Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey

Song Information

Shades of Grey's jacket.

Artist: Fracus
Composition/Arrangement: Gareth Powell
Lyrics: Gareth Powell & Donna Grassie
Vocals: Donna Grassie
Production: DJ Silver
BPM: 170
Length: 1:32
Genre: HARD TRANCE
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS
  

Lyrics

The clouds up in the sky are several shades of grey
I need to find the words you wanted me to say
And even now the land is dark and overcast
I'm dreaming of a brighter future

Does it seem to you, I always take this tone
Should I check for rain again? Are we all alone?
Does it seem to you, I'm lost and starry eyed
Should I keep on waiting here, looking for a bluer sky
Looking for a bluer sky
Looking for a bluer sky

Song Connections / Remixes

• Shades of Grey is one of the songs featured in the medley Xmix4 (Linear Momentum) from DanceDanceRevolution X.

Trivia

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• Shades of Grey marks Gareth Powell's first appearance in an arcade BEMANI game.
  • Shades of Grey being crossed over also marks his first appearance in the beatmania IIDX series.
• Shades of Grey appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the DDR SuperNOVA 2 Pack.
• Shades of Grey is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from July 8th, 2020, after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2

Fracus

'Shades Of Grey' is supposed to be a very positive track, the lyrics and chord progression are supposed to be quite 'empowering' for the listener.
Donna has such a deep emotion in her voice and we wanted to create a track that contains as much of that uplifting 'happy hardcore' vibe as possible, whilst keeping the nature of the music itself and the production very much on a 21st century tip.
The piano is different to the usual hyper-fast patterns usually employed in music of this style, we wanted to show how musical hardcore can be without losing that 'ravey' edge and danceable lead line.

DanceDanceRevolution X

The harmony of trance-synths and vocals makes this song irresistible. This track has a deep evolving rhythm, and its piano break-down grabs the listener's heart as its tension propels them forward. Truly a work of art, there is no doubt that it will get everyone moving on the dance floor.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	103	375	577	827	-	480	731	998	-
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	1	5	6	8	-	6	9	10	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→18 Resort Anthem	-	5	6	8	-	6	9	10	-
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	1	5	6	8	-	6	9	10	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	6	8	-	6	9	10	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	59 / 0	132 / 5	223 / 6	255 / 6	- / - / -	127 / 5	204 / 6	251 / 6	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2	1	3	5	8	-	3	5	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X→A20	3	5	8	11	-	5	7	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution A20 PLUS→Present	3	5	8	↓10	-	5	7	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS JP	1	3	5	8	-	3	5	8	-
DanceDanceRevolution X CS NA	2	4	7	9	-	4	6	9	-
DanceDanceRevolution S+	3	5	8	11	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	3	5	8	10	-	5	7	10	-