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Drive Your Fire is a eurobeat arrangement produced by the doujin circle A-One, drawing from two themes from Team Shanghai Alice's Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night (東方永夜抄): the Extra Stage theme "Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim" (エクステンドアッシュ ~ 蓬莱人) and the Extra Stage boss theme "Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke" (月まで届け、不死の煙). The track originally appeared on the compilation TOHO EUROBEAT VOL.16 永夜抄, released in 2017, and was arranged by DJ Command with lyrics by Yassie and dual vocals by aki and Takahito "Rute" Koshida. The song joined the maimai DX catalog during the でらっくす PLUS (DX PLUS) update on August 21, 2020, positioning it alongside other early Touhou Project crossovers in the series. Its Master chart, designed by Takanashi-san (小鳥遊さん), sits at level 12+ with a constant of 12.8, a demanding layout that matches the track's relentless eurobeat energy across 789 notes. The Expert chart, credited to the anonymized designer 某S氏 (Bou S-shi), holds a 9+ (9.6) difficulty. A notable rebalance adjusted the Basic chart from level 4 down to level 3 starting with the UNiVERSE PLUS update, reflecting the series' continued difficulty refinement. Lyrically, the song urges the listener to drive their inner fire through darkness, abandon self-righteous isolation, and rise renewed like a phoenix, imagery that mirrors the immortal, regenerative motifs of Imperishable Night's Hourai narrative. The in-game collection title "不滅の砲撃" ("Immortal Bombardment") reinforces this thematic link, requiring players to play both Drive Your Fire and Imperishable Night 2006 (2016 Refine) in a single credit to unlock it.

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Expert chart

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Charts

DX

BASIC
3(3)
164 notesDesigner: -|Tap 121Hold 19Slide 4Touch 14Break 6
ADVANCED
6(6)
298 notesDesigner: -|Tap 230Hold 14Slide 19Touch 27Break 8
EXPERT
9+(9.6)
520 notesDesigner: 某S氏|Tap 374Hold 71Slide 29Touch 36Break 10
MASTER
12+(12.8)
789 notesDesigner: 小鳥遊さん|Tap 592Hold 51Slide 90Touch 32Break 24

Trivia

  • Drive Your Fire is one of several A-One eurobeat arrangements featured across the maimai series, drawn from the circle's long-running TOHO EUROBEAT compilation line.
  • The song's Master chart (level 12+, constant 12.8) was designed by 小鳥遊さん (Takanashi-san), a veteran maimai charter recognized for high-difficulty Touhou Project charts.
  • The Expert chart designer 某S氏 (Bou S-shi) remains officially anonymized in the game's credits.
  • Drive Your Fire's Basic chart was originally level 4 when first added in でらっくす PLUS, but was lowered to level 3 in the UNiVERSE PLUS update, one of several rebalancing adjustments applied across the DX song list.
  • In the Asian version of maimai DX, the song arrived on October 23, 2020, roughly two months after its Japanese arcade debut. In the Chinese version, it was accessible from the launch of 舞萌DX 2021.
  • The in-game collection title 不滅の砲撃 (fumetsu no hougeki, 'Immortal Bombardment') is unlocked by playing Drive Your Fire and Imperishable Night 2006 (2016 Refine) in the same credit, a cross-song nod to their shared source material from Imperishable Night.
  • The arrangement by DJ Command weaves together melodic motifs from both ZUN compositions: the Extra Stage theme 'Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim' and the boss theme 'Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke.'
  • The lyrics' recurring phoenix imagery (不死鳥のように, 'like a phoenix') directly echoes the immortal abilities of Kaguya and Eirin from Imperishable Night's narrative.

FAQ

Who composed Drive Your Fire for maimai?
The original Touhou themes were composed by ZUN (Team Shanghai Alice). The eurobeat arrangement was produced by A-One, with arrangement by DJ Command, lyrics by Yassie, and dual vocals by aki and Takahito Rute Koshida.
What version of maimai added Drive Your Fire?
Drive Your Fire was added to maimai でらっくす PLUS (DX PLUS) on August 21, 2020 in Japan. The Asian version followed on October 23, 2020, and the Chinese version was available from the launch of 舞萌DX 2021.
What Touhou songs does Drive Your Fire remix?
Drive Your Fire arranges two themes from Touhou Eiyashou ~ Imperishable Night: the Extra Stage theme 'Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim' and the Extra Stage boss theme 'Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke.'
Who designed the Master chart for Drive Your Fire?
The Master chart was designed by 小鳥遊さん (Takanashi-san) and sits at level 12+ with a difficulty constant of 12.8. It features 789 total notes across all five note types.
Why did Drive Your Fire's Basic difficulty change?
The Basic chart was originally level 4 at launch in でらっくす PLUS but was rebalanced to level 3 starting with the UNiVERSE PLUS update as part of ongoing difficulty adjustments to the DX song list.
What album is Drive Your Fire from originally?
Drive Your Fire originally appeared on TOHO EUROBEAT VOL.16 永夜抄, an album released by A-One in 2017 featuring eurobeat arrangements of Imperishable Night themes.
What are the lyrics of Drive Your Fire about?
The lyrics, written by Yassie, describe driving one's inner fire through darkness, rejecting self-righteous solitude, and rising from despair like a phoenix (不死鳥), imagery that directly reflects the immortal themes of Imperishable Night's Hourai characters.

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