"Nerverakes" is a guitar instrumental track by Japanese composer, arranger, and DJ Taishi, originally created for the HALFPIPE TOKYO digital-real attraction at SEGA's Tokyo Joypolis. The song debuted in maimai PLUS on May 9, 2013, as part of a 16-song JOYPOLIS lineup. Its title is a portmanteau fusing "Nerve," "Breaks," and "Ache", literally "neuralgia", reflecting the track's driving, intense character. The composition opens with a delicate synth arpeggio before slamming into a heavy, Breaks-influenced rhythm section paired with distorted, melodic guitar. Taishi intentionally leaned into the Breaks genre for the bottom end, then handed the melodic direction to guitarist Yousuke Suzuki, who composed the chorus section and its chord progression. Taishi himself has described the track as half Suzuki's song. The result is a hard-edged yet melodic instrumental that clocks in at 1:23, blending digital production with live guitar work. In maimai, the MASTER chart (designed by mai-Star at level 14, constant 14.1) is noted for a 16th-note AABCC tap pattern in the first half, two consecutive notes, a single tap, then two more consecutive notes. The EXPERT chart was designed by ニャイン (Nyain). The song's difficulty level has been revised across multiple maimai versions, rising from an original level 10 MASTER in maimai PLUS to its current 14. Nerverakes was originally categorized under JOYPOLIS, then ORIGINAL & JOYPOLIS, and was moved to the maimai genre in maimai でらっくす PLUS, where it remains. Its jacket was also updated in maimai でらっくす Splash to display the song title.