Ijime, Dame, Zettai
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| Single by Babymetal | ||||
| from the album Babymetal | ||||
| B-side | "Catch Me If You Can" (standard) "Babymetal Death" (limited) |
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| Released | January 9, 2013 | |||
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| Genre | J-pop, speed metal, industrial metal, death metal | |||
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20:06 (standard edition) 18:00 (limited edition CD) |
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| Songwriter(s) | Nakametal, Tsubometal, Kxbxmetal, Takemetal, Kyoto ("Ijime, Dame, Zettai") Edometal, Narasaki, Narametal ("Catch Me If You Can") Kitsune of Metal God, Yuyoyuppe ("Babymetal Death") |
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| Producer(s) | Kobametal | |||
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| Babymetal "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" on YouTube | ||||
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| Rolling Stone Japan |   |
"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ, lit. "Bullying, No Good, Absolutely"), occasionally subtitled "No More Bullying" or "No More, Bullying, Forever", is the debut major single by the band Babymetal. It was released in Japan on January 9, 2013 as the fourth single from the album Babymetal.
The single was first announced after the concert Legend "I" at Shibuya O-East on October 6, 2012. An early version of the song can be heard in a video uploaded to the band's official YouTube channel entitled "Babymetal - My First Heavy Metal in Tokyo 2012", which also features part of a live performance of "Iine!". An interview with the producers of the band was published in the December issue of Marquee to promote the single's release in January.
The single was released in four versions: a standard edition and three physical limited "I", "D", "Z" editions. The DVDs included in the limited editions contain either footage of the music video for "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", or of a live performance by Babymetal. The single also had a promotional release to customers who purchased tickets to live performances of Legend "I", "D", or "Z".
Unlike previous singles released under Juonbu Records, no songs from the single appeared on a Sakura Gakuin album, due to "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" having been already released the same nendo (school year).
"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" has a melodic speed metal sound, with lyrics pushing for the eradication of bullying. The serious vocals of Suzuka Nakamoto, coupled with the more comical vocals of Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi give the title track a more distinctive sound. The song is performed in the key of C♯ minor; the key shifts to F minor and G♯ minor in the bridge, finishing in E minor. According to Blabbermouth.net, the song "quickly created a buzz due to its mix of melodic speed metal, sensational lyrics around the theme of "Ijime" and the band's performance, which incorporates the "Wall of Death.""
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