Block Rockin' Beats
Block Rockin' Beats
Song Information
Artist: The Chemical Brothers
Composition/Lyrics: Tom Rowlands, Ed Simons, Weaver
Album: Block Rockin' Beats (1997)
BPM: 110 (EXTREME2), 109-117 (Unleashed3)
Length: 1:33 (EXTREME2), 1:40 (Unleashed3)
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with another one of those block rockin' beats We're 'bout ready to rock steady We're 'bout ready to rock steady Back with another one of those block rockin' beats Back with another one of those block rockin' beats
Song Connections / Remixes
- Dancing Stage Unleashed3 uses a slightly different cut of Block Rockin' Beats.
Trivia
- Block Rockin' Beats is The Chemical Brothers' fourth single. It later appeared on their second album, Dig Your Own Hole.
- In DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 and Dancing Stage Unleashed3, Block Rockin' Beats' was credited to Chemical Brothers.
- Block Rockin' Beats received a Double BEGINNER chart, new graphics and its music video in Dancing Stage Unleashed3, eliminating any on-screen dancers.
- It's also the only one of the new licenses in Unleashed3 that doesn't have on-screen lyrics.
- Block Rockin' Beats is also featured on the ZIPmania II and Dancemania WINTERS ROCK GROOVE albums.
Song Production Information
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2
"Block Rockin' Beats" by Chemical Brothers is a smash-hit single that has dominated the underground club and radio charts across the world. With its unique mix of techno beats, old-skool sounds and cool guitar riffs, you will be rockin' to this beat in no time. "Block Rockin' Beats" was the first single released on Chemical Brothers' 1997 sophomore album "Dig Your Own Hole".
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 73 / 0 | 110 / 22 | 224 / 0 | 311 / 3 | - / - / - | 128 / 2 | 223 / 0 | 306 / 3 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dancing Stage Unleashed3 | N/A | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |