Shades of Grey
Shades of Grey
Song Information
Artist: Fracus
Composition/Arrangement: Gareth Powell
Lyrics: Gareth Powell & Donna Grassie
Vocals: Donna Grassie
BPM: 170
Length: 1:32
Genre: HARD TRANCE
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
The clouds up in the sky are several shades of grey I need to find the words you wanted me to say And even now the land is dark and overcast I'm dreaming of a brighter future Does it seem to you, I always take this tone Should I check for rain again? Are we all alone? Does it seem to you, I'm lost and starry eyed Should I keep on waiting here, looking for a bluer sky Looking for a bluer sky Looking for a bluer sky
Song Connections / Remixes
- Shades of Grey is one of the songs featured in the medley Xmix4 (Linear Momentum) from DanceDanceRevolution X.
Trivia
- Shades of Grey appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution S+, in the DDR SuperNOVA 2 Pack.
Song Production Information
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Fracus
'Shades Of Grey' is supposed to be a very positive track, the lyrics and chord progression are supposed to be quite 'empowering' for the listener.
Donna has such a deep emotion in her voice and we wanted to create a track that contains as much of that uplifting 'happy hardcore' vibe as possible, whilst keeping the nature of the music itself and the production very much on a 21st century tip.
The piano is different to the usual hyper-fast patterns usually employed in music of this style, we wanted to show how musical hardcore can be without losing that 'ravey' edge and danceable lead line.
DanceDanceRevolution X
The harmony of trance-synths and vocals makes this song irresistible. This track has a deep evolving rhythm, and its piano break-down grabs the listener's heart as its tension propels them forward. Truly a work of art, there is no doubt that it will get everyone moving on the dance floor.
Video Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
beatmania IIDX
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 103 | 375 | 577 | 827 | 480 | 731 | 998 | {{{8}}} | {{{9}}} |
| beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→18 Resort Anthem | - | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
| beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | {{{9}}} | {{{10}}} |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 59 / 0 | 132 / 5 | 223 / 6 | 251 / 6 | - / - / - | 127 / 5 | 204 / 6 | 251 / 6 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | 5 | 7 | 10 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS JP | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X CS US | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | 5 | 7 | 10 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution S+ | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |