BALLAD FOR YOU~omoi no ame~
BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜
Song Information
Artist: NM feat.Thomas Howard
Composition/Arrangement: NM
Lyrics/Vocals: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
BPM: 65
Length: 1:45
Genre: BALLAD
VJ: shiro
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 6th style
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
I was the happiest guy That's what everyone said Inside I was lonely then Still I played the part so well No one could ever tell Just a smiling face on an empty shell And then look what you did when you came along (Look what you did) Made me see I was wrong Often I'll think that I'm losing my mind, But I don't really care 'cause I'm satisfied Look what you did to me now My resistance is all breaking down Now it's up to you, I'm in love with you, anyhow (When I dream of you Oh, won't you look) Look what you did to me now Turned my universe upside down Thinking not who I was anymore I guess I was just playing a clown I thank heaven above For showing me what it's made of Look what you did to me now I'm in love
Song Connections / Remixes
- An instrumental re-arrangement of BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜, titled ENDING2 (STAFF ROLL), is used as the staff roll background music for DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-.
- A song inspired after BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜's lyrics, titled rain of sorrow, also appears in DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-.
Trivia
- BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜 is Thomas Howard Lichtenstein's only original song in beatmania IIDX.
- BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜's subtitle, "omoi no ame", translates to "feelings of the rain".
- All U.S. and European versions of DanceDanceRevolution remove BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜's Japanese subtitle, where BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜 is simply titled BALLAD FOR YOU.
- BALLAD FOR YOU is one of the few KONAMI originals in DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX that doesn't appear in Dancing Stage Unleashed.
- BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜 received new Single EXPERT and DIFFICULT charts in DDR FESTIVAL -DanceDanceRevolution-, replacing its old ones. These charts were later used on the arcade releases of DanceDanceRevolution.
- BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜 received new Single BEGINNER and Double BASIC, EXPERT and DIFFICULT charts in DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA.
- BALLAD FOR YOU appears as downloadable content for DanceDanceRevolution (PS3), in the DDR SuperNOVA2 Greatest Hits pack.
- BALLAD FOR YOU〜想いの雨〜 is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from December 5th, 2018, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts with BITs.
Song Production Information
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Video Production Information
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Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ from 6th through 9th style, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated 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 | 140 | 297 | 387 | 537 | - | 375 | 546 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style→9th style | - | 3 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→26 Rootage | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | ↑5 | ↑8 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 27 HEROIC VERSE→Present | - | ↑4 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 6th style CS | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 5 | 8 | - | - |
DanceDanceRevolution
ULTRAMIX Charts
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 104 / 10 | 156 / 7 | 207 / 6 | - / - / - | 102 / 11 | 155 / 7 | 208 / 6 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX / Dancing Stage Unleashed | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
FESTIVAL Charts
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 104 / 10 | 150 / 27 | 212 / 26 | - / - / - | 102 / 11 | 155 / 7 | 208 / 6 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
Arcade Charts
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 52 / 0 | 104 / 10 | 150 / 27 | 212 / 26 | - / - / - | 75 / 9 | 164 / 8 | 245 / 21 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA→SuperNOVA2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X→Present | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | - | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA JP CS | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage SuperNOVA2 US/EU CS | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution (PS3 DLC) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |