Choo Choo TRAIN
- This song also appears in SEGA's rhythm games. For information on this, see the SilentBlue page on this song.
Choo Choo TRAIN
Song Information
Cover Version
Artist: (J-POP)
Composition: Keizo Nakanishi
Lyrics: Arisu Sato
Original Artist: ZOO
Album: Choo Choo TRAIN (1991)
BPM: 123
Length: 1:43
First Music Game Appearance: DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION
Other Music Game Appearances:
EXILE Version
Artist: EXILE
Composition: Nakanishi Keizo
Arrangement: Iwato Takashi
Lyrics: Sato Arisu
Album: Choo Choo TRAIN (2003)
BPM: 115
Length: 1:42
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution (2013)
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
The lines marked with * are only used in the cover version of Choo Choo TRAIN, while the EXILE version repeats the chorus instead (marked with ※).
Japanese
Fun Fun We hit the step step 肩を抱き合えば We know We love Oh Heat Heat (The) beat's like a skip skip 駆け出して跳び乗る Choo Choo TRAIN まだ知らない Zone めざすよ Tonight リアルな時が止まる Edge of time 誰も Cry or smile 昨日 I forget 脱ぎ捨てて自由になる Good trip * 月明りに Freak 誘えば My bro みんな巻き込み急ぐ edge of time 胸に Who’s that guy 届く I don't care Merry sympathy 一つになる Just now Fun, fun, we hit the step, step So don't keep yourself to yourself, we know, we love, oh Heat, heat feels like a skip, skip To the paradise, take me please, oh Choo Choo TRAIN ※ Fun Fun We hit the step step 肩を抱き合えば We know We love Oh Heat Heat (The) beat's like a skip skip 駆け出して跳び乗る Choo Choo TRAIN
Romaji
Fun Fun We hit the step step onaji kaze no naka We know We love Oh Heat Heat (The) beat's like a skip skip tokimeki wo hakobu yo Choo Choo TRAIN mada shiranai Zone mezasu yo Tonight REAL na toki ga tomaru Edge of time dare mo Cry or smile kinoo I forget nugi sutete jiyuu ni naru Good trip * tsuki akari ni Freak sasoeba My bro minna maki komi isogu Edge of time mune ni Who's that guy todoku I don't care Merry sympathy hitotsu ni naru Just now * Fun, fun, we hit the step, step So don't keep yourself to yourself, we know we love, oh Heat, heat feels like a skip, skip To the paradise, take me please, oh Choo Choo TRAIN ※ Fun Fun We hit the step step kata wo dakiaeba We know We love Oh Heat Heat (The) beat's like a skip skip kakedashite tobinoru Choo Choo TRAIN
Song Connections / Remixes
- Choo Choo TRAIN is a cover of the 1991 hit song of the same title by ZOO.
- EXILE's leader, HIRO, is a former member of ZOO.
- The arcade DanceDanceRevolution titles use the EXILE cover of Choo Choo TRAIN, while DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION, DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE, and Toy'sMarch2 use an in-house cover of the song.
- Remixed covers of Choo Choo TRAIN have appeared in other BEMANI series:
- CHOO CHOO TRAIN (dnb mix), by SLAKE feat. MIKA, in beatmania IIDX 10th style.
- Choo Choo TRAIN -VENUS mix-, by VENUS, in REFLEC BEAT.
Trivia
- In DanceDanceRevolution STRIKE, Choo Choo TRAIN re-uses parts of the video of Look To The Sky(Trance Mix).
- Choo Choo TRAIN has never been available on an original soundtrack.
- Choo Choo TRAIN is EXILE's tenth single.
- Choo Choo TRAIN was used as the ending theme of TV Asahi's Uchimura produce (内村プロデュース) from October to December 2003.
- Choo Choo TRAIN was added to DanceDanceRevolution (2013) on July 18th, 2013.
- Choo Choo TRAIN was not included in the North American location test of DanceDanceRevolution (2014).
- Choo Choo TRAIN was removed from DanceDanceRevolution A on May 30th, 2016.
Music Comment
This song is a staple J-POP dance number!
Song Production Information
None.
Difficulty & Notecounts
Songs in DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION are labeled as Hajimete (はじめて) for the easiest difficulty, no difficulty label for the medium difficulty, and Muzukashii (むずかしい) for the hardest difficulty.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and from 1 to 20 from X onwards.
Toy'sMarch difficulty rated from 1 to 5. Renda notes are counted as 1 note. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from tminfo.)
DANCE 86.4
| Game | Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids | Norinori | Fever | Love Love | ||
| 1P | 2P | ||||
| Notecounts / Bombs | 64 / 0 | 128 / 6 | 193 / 12 | 124 / 4 | 124 / 4 |
| DANCE 86.4 FUNKY RADIO STATION | No difficulty label | ||||
DanceDanceRevolution
Cover Version
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 96 / 0 | 126 / 27 | 199 / 14 | 251 / 16 | - / - / - | 129 / 28 | 200 / 16 | 258 / 13 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution STR!KE | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
EXILE Version
| Game | Single | Double | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | Basic | Difficult | Expert | Challenge | |
| Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows | 46 / 1 | 100 / 6 | 164 / 13 | 213 / 7 | - / - / - | 101 / 2 | 159 / 8 | 219 / 8 | - / - / - |
| DanceDanceRevolution (2013)→A | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
Toy'sMarch
| Game | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy (かんたん) |
Hard (むずかしい) | |
| Notecounts | 47 | 208 |
| Toy'sMarch2 | 1 | 2 |