Shades of Grey

Shades of Grey

Song Information

 
Shades of Grey's jacket.

Artist: Fracus
Composition/Arrangement: Gareth Powell
Lyrics: Gareth Powell & Donna Grassie
Vocals: Donna Grassie
Producer: DJ Silver
BPM: 170
Length: 1:32
Genre: HARD TRANCE
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

The clouds up in the sky are several shades of grey
I need to find the words you wanted me to say
And even now the land is dark and overcast
I'm dreaming of a brighter future

Does it seem to you, I always take this tone
Should I check for rain again? Are we all alone?
Does it seem to you, I'm lost and starry eyed
Should I keep on waiting here, looking for a bluer sky
Looking for a bluer sky
Looking for a bluer sky

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

Song Production Information

DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2

Fracus

'Shades Of Grey' is supposed to be a very positive track, the lyrics and chord progression are supposed to be quite 'empowering' for the listener.
Donna has such a deep emotion in her voice and we wanted to create a track that contains as much of that uplifting 'happy hardcore' vibe as possible, whilst keeping the nature of the music itself and the production very much on a 21st century tip.
The piano is different to the usual hyper-fast patterns usually employed in music of this style, we wanted to show how musical hardcore can be without losing that 'ravey' edge and danceable lead line.

DanceDanceRevolution X

The harmony of trance-synths and vocals makes this song irresistible. This track has a deep evolving rhythm, and its piano break-down grabs the listener's heart as its tension propels them forward. Truly a work of art, there is no doubt that it will get everyone moving on the dance floor.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty 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 103 375 577 827 - 480 731 998 -
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS 1 5 6 8 - 6 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS→18 Resort Anthem - 5 6 8 - 6 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS 1 5 6 8 - 6 9 10 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 6 8 - 6 9 10 -

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 59 / 0 132 / 5 223 / 6 255 / 6 - / - / - 127 / 5 204 / 6 251 / 6 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 1 3 5 8 - 3 5 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present 3 5 8 11 - 5 7 10 -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 CS JP 1 3 5 8 - 3 5 8 -
DanceDanceRevolution X CS US 2 4 7 9 - 4 6 9 -
DanceDanceRevolution S+ 3 5 8 11 - - - - -