DIAMONDS

DIAMONDS

Song Information

Diamonds' banner.

Artist: ♪♪♪♪♪ (GF/DM), (J-POP) (DanceDanceRevolution)
Composition: Kaori Okui
Arrangement/Vocals/All Instruments & Programming: Long Run Music, Inc.
Lyrics: Kanako Nakayama
Original Artist: PRINCESS PRINCESS
Album: Diamonds single (1989)
BPM: 111
Length: 1:59 (GF/DM), 1:42 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Movie: nono
First Music Game Appearance: GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution FESTIVAL
• GuitarFreaks V2 & DrumMania V2 CS
• GuitarFreaksXG3 & DrumManiaXG3

Lyrics

Japanese

冷たい泉に　素足をひたして　見上げるスカイスクレイパー
好きな服を着てるだけ　悪いことしてないよ

金のハンドルで　街を飛びまわれ　楽しむことにくぎづけ
ブラウン管じゃわからない　景色が見たい

針がおりる瞬間の　胸の鼓動焼きつけろ
それは素敵なコレクション　もっともっと並べたい
眠たくっても　嫌われても　年をとっても　やめられない

ダイアモンドだね　AH AH　いくつかの場面
AH AH　うまく言えないけれど　宝物だよ
あの時感じた　AH AH　予感は本物
AH　今　私を動かしてる　そんな気持ち

Romaji

tsumetai izumi ni suashi wohitashite miageru SKYSCRAPER
suki na fuku wo kite rudake warui kotoshitenaiyo

kin no handoru de machi wo tobi maware tanoshi mukotonikugiduke
buraun kan jawakaranai keshiki ga mitai

hari gaoriru shunkan no mune no kodou yaki tsukero
sorewa suteki na korekushon motto motto narabe tai
nemuta kuttemo kirawa retemo nen wotottemo yamerarenai

DIAMOND dane AH AH ikutsukano bamen
AH AH umaku ie naikeredo takaramono dayo
ano toki kanji ta AH AH yokan wa honmono
AH ima watashi wo ugoka shiteru sonna kimochi

Song Connections / Remixes

• DanceDanceRevolution uses a shorter and rearranged version, featuring new vocals, of the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania cover of DIAMONDS.

Trivia

• Diamonds is PRINCESS PRINCESS' seventh single album. This single album quickly rocketed to No. 1 on the Oricon chart, and it became the first CD single to become a "million seller" in Japan.
• DIAMONDS was used as the CM song of Sony's Audio Tape (オーディオテープ).
• In DanceDanceRevolution FESTIVAL, DIAMONDS' title is capitalized as Diamonds.
• DIAMONDS received new Drum and Guitar BASIC charts in GITADORA, replacing its old charts.

Song Production Information

None.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
GF/DM difficulty rated from 1 to 99.
GF/DM XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	104 / 1	136 / 0	197 / 0	271 / 0	- / - / -	148 / 0	210 / 13	278 / 7	- / - / -
DDR FESTIVAL	1	4	5	7	—	3	6	7	—

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drums			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	349	603	850	194	194	194	371	399	-	194	194	194
GF9/dm8→GF/DM V2	19	28	35	12	17	21	19	32	-	14	17	22
GF/DM V3→V8	19	28	↑40	12	17	21	19	32	-	14	17	22
GF/DM V2 CS	19	28	35	12	17	21	19	32	-	14	17	22

XG & GITADORA Series

Old Charts

Game	Drums				Guitar				Bass
	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master
Notecounts	295	585	850	-	194	194	194	-	238	326	399	-
GF/DM XG3	1.80	3.50	4.40	-	1.40	2.30	3.85	-	1.40	2.40	3.70	-

New Charts

Game	Drums				Guitar				Bass
	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master	Novice	Regular	Expert	Master
Notecounts	225	585	850	-	164	194	194	-	238	326	399	-
GITADORA	1.40	↑4.25	↑5.05	-	1.30	↑3.15	↑4.55	-	↑2.25	↑3.25	↑4.45	-
GITADORA OverDrive→Present	1.40	4.25	5.05	-	1.30	3.15	↑5.30	-	2.25	3.25	↑5.10	-