmania tracks. As it happens, whenever he was stuck on various ideas during the arrangement of [[Voltage (feat. Hidemaru)|Voltage]], there are various synth sounds he'd ask about. These sounds were reborn into the DXY! sound. Conversely, the sounds that TaQ suggested I use end up appearing in yet other songs. We have a good relationship as fellow musicians, and have lots of little mini-collaborations like that all the time. The name of the song is a parody of descriptive sounds we used between us. "Hey! TaQ, are you really going to go that far with it!?" I wonder if my saying that decided its fate ...
==== dj TAKA ====
This is the most techno-styled techno song throughout the history of the beatmania series.<br>
The undulations of the synth sounds in this song are said to be unique to his live performances.<br>
Actually, when TaQ was stuck on an idea while arranging [[Voltage (feat. Hidemaru)|VOLTAGE]], he asked me "how does this sound?" while playing it on a synthesizer, and that sound eventually changed and appeared in DXY!.<br>
On the other hand, TaQ suggested to me "how about this hi-hat for this song?", which I used it in another song, so such mini collaborations seem to occur every day among close musicians.<br>
The origin of this song title was originally a parody of an onomatopoeia used in our inner-circle.<br>
"Hey! TaQ! Do you want to go there!!" It's a mystery if he tried to use it.
 
=== Dance Maniax ===
This is a minimal techno song with regular rhythms and a metallic touch. The crowded atmosphere created from completely removing the melody, provides listeners with a feeling of ecstasy. The repeated patterns from the opening suddenly changes its tone in the middle section, immediately raising the tension. Sounds that consume the mind are so addictive, that once you become addicted to them, they're unavoidable.


== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== NEW-3 ===
=== NEW-3 ===
This is a great song that burns with a sense of impatience. I wanted to express the rhythm, focus, and development of the song with a great feeling, so I collected them together into a common element: color. It's the first time I've dealt with on-the-spot filming, but it also let me study the interesting points of it.
This is an extremely cool song, and I was impatient but excited by it.<br>
I wanted to express its groove, texture, and development as comfortably as possible, so I integrated them with a common color.<br>
Also, although this was my first time using live-action materials, this video also taught me how interesting it was.
 
Off-topic, but when I later asked the composer TaQ to explain the meaning of "DXY!", he replied that it was "a substitute word for a greeting", but when I heard this song, I created the video with an image of a "killing machine" from beginning to end. Sorry (laughs).
 
== Staff Comments ==
These are comments by those involved in creating the background.
 
"During the initial stages, we went through a lot of trial and errors."
 
"When I got the OK sign, I was so happy that I first told my wife."
 
"Converting the sound wavelengths to the spectrum of light is completely... I'll think of something unreasonable."
 
"Sometimes I kept working at my desk, and before I knew it, it was the next morning."
 
"It was somehow my first attempt, so I was anxious about whether I could really complete it."
 
"It became a habit for me to shape my fingers like Fleming's law. It still won't untangle itself."
 
"I discovered a significant bug at the last minute, and the 174 hour all-nighter fix was hell."
 
"There were many ideas coming in, that it was difficult to gather them in one form."
 
"Just by listening 30 minutes every day, my English somehow improved. It feels like a dream."
 
"I went through a daze in 90 days."
 
"It was difficult, but I now feel like I've achieved something."
 
From their tireless efforts, the biggest project this century has safely been completed.


This is a bit of a digression, but ... When I asked TaQ about the meaning of "DXY!", he said it was basically a greeting between friends, but from listening to this song I've always had the impression of some sort of killing machine. Sorry *g*
Sorry. I'm just kidding.


== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
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