Grip & Break down !!

Grip & Break down !!

Song Information

Grip & Break down !!'s jacket.

Artist: SOUND HOLIC feat. Nana Takahashi
Composition: ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice)
Arrangement: SHU x GUCCI
Lyrics: Blue E
Vocals: Nana Takahashi
Album: 紅 -KURENAI- (2008)
BPM: 160
Length: 1:52 (all other BEMANI games), 2:44 (ポラリスコード)
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH
Other Music Game Appearances:

• BeatStream アニムトライヴ
• DANCE aROUND
• DanceDanceRevolution A
• jubeat (2021)
• jubeat plus / jubeat plus (Android) SOUND HOLIC 東方アレンジ pack
• REFLEC BEAT plus SOUND HOLIC 東方アレンジ PACK
• ポラリスコード

Lyrics

I wanna play with you once
Are you a fragile baby?
If so, I throw you away after use

I don't know why I'm alone now
Why don't you play with me? Hey!
You can never refuse my asking

Everything has the spot to be broken away
I only know where it's hidden away
C'mon baby! C'mon baby!
Come into my hand
Oh, it's so easy to grip & break down!!

Let's get along, baby, I'm never insane
You must enjoy to play
this game more and more and more
Hey! How are you feeling?
It's funny, isn't it?
Never to be seen, the game!

Let's get along, baby, beautiful fireworks
You can never run away
because we're the friends
So, don't mind to be dead,
play the funny game, yeah!
Grip & break down! fireworks tonight

N'ak kode tihs ot tuyg
Uk oyr'o non odi et ur us la kah
Ow o nom ur uyar a ot ira

Grip & break down!!

Let's get along, baby, I'm never insane
You must enjoy to play
this game more and more and more
Hey! How are you feeling?
It's funny, isn't it?
Never to be seen, the game!

Let's get along, baby, beautiful fireworks
You can never run away
because we're the friends
So, don't mind to be dead,
play the funny game, yeah!
Grip & break down! fireworks tonight

Song Connections / Remixes

• The BEMANI series uses a slightly re-arranged version of Grip & Break down !!, with re-recorded vocals and guitars. This version is known in the SOUND VOLTEX series as Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. -.
  • It was later released commercially via the 2016 album NANA HOLIC, and this version (without the subtitle) would appear in subsequent BEMANI titles.
• Grip & Break down !! is a Eurobeat remix of U.N.オーエンは彼女なのか？, extra boss theme of the Touhou Project game 東方紅魔郷 ～ the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.
  • Another rearranged version of Grip & Break down !!, titled Grip & Break down!! - 2012 -, appears on the 東方PVD4 DVD.

Trivia

• Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. - was added to SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH on September 14th, 2012.
• Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. - was one of the qualifying round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2012 for SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.
• The jacket for both Grip & Break down !! and Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. - is a slightly modified image of 紅 -KURENAI-'s jacket illustration, removing the text.
• Grip & Break down !! received a NIGHTMARE chart in BeatStream アニムトライヴ on May 26th, 2016, unlockable via BEAST HACKER.
• Grip & Break down !! is the only new license at DanceDanceRevolution A's launch that does not have its own unique video.
• Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. - was added to SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS コナステ's INFINITE mode on June 1st, 2021.
• Grip & Break down !! - SDVX Edit. - received an EXCEED chart in SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR. It could be unlocked via ARENA STATION from April 25th to June 5th, 2022 (originally until May 29th, 2022), from October 20th to November 13th, 2022, from April 27th to May 15th, 2023, and from August 17th to September 4th, 2023.
• Grip & Break down !! was added to DANCE aROUND on October 18th, 2023.
• Grip & Break down !!'s DANCE aROUND choreography was created by LEO [1].
• Grip & Break down !! is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from November 8th, 2023, by purchasing the SPECIAL music pack feat.Touhou Project vol.4 (スペシャル楽曲パック feat.東方Project vol.4).
  • It received brand-new CHALLENGE charts, which become available by purchasing both this and SPECIAL music pack feat.Touhou Project vol.3 (スペシャル楽曲パック feat.東方Project vol.3).
  • By purchasing both packs with an active subscription, Grip & Break down !!'s CHALLENGE charts can be played in DanceDanceRevolution A3 and DanceDanceRevolution WORLD.
  • From November 29th, 2024 in DanceDanceRevolution WORLD, these charts will be available by default for all players.
• Grip & Break down !! was added to ポラリスコード on May 30th, 2024.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

BeatStream difficulty rated from 1 to Kami (神) in アニムトライヴ.
DANCE aROUND difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
REFLEC BEAT difficulty rated from 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2.
SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH to III GRAVITY WARS difficulty rated from 1 to 16, and 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards.
ポラリスコード difficulty rated from 1 to 13. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from SOUND VOLTEX @ wiki and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

BeatStream

Game	Level
	Light	Medium	Beast	Nightmare
Notecounts	172	329	666	773
BeatStream アニムトライヴ	4	7	10-	10

DANCE aROUND

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Master
Notecounts	129	135	-
DANCE aROUND	4	7	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	141 / 0	205 / 2	351 / 4	470 / 3	656 / 13 / 0	212 / 1	364 / 1	442 / 1	631 / 13 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution A→A20 PLUS	3	6	9	12	-	5	10	13	-
DanceDanceRevolution A3→Present	3	6	9	12	16	5	10	13	16
DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX	3	6	9	12	16	5	10	13	16

jubeat

Game	Level
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	243	461	708
jubeat plus	2	5	9
jubeat plus (Android)	2	5	9
jubeat (2021)	2	5	9

REFLEC BEAT

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	177	302	632	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	4	7	10	-

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	NOVICE	ADVANCED	EXHAUST	MAXIMUM	EXCEED
Max Chain (BOOTH→VIVID WAVE)	573	966	1290	-	-
Max Chain (EXCEED GEAR→Present)	571	959	1283	-	1711
Effected By	PHQUASE	PHQUASE	PHQUASE	-	MaKoTo
Jacket Artists	月見堂	月見堂	月見堂	-	月見堂
SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH→III	5	10	14	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX IV→VIVID WAVE	5	10	↑15	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR→Present	5	10	15	-	17
SOUND VOLTEX III コナステ	5	10	15	-	-
SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR コナステ	5	10	15	-	-

ポラリスコード

Game	Level
	EASY	NORMAL	HARD	INFLUENCE	POLAR
Notecounts	452	752	1175	1605	-
ポラリスコード	2	7	9	12	-