Mikado

Mikado
Information
Artist(s)	Dave McLoud
Label	SCP Music
Single	VEJT-89047 B (Vinyl Release) VEJT-89234 A1 (Remix Vinyl)
Album	Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach
Produced	1999
Released	September 29th 1999 (CD Album) 1999 (Vinyl Release) December 1st 2005 (Remix Vinyl)
Full Length	6:06
Credits
Vocalist(s)	Davide Di Marcantonio
Writer(s)	Evelina Somenzi
Composer(s)	Stefano Castagna
Producer(s)	Stefano Castagna
Arranged by	Stefano Castagna
Remixed by	N.G.
Additional Details
BPM	158
Key	C Major
JASRAC	066-8252-9
ISRC	IT-A87-99-01082
ISWC	T-200.559.959-4
Media

Soundtrack
Series	Initial D
Season	Initial D Second Stage
Previous Song	"100" Dave Rodgers (Act 2)
Next Song	"100" Dave Rodgers (Act 3)

"Mikado" is a song by Davide Di Marcantonio under his alias Dave McLoud, being the first under the alias. It was produced and released in 1999, making its first appearance in the first volume of "Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach" on September 29th; then it was released together a remix made by New Generation and the song "Ike Ike" by Tri-Star in a vinyl maxi-release of the same album released by Avex Trax on the same year. The song was produced and composed by Stefano Castagna, and written by Evelina Somenzi, his wife.

Later, that New Generation remix was released together with "I Wanna Dance" by Domino and the B4 Za Beat remix of "Hot Vampire" by the Go Go Girls as part of the vinyl album "Super Eurobeat Presents 12" Collection Vol. 2" on December 1, 2005.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Mikado!
(Woh oh! Woh oh!)
(Woh oh! Woh oh!)
(Woh oh!)
Mikado!
(Woh oh! Woh oh!)
Mikado!
Now! Woh ooh ooh!

[Verse 1]
Iron
In my dreams of power
You won
For your strong desire
You'll burn
Like a ring of fire
Higher forever

[Pre-Chorus]
Only for you
So proud and so lonely
Fantastic hero
I go dreaming
I go screaming
Fighting for you
Take me higher

[Chorus]
Speed up the night!
Mikado!
Really the game I need
Woh oh!
King of the light!
Mikado!
What you get is all I need - power!
Speed up the night!
Mikado!
I wanna play with you!
Woh oh!
King of the light!
Mikado!
What you get is all I need - power now!
Woh ooh ooh!

[Verse 2]
Shinin', like a sun you're risin'
For me
Always keep on fightin'
Callin'
All your superpowers
Stronger forever

Featured on

Year	Version	Album	Track No.
1999	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach	Track 25
	Mikado [Extended]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Second Stage D Selection 1	Track 3
2000	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Second Stage D Non-Stop Selection	Track 2
		Super Eurobeat Presents Eurobeat Revolution ~Non-Stop TR Premium Mix~	Track 16
		Campus Summit 2000 - Make A Movement	Disc 2, Track 22
		Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D D Best Selection	Track 30
		Option Presents Street Tribe	Track 20
		Super Eurobeat Presents The Best Of Euromach	Disc 1, Track 2
	Mikado [Extended]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Millennium Box	Disc 4, Track 3
	Mikado [Mixed]		Disc 5, Track 2
2001		Super Eurobeat Presents EuroMach 10 ~Non-Stop ParaPara Mix~	Disc 2, Track 28
		Para Para Paradise 2	Track 12
2002		Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach Final	Disc 1, Track 21
2003	Mikado [Extended]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Special Stage Original Soundtracks	Disc 2, Track 7
	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Vol. 140 - Anniversary Non-Stop Mix Request Countdown 2003	Disc 3, Track 4
		Best30 Non Stop Re-Mix From Super Eurobeat	Track 21
2004		Speed & Power Style	Disc 1, Track 21
		俄然パラパラ!!	Track 3
2005		Gazen ParaPara Presents Campus Summit 2005 - Make A Movement	Track 26
	Mikado [Extended]	Initial D Best Song Collection 1998-2004	Disc 3, Track 1
	Mikado (New Generation Edit)	Super Eurobeat Presents 12" Collection Vol. 2	Side E, Track 1
2006	Mikado [Extended]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Absolute Album Feat. Takumi Fujiwara	Track 6
2007	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Non-Stop Mix From Takumi-Selection
		Super Euro Best 100	Track 70
		Super Eurobeat Vol. 175	Disc 2, Track 23
		Super Eurobeat Vol. 180 - Anniversary Non-Stop DJ Selection	Disc 1, Track 3
2008		Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Special Stage Non-Stop Mega Mix	Track 18
2009	Mikado (Extended Ver.)	Super Eurobeat Presents Euromach SCP Special Collection	Track 1
	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Presents Best Of Euromach 100	Track 2
2012	Mikado (New Generation Edit)	Super Eurobeat Present CD	Track 1
2013	Mikado [Extended]	パラパラオールスターズ Pres. Super Eurobeat～超名曲!～	Track 3
2014	Mikado [Mixed]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Final D Selection	Disc 2, Track 8
2016		Super Eurobeat Vol. 240 - Anniversary Hits 100 Tracks	Disc 1, Track 2
2018	Mikado (Extended)	Eurobeat Kudos 11	Track 16
		Initial Beat Volume 1	Track 3
2019	Mikado (New Generation Edit)	Super Eurobeat Presents Classic Hits 2019	Track 20
	Mikado (Extended Mix)	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Second & Third Stage Selection	Track 2
2020		Super Eurobeat 平成 Best ~Produced By Stefano Castagna Works For SCP~	Track 18
	Mikado (New Generation Edit)	Super Eurobeat Presents 12inch Collection Vol. 4	Track 2
2021	Mikado (ParaPara Edit)	みんなでパラパラ ~ParaPara Dance House~ Vol. 5	Track 8
	Mikado - The Remastering Era vers.	Eurobeat Kudos - The Remastering Era	Track 4
2023	Mikado [Extended]	Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Legend D Selection	Disc 1, Track 13
2024	Mikado [Mixed]	Eurobeat Kudos - MEGAMIX	Track 4

VEJT-89047 Release

Mikado and Ike Ike were on the VEJT-89047 vinyl in 1999.

Side	Song	Artist	Length
A1	Ikeike (N.G. Edit)	Tri-Star
A2	Ikeike (Extended)		5:43
B1	Mikado (N.G. Edit)	Dave McLoud	3:30
B2	Mikado (Extended)		6:06

Versions

Dave Mc Loud - MIKADO -(Initial D World)

Extended Mix

Mikado (The Remastering Era Version)

The Remastering Era Version

Dave McLoud - Mikado (New Generation Remix)

New Generation Remix

Trivia

• Mikado (御門 or 帝) is an obsolete term for the Emperor of Japan. It literally means "The honorable gate".
• The song is one of countless derivatives of "Bad Desire" by F.C.F., borrowing from it the chorus and a small section of the riff at the end of the chorus.
• Mikado was featured in Act 3 of Initial D Second Stage and in the CD Drama "Initial D Extra Edition - Drift King Youth Graffiti". It was also featured in Initial D Second Stage: Fastest Typing in Kanto Project and Initial D Special Stage.
  • It is the first SCP Music song featured in the series.
• Additionally, this song was also featured in ParaParaParadise 2nd MIX.