This page is for the DanceDanceRevolution song HIGHER. For the SLAKE song of the same name from beatmania 5thMIX, please see HIGHER.

Not to be confused with the unrelated REDALiCE song HiGHER.

HIGHER

Song Information

HIGHER's jacket.

HIGHER's DanceEvolution ARCADE jacket.

Artist: NM feat. SUNNY
Composition/Arrangement: NAOKI MAEDA
Lyrics/Vocals: SUNNY JAMES
BPM: 132
Length: 1:42
Genre: DANCE POP
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

Girl, give it up, go and run away
To the arms of a magic day
Where you can stay
Where you can find yourself
Find yourself

Lose your fear, 'cause there is no one here
Do what you want to do
There's nobody stopping you, no
Give yourself and let the music take you far
Then you will know who you are

Baby, getting higher
We're getting higher
Movin' with the vibe
Let the rhythm make you fly
You are the one! Baby, isn't this fun
Tonight

Whoa-oh oh ohhhh, whoa-oh
You and I
I know we can move if we try
You know this is how it should be

Baby, getting higher
We're getting higher
Open up your eyes,
Everyday is a surprise
You are the one
Baby, the only one
Tonight

We're getting higher
We're getting higher,
Start again from here
And a new you will appear
You are the one, Baby, isn't this fun?
Tonight

Song Connections / Remixes

An 8-bit arrangement of HIGHER appears in DanceDanceRevolution GB3.
A remix of HIGHER, titled HIGHER (next morning mix), appears in DDRMAX2: DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX.
An instrumental version of HIGHER appears in the video inside KI・SE・KI, from BeForU's single of the same name.

Trivia

HIGHER's DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION banner.

HIGHER's old banner.

In the beatmania IIDX series, HIGHER's artist is capitalized as NM feat. Sunny.
According to Naoki, HIGHER is how he wished KEEP ON MOVIN' to sound like.
According to VJ GYO, HIGHER was added to beatmania IIDX 4th style to counter the usually difficult songs chart-wise the team typically transplanted from DanceDanceRevolution.
HIGHER received a new set of graphics and video in DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION. These have never been used in another DanceDanceRevolution game.
HIGHER received a BEGINNER chart in Dancing Stage EuroMIX2.
HIGHER can be unlocked in DanceEvolution ARCADE on the Colorful jacket (カラフル・ジャケット) event, which started on May 24th, 2012.
Takayoshi "Usagi" Tanaka, the designer of the character Robbie the Rabbit from KONAMI's Silent Hill series, made a fan video of several Robbies dancing to HIGHER.
HIGHER is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from June 7th, 2017, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts for 3500, 5000, and 6500 BITs respectively.

Music Comment

Let the up-tempo grooves move you to a higher level.

Song Production Information

Untranslated.

CS Information Data

DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)

"HIGHER" by NM feat. SUNNY debuted on Dance Dance Revolution KONAMIX and is a happy song that will truly lift your spirits higher. Check out the new "next morning mix" in this game as well.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ (up to 9th style) or 8 (10th style), from 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
Game	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	270	468	641	362	578	611	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 4th style	-	3	4	N/A	3	4	N/A	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style→11 IIDX RED	-	3	4	N/A	↑4	↑6	N/A	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present	-	3	4	6	4	6	7	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS	-	3	4	4	3	4	4	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 8th style CS	-	3	4	4	4	6	6	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	3	4	6	4	6	7	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	106 / 0	140 / 0	214 / 0	246 / 0	- / - / -	159 / 0	230 / 0	279 / 0	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX→5thMIX	-	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DDRMAX2	-	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
Dancing Stage EuroMIX2	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA2	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present	3	4	7	9	-	4	7	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS	-	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution GB3	-	3	5	6	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX	-	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON	-	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS JP/US	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution Party Collection	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	7	-
DanceDanceRevolution Disney Channel EDITION	1	3	5	6	-	3	5	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution S	3	4	7	9	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution (PS3)	2	3	5	6	-	-	-	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution DANCE WARS	3	4	7	9	-	-	-	-	-

DanceDanceRevolution Solo

Game	6 Panels
Game	Basic	Trick	Maniac
Notecounts	141	214	246
DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX Solo→4thMIX PLUS Solo	3	5	7
DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX CS	3	5	7
DanceDanceRevolution KONAMIX	3	5	7
DanceDanceRevolution (PC)	3	5	7
Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON	3	5	7

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
Game	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	デイジー(POP)
Choreographer	MIKIKO
Notecounts	38	80	139	189
DanceMasters / DanceEvolution	3
DanceEvolution ARCADE	↓2

HIGHER (NM feat. SUNNY)

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