Freeway Shuffle

Freeway Shuffle

Song Information

Freeway Shuffle's jacket.

Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: dj TAKA
BPM: 145
Length: 1:43
Genre: TRANCE
VJ: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A remix of Freeway Shuffle by Yu_Asahina, titled Freeway Shuffle -More2 HAPPY Re-Mix-, appears in SOUND VOLTEX BOOTH.

Trivia

• Freeway Shuffle marks dj TAKA's first original composition in the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• Freeway Shuffle has its own unique video in DanceDanceRevolution, eliminating any on-screen dancers (except in DanceDanceRevolution S+).
• Freeway Shuffle received CHALLENGE charts in both the American and Japanese releases of DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS, only available through the PRIZE module. These charts were put in the arcade DanceDanceRevolution titles in DanceDanceRevolution X.
• Freeway Shuffle appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the DDR SuperNOVA 2 Pack 2.
• Freeway Shuffle's BEGINNER chart was removed in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS.
  • However, it received a new BEGINNER chart in beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS.
• Freeway Shuffle is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from November 2nd, 2017, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts for 4500, 7500, and 9500 BITs respectively.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

This is an upbeat, melodious, trance-pop track. In the 10 years that I have been at Konami, this is the first track that I have made completely for DDR. With NAOKI's advice, it was a very natural process to compose this track. Thanks NAOKI!
My initial approach to this song was based on my image of American suburban driving, with lots of heavy traffic. It is like dancing among a huge crowd at a club. But even though the song is called "Freeway Shuffle", it did not end up with the shuffling feeling that I had intended. So I felt, "oh well... it is still a great song!"

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated 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	173	411	650	949	416	669	916	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	※1	4	7	10	5	8	9	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	-	4	7	10	5	8	9	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→Present	2	4	7	10	5	8	9	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	※1	4	7	10	5	8	9	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	4	7	10	5	8	9	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

※ Denotes chart is different from the later BEGINNER chart (total notes: 96).

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	89 / 4	182 / 12	239 / 10	294 / 36	372 / 5 / 0	182 / 12	239 / 10	294 / 34	368 / 5 / 0
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2	1	4	6	7	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution X	3	4	8	10	10	5	7	9	11
DanceDanceRevolution X2→Present	3	4	8	10	↑12	5	7	9	↑12
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS US/JP	1	4	6	7	8	3	5	7	8
DanceDanceRevolution S+	3	4	8	10	-	-	-	-	-