Sandstorm
Sandstorm
Song Information
Original Version
Artist: Darude
Album: Sandstorm single (1999)
BPM: 136
Length: 1:26
First Music Game Appearance: DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-
Other Music Game Appearances:
Cover Version
Artist: ♪♪♪♪♪
Original Artist: Darude
Album: Sandstorm single (1999)
BPM: 136
Length: 1:30
First Music Game Appearance: UBeat
Other Music Game Appearances:
- jubeat knit
- jubeat plus music pack 14
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A radio edit of Sandstorm and a remix by JS16, titled Sandstorm (JS16 Remix), appear on the Sandstorm single.
- The original version of Sandstorm is used in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- and the location test of the arcade release of jukebeat, while the location test of UBeat and the jubeat series use a cover version of Sandstorm.
Trivia
- Sandstorm reached #1 in Norway and was the world's best-selling single in 2000.
- Sandstorm is Darude's debut single. The song later appeared on his debut album Before the Storm in May 2001.
- Sandstorm is part of the "Darude - Sandstorm" Internet meme, in which the song title refers to any unknown song.
- Sandstorm's background videos in DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution- are direct rips of 夜空ノムコウ's background videos from DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution 6thMIX-. This includes positions where the videos change from one another with the exception of one video (circle8) which was replaced with a different video (stairs1).
- Sandstorm's charts and difficulties in the location test of UBeat are different from the charts and difficulties in jubeat knit. However, they use the same jacket.
- The cover version of Sandstorm was replaced by the original one when the game version was updated from UBeat to jukebeat, and it also recieved different charts, difficulties and jacket.
- Sandstorm was removed from jubeat saucer when the game was released. However, it was later revived on October 15th, 2012.
- It was then removed again on February 1st, 2013. It was revived again on April 1st, 2013.
- It was removed yet again on August 1st, 2013. It was revived yet again on December 1st, 2013.
Song Production Information
Untranslated.
CS Information Data
DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-
"Sandstorm" by Darude is a monster trance/club anthem that has torn up every club, dance chart, available airwave and dance compilation across the world. Darude is one of the hottest acts in the dance scene and "Sandstorm" is one of the most recognized dance songs of this century. For more information on Darude, check out www.grooviliciousmusic.com
Difficulty & Notecounts
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
jubeat difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and jubeat@Wiki.)
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 103 / 25 | 153 / 30 | 216 / 36 | - / - / - | 114 / 18 | 172 / 13 | 250 / 20 | - / - / - |
| DDRMAX CS US | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 4 | 6 | 8 | - |
jubeat
jubeat Charts
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | 181 | 370 | 562 |
| jubeat knit→Present | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| jubeat plus | 2 | 6 | 8 |
UBeat Charts
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | ? | ? | ? |
| UBeat | 3 | 8 | 9 |
jukebeat Charts
| Game | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Advanced | Extreme | |
| Notecounts | ? | ? | ? |
| jukebeat (AC) | 3 | 6 | 7 |
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