Circles
This page is for the Thomas Howard Lichtenstein song titled Circles. For the Busface feat. Madamoiselle EB song of the same title, please see Circles (Busface feat. Madamoiselle EB).
Circles
Song Information
Artist: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics/Vocals/Chorus/Other Instruments & Programming: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Guitars: Hirayama Kunitsugu
Mixing: Mutsuhiko Izumi
Album: Even More Now (2006)
BPM: 120
Length: 1:43
Movie: もっちー (illustrations by 岩田幸之)
First Music Game Appearance: GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
Feels like I'm going around in circles Feels like I'm spinning upside down Feels like I'm going around in circles Feels like I'm spinning upside down But I know... it's just you Doing what you always do And it's easy to see What do you to me Tell you I don't know why Feels like I could touch the sky And it's easy to see What do you to me
Song Connections / Remixes
None.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- Circles is Thomas Howard Lichtenstein's first BEMANI song composed by himself.
- Despite being a licensed song, Circles was sorted among KONAMI original songs in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series until GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity.
Song Production Information
GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3 Official Website
Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
About the song "Circles":
I was walking home from the train station after work one night. It was dark and no one was around.
I found my self humming a bluesy kind of melody.
"What's that?" I wondered. I started adding words to it as I walked. "Feels like I'm going around in circles/ feels like I'm spinning upside down..."
The lyrics are about how a woman can make you feel crazy :-)
I liked the sound of it, so I came up with verse to go with the refrain.
Then I thought, hey... this melody would sound great with a 70's style soul/funk/M.O.R. groove.
So, when I got home I started playing around with keyboard parts and drumbeats on my computer until I came up with a groove that seemed to fit the song perfectly.
I worked on it until 6 in the morning!
Then I sent the track to my friend Hirayama Kunitsugu san and asked him to add some guitar parts.
I didn't think this was a typical track you would hear in GF or DM, because it's pretty laid back but I sent it to KONAMI anyway.
To my surprise they decided to include it in the games!
I want to especially thank Izumi Mutsuhiko san for his help with the mix and re-working the arrangement (length) on "Circles" so it would fit in the game format. He has a magic touch!
I hope you all have a lot of fun playing drums, guitar, and bass along with this song and its relaxed 70's feel. Thanks for playing!
Yuei
Thomas Howard Lichtenstein composed and wrote Circles. I received the comments from Thomas himself! Of course, they're in English! But the English is simple enough for everyone to enjoy it in the game! You should read them!
In short, "after work I came up with a melody and lyrics that I like, all at once! Everyone, enjoy this song!" pretty much.... (Too short!?)
GUITARFREAKS V3 & DRUMMANIA V3 SOUNDTRACKS Booklet
Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
This was a fun tune to write and record. It's an old-fashioned, laid-back 70's style groove tune.
The message of the lyric is simple: Love can make your head spin around in circles.
Video Production Information
Untranslated.
Difficulty & Notecounts
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards. (Ratings obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
Game | Drum | Guitar | Bass | Open | ||||||||
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Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
Notecounts | 204 | 423 | 566 | 205 | 214 | 214 | 196 | 196 | - | 205 | 214 | 214 |
GF/DM V3 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 23 | - | 20 | 23 | 27 |
GF/DM V4→V8 | 15 | ↓34 | 58 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 23 | - | 20 | 23 | 27 |
GF/DM V3 CS | 15 | 37 | 58 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 23 | - | 20 | 23 | 27 |