A Brighter Day
A Brighter Day
Song Information
Artist: NAOKI feat. Aleisha G
Composition: NAOKI MAEDA
Arrangement: Cyril
Lyrics: Brenda Burch
Vocals: Aleisha G
BPM: 155
Length: 1:54
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution S+
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
Short Version
I'm ready with my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day There was a time when I was lost and alone I couldn't find what I was wanting the most Looking around for anybody else to show the way I wondered how the light could ever break through When I had built the highest wall around me Then I soon realized it was up to my heart To spread my wings and fly again. So here I go I have got my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day
Long Version
I'm ready with my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day There was a time when I was lost and alone I couldn't find what I was wanting the most Looking around for anybody else to show the way I wondered how the light could ever break through When I had built the highest wall around me Then I soon realized it was up to my heart To spread my wings and fly again. So here I go I have got my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day I used to think that all the clouds overhead Followed me home and hovered over my bed I'd lie awake and wish that someday soon I'd see a change Yesterday's gone for good, tomorrow is soon I've got a chance to make the best of my life Every star in the night is a gift that I want To keep the love alive for us. So here I go I have got my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day I need a better way... Yes, I have to start right here, right now Throw away the old and bring the new Toward me and you, yeah I know we can build a higher ground We will find it somehow, that love And the light above Guide us to a brighter day I'm ready with my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day I have got my back to the wind And I will fly higher than I ever have been I'll follow all my dreams, my destiny is waiting for me I am on my way, heading for a sunny blue sky And all my past worries, I will leave them behind Now it is time for the beginning of a brighter day It's a brighter day |
Song Connections / Remixes
- A different version of A Brighter Day was used as the trailer song of the 2009 DanceDanceRevolution games.
- The full version of A Brighter Day is used as the staff roll theme for DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3 and MUSIC FIT.
- A portion of A Brighter Day is featured in DanceDanceRevolution (2010)'s HOTTEST PARTY 3 nonstop megamix.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- A Brighter Day is one of the three bundled songs for DanceDanceRevolution S+, along with DYNAMITE RAVE and TRUE♥LOVE (Clubstar's True Club Mix).
- A Brighter Day marks vocalist Aleisha G's debut in BEMANI.
- A Brighter Day's original jacket reuses artwork of YUNI from DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4.
- A recolored version of this artwork was also used for koibana's jacket.
- A Brighter Day's CHALLENGE charts can be unlocked in DanceDanceRevolution X2 by reaching ENJOY LEVEL 42.
- As of February 23rd, 2011, these charts have been unlocked for normal play.
- A Brighter Day received a new jacket in DanceDanceRevolution X2. This jacket is a modified screenshot of a generic video from DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2.
- A Brighter Day is available in DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX's GRAND PRIX mode from January 31st, 2022, by purchasing the GRAND PRIX music pack vol.2 (グランプリ楽曲パック vol.2).
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
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.)
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 77 / 0 | 152 / 18 | 221 / 31 | 262 / 50 | 364 / 19 / 0 | 164 / 24 | 224 / 30 | 295 / 17 | 377 / 24 / 0 |
| DanceDanceRevolution S+ | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution X2 US CS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| DanceDanceRevolution HOTTEST PARTY3 / MUSIC FIT | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution GRAND PRIX | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X2 | 2 | ↑5 | 7 | ↓8 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| DanceDanceRevolution X3 VS 2ndMIX→Present | 2 | 5 | 7 | ↑9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 |