THE RACE
THE RACE
Song Information
Artist: CAPTAIN JACK
Composition/Lyrics: Udo Niebergall, Eric Sneo, Markus Ball
Arrangement/Producers: Eric Sneo, Udo Niebergall & Eric Sneo
Vocals: Franky Gee, Liza da Costa
Co-Producer: Max Orwell
Recording/Mixing: Eric Sneo
Album: The Captain's Revenge (1999)
BPM: 143
Length: 1:17 (beatmania), 1:32 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: DANCEMANIA
Movie: KAERU
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 5thMIX -time to get down-
Other Music Game Appearances:
Lyrics
Are you ready? Ready for the race? Are you ready? OH OH OH EJO, Are you ready? OH OH OH EJO, Are you ready? The wheels go round and round You hear the scream - you hear the sound You're fast - you're on the run You give the best to be the one Come on and join the journey This is a journey into sound As long the wheels are turning The race is all around Are you ready? Ready for the race? Are you ready? Are you ready? Ready for the race? Are you ready? OH OH OH EJO, Are you ready? OH OH OH EJO, Are you ready? Are you ready? Ready for the race? Are you ready? Are you ready? Ready for the race? Are you ready?
Song Connections / Remixes
- The DanceDanceRevolution series uses a longer cut of THE RACE.
- A speed remix of THE RACE, titled THE RACE (Power Drill Mix), appears in the Dancemania SPEED 7 album.
Trivia
- This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.
- In the DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album, THE RACE is titled THE RACE (Formula One Mix).
- This title is also used by the THE RACE EP.
- THE RACE was one of the DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX preview songs available in DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX, with only its BASIC charts available for play.
- It also appears as a preview song in DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX Dreamcast Edition, but with its full set of Single/Double charts.
- In both games, THE RACE reuses KUNG FU FIGHTING's background animations.
- From DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX to 4thMIX PLUS, as well as DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX and DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX Dreamcast Edition, THE RACE was labeled under the Dancemania X4 album.
- THE RACE was performed live in the D.D.R. KING OF FREESTYLE DANCERS event.
- THE RACE (hard version)'s charts would later be transferred to THE RACE as its ANOTHER charts in beatmania completeMIX 2.
- THE RACE is absent from hiphopmania completeMIX 2, the North American release of beatmania completeMIX 2.
Song Production Information
beatmania
CAPTAIN JACK, who debuted in 1995 with their eponymous single Captain Jack, is a duo consisting of military-clad rapper Franky Gee and vocalist Liza da Costa. It charted number one in the Netherlands and Hungary, with their debut album recording 4 million sales in Europe. Their second album, Operation Dance, released in 1997, had consecutive hits with Together and Forever and a cover of Madonna's Holiday. This song, The Race, is a roaring guitar track.
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX
This is a military dance number by CAPTAIN JACK, consisting of Franky and Liza from Germany.
In 1995, their debut song "CAPTAIN JACK" became a big hit across Europe.
Several of their songs were included in the Dancemania series, and there were many requests from Dance Dance Revolution fans for them to be added in the game, so they were included here this time.
"THE RACE" is scheduled to be included in DancemaniaX4.
This is a hot number which conveys the thrill of a race circuit, with echoing engine and break sounds.
DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX
Continuing from "IN THE NAVY '99", this number is a single cut from the album "The Captain's Revenge". CAPTAIN JACK seems to be proud that they are a very popular unit in the Dancemania series, so it's a good tune for people who don't choose to listen to them. The enthusiasm of racers before a tense race...... an F1 race spectacle comes to mind.
Video Production Information
It's a race, just like it says. I didn't have to think too hard about ideas, but it was a little tough since I'm no expert on cars. The race queen's outfit is kind of questionable and she seems a little bashful. I wonder why she's wearing that getup?
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)
beatmania
Old Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 204 | 244 | - | 240 | 248 | - |
| beatmania 5thMIX | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - |
| beatmania APPEND 5thMIX | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | - |
hard version Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | - | 322 | - | - | 322 | - |
| beatmania 5thMIX | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
| beatmania APPEND 5thMIX | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - |
New Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 204 | 244 | 322 | 240 | 248 | 322 |
| beatmania completeMIX 2 | ↑4 | 4 | 5 | ↑4 | 4 | 5 |
| beatmania III | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
DanceDanceRevolution
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | - / - | 151 / 0 | 222 / 0 | 294 / 0 | - / - / - | 153 / 0 | 223 / 0 | 255 / 0 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX→4thMIX PLUS | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX Dreamcast Edition | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| DanceDanceRevolution 3rdMIX CS | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
DanceDanceRevolution Solo
| Game | 6 Panels | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Trick | Maniac | |
| Notecounts | 126 | 171 | 206 |
| DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX Solo→4thMIX PLUS Solo | 3 | 5 | 7 |