Katamari on the Rocks remains one of the most iconic songs from the series, and it's "na-na-na" melody is a motif among a lot of other songs in the Katamari games. The song is used in Make a Star 1, and Make the Moon in Katamari Damacy. This song is also the main song for Amazing Katamari Damacy, I Love Katamari's stages Takeda Residence and Island, and is the default song for the Shimano House in Me & My Katamari. It has been remixed in the sequels and a different variant of this song exists in Pac-Man World Rally's "King's Kourse". The song later gets remixed in Katamari Forever and again in Touch My Katamari.
Don't worry, do your best
This picnic feeling feels so good
A wonderful afternoon
An audacious midnight, yeah
Clumping and rolling, I love you and I'll always smile for you
This Love Moon is just for you, hey, so! You gotta do your best
Compression, compression
Matching t-shirts
And hand knit scarves and such
They're packed with heartwarmingness
Soak up the joy! Say goodbye (bye bye!)
Let's all roll together--I'm really working up a sweat
On a day like this we should dance and sing, though I'm the star of the show
It's my way, it's my way
Na na~ nanananana~ na~ na~ na, Katamari Damashii
Na na~ nanananana~ na~ na~ na, Katamari Damashii
Na na~ nanananana~ na~ na~ na, Katamari Damashii
Na na~ nanananana~ na~ na~ na, Katamari Damashii-i-i-i-i- (2x)
Get drunk on a peaceful feeling
Long for the twinkling heavens
Your mind is wonderful
We're already making merry
This is just like the Big Bang, I'm painting it your color
If you're looking for a reason, it's because I wanna party
Rolling on, rolling on
Motif[]
This is a list of all known motifs involving the "na-na-na" in other Katamari songs. We won't be counting Katamari on the Swing or similar tracks, but unrelated ones and times where the melody isn't too prominent.
NOTE: The list is in-complete and will be updated from time to time.
Lonely Rolling Star - Near the end of the track after the last verse.
Angel Gifts (Angel Flavor's Present) - Comes in around 2:40.
Katamari of Love - Heard in the very beginning and end of the track.
Sayonara Rolling Star - Heard at the end of the track
Personnel[]
Katamari Fortissimo Damacy - 02 - Katamari on the Rocks ~ Main Theme
Music by Yuu Miyake
Lyrics by Miyake and Keita Takahashi
Vocals by Masayuki Tanaka and Tomomi Suzuki
Katamari on the Rocks (Beta)[]
Katamari on the Rocks (Beta) is a song from the Katamari Damacy Island Demo. The song is relatively the same, with the same beat and tune, the chorus has a different pitch and there are no lyrics that go along with the song.
Personnel[]
Music by Yuu Miyake
Katamari on the Rocks (Beta)
Katamari on the Rocks (Arrangement)[]
Katamari on the Rocks (Arrangement) (塊オンザロック) is a rearrangement of the original song, this version features acapella beatboxing by Dokaka. It's a remix of the opening theme for Katamari Damacy featured in We ♥ Katamari and the second track on the official soundtrack Katamari wa Damacy.
This song is the default song for both tutorials of We ♥ Katamari, and Me & My Katamari. It is also featured as the music for the first demo stage in Namco Transmission v3.2, it's a bit different as there are some more vocals not heard in the actual version of We ♥ Katamari.
Dokaka is a Japanese beatboxer who performs music solely by multitracking his own voice, generally with one instrument per track. (That is, he records himself mimicking the bass part to a song, then records himself mimicking the drum part in sync with the first recording, and so on.)
Personnel[]
Music by Yuu Miyake
Lyrics by Miyake and Keita Takahashi
Vocals by Dokaka
We Love Katamari Soundtrack - Katamari on the Rocks (Song 2)
This track doesn't play in any of the stages but it can be bought from the PlayStation Store.
This is a downloadable song from the PlayStation Store in the "Katamari Songs: Chic Pack" for $2.49, or in the "Katamari Song: All In One Pack" for $5.99.
Personnel[]
Music by Yuu Miyake (Arr. Osaka)
Katamari on the Rocks (Re Arranged by Masahiko Osaka)
King's Kourse[]
King's Kourse is a song from Pac-Man World Rally, it is the longest song in the game that is played in the shortest track in the game. The song is still relatively the same, but the vocals are different. It is safe to assume that the vocals are still the same from Katamari Damacy but autotuned to avoid copyright issues or similarities between games.
Personnel[]
Music by Yuu Miyake
Lyrics by Miyake and Keita Takahashi
Vocals by Masayuki Tanaka and Tomomi Suzuki
King's Kourse
Katamari[]
Katamari is a song from Pac-Man Kart Rally, it is relatively short and is played in the Katamari Cup of the game. The song is still relatively the same, but there are no vocals and the tune is more upbeat than the original.
