THE REFLEX

Song Information

Dancemania Version

 
THE REFLEX's banner.

Artist: DURAN DURAN
Composition/Lyrics: DURAN DURAN
Album: Dancemania 80's TWO (2002)
BPM: 126
Length: 1:35
First Music Game Appearance: DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution 7thMIX-
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Original Version

 
The Reflex's jacket.

Artist: Duran Duran
Composition/Lyrics: Duran Duran
Album: Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)
BPM: 124-127
Length: 1:52 (jukebeat), 2:03 (pop'n music)
First Music Game Appearance: jukebeat Duran Duran pack
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

The lines marked with an asterisk (*) are only present on the original version of THE REFLEX.

You've gone too far this time
And I'm dancing on the valentine
I tell you somebody's fooling around
With my chances on the danger line
I'll cross that bridge when I find it
Another day
To make my stand, oh oh
High time is no time for deciding
If I should find a helping hand, oh oh

Why don't you use it?
Try not to bruise it?
Buy time don't lose it

* Why don't you use it?
  Try not to bruise it?
  Buy time don't lose it

The reflex is a lonely child
Who's waiting by the park
The reflex is a door to finding
Treasure in the dark
And watching over lucky clover
Isn't that bizarre
Every little thing the reflex does
Leaves you answered with a question mark

Song Connections / Remixes

  • THE REFLEX has been covered by KYLIE MINOGUE in a duet with Ben Lee.
  • THE REFLEX's 7" and 12" singles remixes were made by Nile Rodgers, from Chic.
  • The pop'n music series uses a different, longer cut of The Reflex.

Trivia

  • THE REFLEX received a BEGINNER chart in Dancing Stage EuroMIX2.
  • THE REFLEX's background is a snapshot of a MotionJPEG video in the MAX-EXTREME video directory, "jsgrma", containing numerous rings of teal circles
    • Similarly, its banner is a snapshot of another animation, "jscrba", a twisting peach blob which only appears in THE REFLEX's DDRMAX2 script.
  • In jukebeat and the pop'n music series, THE REFLEX's title and artist are capitalized as The Reflex and Duran Duran, respectively.
  • THE REFLEX does not run at a constant 126 BPM. The tempo fluctuates throughout the song, ranging from 124-128 BPM.

Song Production Information

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CS Information Data

DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS (America)

"THE REFLEX" by DURAN DURAN is the internationally huge 80's hit from the new wave band. "THE REFLEX" was first released in 1983 on the album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" and this single climbed to the top of the charts in the U.K. and hit #1 in the U.S.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.
jubeat to clan difficulty rated from 1 to 10.
No difficulty ratings are shown for ポップンミュージック and its American/European counterparts. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from Zenius -I- vanisher.com.)

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 97 / 0 92 / 9 196 / 2 292 / 12 - / - / - 112 / 3 176 / 12 267 / 8 - / - / -
DDRMAX2 - 2 5 8 - 2 5 7 -
Dancing Stage EuroMIX2 ※1 2 5 8 - 2 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME 1 2 5 8 - 2 5 7 -
DDRMAX2 CS JP - 2 5 8 - 2 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME CS US 1 2 5 8 - 2 5 7 -

※ This chart is different from the later BEGINNER chart. (Total notes: 56 / 0

jubeat

Game Level
Basic Advanced Extreme
Notecounts 159 320 461
jukebeat 2 5 7

pop'n music

Game Normal Mode Battle Mode
5-Buttons NORMAL HYPER EX NORMAL HYPER
Notecounts 144 - - - - -
pop'n music (Wii) / pop'n rhythm N/A - - - - -

Other charts not shown on the above table:

  • pop'n music (Wii) and pop'n rhythm Challenge chart: total notes: ?.
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