Cat Song ~Theme of UPA

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Cat Song ~Theme of UPA

Song Information

Artist: UPA & NORA
Composition: Traditional
Arrangement: Hiroyuki Togo
BPM: 127
Length: 1:37
Genre: FUNK
Movie: ?
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

  • Cat Song ~Theme of UPA is a funk arrangement of a simple piano piece of unknown origin called Der Flohwalzer (The Flea Waltz), which is known in Japan as ねこふんじゃった (Neko funjatta, literally "I Stepped on the Cat").
  • An 8-bit arrangement of Cat Song ~Theme of UPA appears in beatmania GB.

Trivia

  • In beatmania (Europe), Cat Song ~Theme of UPA's title and genre were changed to CAT SONG and CHEESE, respectively.
    • In beatmania GB, its title is shown as CAT SONG ~Theme of UPA.
  • Before beatmania BEST HITS, Cat Song ~Theme of UPA's artist is shown as UPA&NORA.
  • Cat Song ~Theme of UPA is the only song to have appeared on five beatmania console releases (APPEND YebisuMIX, BEST HITS, Europe, WonderSwan, and GB) but never in an arcade beatmania title.
  • Part of Cat Song ~Theme of UPA's movie, which depicts a cat attempting to capture a mouse much like the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Tom and Jerry, was later recycled in あ! ことりになっちゃった!'s movie.
  • In beatmania GB, CAT SONG ~Theme of UPA runs at 131 BPM.

Song Production Information

beatmania maniac-tracks Booklet

The original song is one that everyone knows: "Neko Funjatta".
I came up with this song with the theme of being a starting point for people who are new to beatmania.
By the way, the "UPA" in the title is the name of my friend's pet cat.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania GB difficulty rated from 1 to 5. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
Normal Hard Another Normal Hard Another
Notecounts 154 - - 154 - -
beatmania APPEND YebisuMIX 1 - - 1 - -
beatmania BEST HITS 1 - - 1 - -
beatmania (Europe) 2 - - 2 - -
beatmania for WonderSwan 1 - - - - -
beatmania GB ※1 - - - - -

※ Denotes chart has been changed from the original chart (total notes: 155).