Prince on a star

This page is for the beatmania IIDX version of Prince on a star that was also crossed over to DanceDanceRevolution and beatmania. For the pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE arrangement of Prince on a star, please see Prince on a Star.

Prince on a star

Song Information

Prince on a star's banner.

Artist: SPIRITUAL RIDE
Composition/Arrangement: Hiroshi Takeyasu
Lyrics/Vocals: Linda Gish
Drums: Kiyotaka Sugimoto
BPM: 144 (beatmania, beatmania IIDX, DanceDanceRevolution), 145 (beatmania III ANOTHER only)
Length: 1:33
Genre: ALTERNATIVE ROCK
VJ: KAERU (beatmania), VJ GYO (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-
• beatmania III
• DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2

Lyrics

Once upon a time, there was a little young boy
He was walking, along the road like stranger
Dreaming one day he'd be a big man
He'll keep trying, try and reach for the sky

He gets lost the more that he tries, why oh why
He feels all the pain, why oh why
'Cause the babies cry when there's few to feed the world

He gets lost the more that he tries, why oh why
He feels all the pain, why oh why
'Cause a woman's still up safe when she's filled with love

Song Connections / Remixes

• The ANOTHER charts version of Prince on a star sounds different from the other charts' version of the song.
• A remix of Prince on a star featuring vocals by Sana, titled Prince On A Star (another story), appears on the beatmania THE BEST PROMINENT album.
• Prominent Japanese voice actress Yukari Tamura covered Prince on a star on her 2003 single, Lovely Magic (the opening theme of her radio show, Tamura Yukari no kuro usagi no kobeya (田村ゆかりの黒うさぎの小部屋)). It was entitled Prince On A Star ～Princess Whispers～, and its lyrics were written by Sana.
• A re-arranged version of Prince on a star with new vocals and lyrics by Tomoka Hino, titled Prince on a Star, appears in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
• A follow-up/sequel to Prince on a star, titled Horizons of Promise, appears in beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE.

Trivia

• Prince on a star marks the first appearance of Kiyotaka Sugimoto in the beatmania IIDX series.
• Prince on a star received ANOTHER charts in beatmania IIDX substream. These charts were made by wac.
• Prince on a star received LIGHT charts in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.
• Prince on a star's 14KEY chart had the highest number of notes in beatmania IIDX at that time of its debut, with 715 notes.
  • This short-lived record would be beaten the following game by Macho Gang's ANOTHER14 chart, which had 846 notes.
• In the beatmania series, Prince on a star's title is capitalized as PRINCE ON A STAR.
  • However, beatmania THE FINAL shows its title as Prince On A Star.
• ookami-boy appears in the beatmania animations for PRINCE ON A STAR.
• PRINCE ON A STAR received ANOTHER charts in beatmania completeMIX 2.
  • The Single ANOTHER chart was carried to the beatmania III series in beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX, while the Double ANOTHER chart was carried in beatmania III THE FINAL.
• Prince on a star is the first KONAMI original song to be covered by a commercial artist.

Song Production Information

This alternative rock song is another port from IIDX.
Playing 2P on this song is like playing in a band, so get together with someone and give it a try.

Video Production Information

It's almost embarrassing how romantic I ended up making the video.
10 out of 10 people thought that it was a girl in the above background... I intended for it to be a boy.
I had this weird determination to make the prince have a bob haircut.
Feel free to try and imagine your own unique story by cobbling the various pieces of art together.
For example, what if the wolf boy that appears mid-song is actually the prince?

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX rated from 1 to in 1st style through substream, 1 to 7 from 2nd through 4th style, 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

beatmania

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	280	407	491	536	694	726
beatmania 5thMIX	4	6	-	4	6	-
beatmania completeMIX 2	4	6	7	4	6	7
beatmania THE FINAL	↓3	6	7	↑6	↑8	↑8
beatmania III	4	5	-	4	5	-
beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX→APPEND 7thMIX	4	↑6	7	4	↑6	-
beatmania III THE FINAL	4	6	7	4	6	7
beatmania APPEND 5thMIX	4	6	-	4	6	-
beatmania BEST HITS	-	6	-	-	6	-
beatmania APPEND ClubMIX	-	-	7	-	-	7

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	332	428	499	-	592	715	823	-
beatmania IIDX	-	-	5	-	-	-	5	-	-
beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style	-	-	5	N/A	-	-	5	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 3rd style→4th style	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	5	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 9th style→10th style	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	5	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	↑7	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→15 DJ TROOPERS	-	4	5	6	-	↑5	↑8	10	-
beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS	-	4	5	5	-	4	5	5	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS	-	4	5	5	-	5	7	7	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	178 / 0	205 / 0	224 / 0	- / - / -	220 / 0	214 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2	-	5	6	7	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1	-	5	6	7	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC)	-	5	6	7	-	6	7	-	-