NIGHT OF FIRE

Song Information

NIGHT OF FIRE's jacket.

Artist: NIKO
Composition/Lyrics: Andrea Leonardi
Arrangement/Production: Newfield & Sinclaire
Vocals: Maurizio DeJorio
Album: SUPER EUROBEAT vol.82 (1997)
BPM: 155
Length: 1:30 (ParaParaParadise, DanceEvolution), 1:36 (DanceDanceRevolution), 1:51 (beatmania IIDX)
Genre: SUPER EUROBEAT
Movie: ? (ParaParaParadise), VJ GYO (remixed by VJ YUZ) (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: ParaParaParadise
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

The lines marked with an asterisk (*) are only present on the beatmania IIDX cut of NIGHT OF FIRE.
Lines marked with ※ are only present on the ParaParaParadise / DanceDanceRevolution cut of the song.
The last "Night of fire" is absent from the ParaParaParadise and beatmania IIDX cuts.

Night of fire
Night of fire

*  Welcome to my rocky show
   Welcome to the fire of the night
   Come on baby let it go
   Come on baby let me stick you tight

※ Welcome to the broken low
   Welcome to the famous disco live
   Come on lady come and go
   Come on lady get me once and right

Not a danger, not a blacky stranger
Rock it - rock it - knock to my door I'll open
Speak my name now, speak it if you know how
Fly to me, get ready for the

Night of fire, you've better better say
You've better better begin the prayer to play
Night of fire, come over over me
Come over over the top you've never been here

Night of fire, you've better better say
You've better better begin the prayer to play
Night of fire, come over over me
Come over over the top you'll have a night of fire

You'll have a night of fire

Night of fire

Song Connections / Remixes

An 8-bit arrangement of NIGHT OF FIRE appears in DanceDanceRevolution GB Disney Mix.
Different cuts of NIGHT OF FIRE are used in the ParaParaParadise, beatmania IIDX, and DanceDanceRevolution series.
- DanceEvolution uses the ParaParaParadise cut.
A cover of NIGHT OF FIRE by Paula Terry can be found in TECMO's PlayStation 2 game UNiSON: Rebels of Rhythm and Dance.
A hardcore remix of NIGHT OF FIRE by Komb was released as a single on 2022.
A cover of NIGHT OF FIRE by Iori was uploaded to NU-KO's YouTube channel.

Trivia

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NIGHT OF FIRE was featured as an insert song in the anime series INITIAL D (頭文字D).
NIGHT OF FIRE's PARAPARA chart was slightly modified in ParaParaParadise V1.1, by shortening the length of the initial hold notes.
- It was modified again in ParaParaParadise 1st MIX Plus, by changing many of the patterns in the intro, chorus and ending sections.
- It was modified yet again in ParaParaParadise 2nd MIX. Although now closer to the older revisions of the chart, some notes were removed from the second verse and chorus sections.
NIGHT OF FIRE's old EXPERT chart was moved to the HARD difficulty in ParaParaParadise 2nd MIX.
- Despite this, the old HARD chart can still be found in the game's data.
In the DanceDanceRevolution series, NIGHT OF FIRE's title was capitalized as Night of Fire.
NIGHT OF FIRE was used in commercials for KONAMI's AIRFORCE DELTA game.
NIGHT OF FIRE was added to DanceEvolution ARCADE on October 24th, 2012.
- It was removed on November 23rd, 2015.
NIGHT OF FIRE was one of the qualifying round songs in the KONAMI Arcade Championship 2013 for DanceEvolution ARCADE.

Music Comment

A popular dance track in Japan. Watch the cool DJ play of Huey, Dewey, and Louie!

Song Production Information

ucchie

A big classic ParaPara song that doesn't need an explanation, this is NIGHT OF FIRE~! The gameplay is filled with delicious button sounds, which felt crispy and quick.

The main phrase of the synth that appears in the intro of this kind of Euro isn't something a human can play by hand in the first place. The ability to play it on a seven key keyboard is what makes IIDX interesting. If you're able to play this song on an actual keyboard, you're a superhuman.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

A tie-up with that song you've heard before materialized in IIDX! I don't think there's a song I've heard in countless situations as much as this song.
For that reason, instead of making a live-action movie containing ParaPara dancing, I planned for an image unique to IIDX.
So I said, "by all means!". Please check out the second movie series of Mika and Yuri's car battle.

Actually, SUPER EUROBEAT and cars seem to be a perfect match, with official albums of racing series also released, based on sports and touring cars like what Mika and company drove in.
In addition, the car repair shop somehow suits it well.

I was very excited during the planning stage to mix in shots, other than the car battle scenes, and make it look like a day in the life of a car owner... but in the end, the schedule was so tight that I only could make the car battle scenes.
Then, I was so excited about adding the various effects to the editing and tune it up, but I was behind schedule, so I also gave up on that...

It was my only regret after I finished making the movie, but... right before the production was up, I was blessed with the hellish opportunity for a "VJ YUZ remix"!
The movie was flowing with new charm and reborn as speedy & stylish that I could never have created on my own!
It was a very very busy time... even after sunset... but he gladly took over and completed everything on time with great focus.
While GOLI and I were admiring the completed movie, VJ YUZ smiled and ran away without paying the taxi fare.

When I look back, it's a movie which fills me with gratitude.
(Oh yeah, let's go see "○○ld ○○eed" next time! Of course I'll give him a ticket as a present!)

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 6th through 7th style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 as of Disney's RAVE's release.
DanceEvolution difficulty rated from 1 to 5.
ParaParaParadise difficulty rated from 1 to 7 and 1 to 8 in ParaParaDancing. (1st through 1st MIX Plus notecounts obtained from BakaOrochi's GameFAQs guide.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
Game	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	318	428	780	917	-	427	704	917	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style→7th style	-	4	6	N/A	-	5	7	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 6th style CS	3	4	6	6	-	5	7	7	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Game	Single					Double
Game	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	154 / 0	214 / 0	311 / 0	- / - / -	206 / 0	272 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
Dancing Stage featuring Disney's RAVE	-	3	5	9	-	5	9	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution Disney's RAVE	-	3	5	9	-	5	9	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution / Dancing Stage Disney MIX	-	3	5	9	-	5	9	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution GB Disney Mix	-	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

DanceEvolution

Game	Level
Game	Light	Standard	Extreme	Master
Dancer	デイジー(PARA PARA)
Choreographer	RICHIE(パラパラオールスターズ)
Notecounts	36	101	136	162
DanceMasters / DanceEvolution	3
DanceEvolution ARCADE	3

ParaParaParadise

Original Charts

Game	ParaPara	Freestyle
Game	ParaPara	Normal	Hard	Expert	Another
Notecounts / Hold Notes	124 / 25	203 / 3	260 / 5	343 / 11	- / -
ParaParaParadise	※3	4	5	6	-
ParaParaParadise V1.1	※3	4	5	6	-
ParaParaDancing	※3	4	5	6	-
ParaParaParadise 1st MIX Plus	3	↓3	↓4	↓5	-
ParaParaParadise CS	3	3	4	5	-

※ Denotes chart is different from earlier/later appearances:

ParaParaParadise PARAPARA chart: total notes: 119 / 30.

Other charts not shown on the above table:

ParaParaParadise ENJOY chart: level 1, total notes: 119 / 8.

2nd MIX Charts

Game	ParaPara	Freestyle
Game	ParaPara	Normal	Hard	Expert	Another
Notecounts / Hold Notes	111 / 26	203 / 3	343 / 11	- / -	- / -
ParaParaParadise 2nd MIX	3	↑4	↑6	-	-