Ijime, Dame, Zettai

"Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
Standard edition cover
Single by Babymetal
from the album Babymetal
B-side	Catch Me If You Can (standard) Babymetal Death (limited)
Released	January 9, 2013
Format	CD single digital download
Genre	J-pop speed metal power metal
Length	20:06 (standard edition) 18:00 (limited edition CD)
Label	Juonbu Records Toy's Factory
Writer(s)	Nakametal Tsubometal Kxbxmetal Takemetal ("Ijime, Dame, Zettai") Edometal Narasaki ("Catch Me If You Can") Kitsune of Metal God ("Babymetal Death")
Producer(s)	Kyoto ("Ijime, Dame, Zettai") Narametal ("Catch Me If You Can") Yuyoyuppe ("Babymetal Death")
Babymetal singles chronology
"Headbanger" (2012) "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (2013) "Megitsune" (2013)
Music video Babymetal "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone Japan	[1]

"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ, lit. "Bullying, No Good, Absolutely"), alternatively titled "No More, Bullying, Forever",^[2][3] 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.^[4][5][6]

Pre-release history

The song was premiered at a Sakura Gakuin concert in July 2011 and a month later performed at the Tokyo Idol Festival. According to Blabbermouth.net, "It 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.""^[7] An early version of the song can be heard in a video on 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!".^[8]

According to the band's website, guitars on the "Nemesis" version of the song were recorded by former Arch Enemy (melodic death metal band) guitarist Christopher Amott.^[9]

Commercial reception

The single, released in 2013, sold 19,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at number 6 in the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.^[10]

Track listings

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".^[11]

Standard edition (CD)

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)	6:06
2.	"Catch Me If You Can" (Catch me if you can)	3:57
3.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Air Vocal Ver.) (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ（Air Vocal ver.）)	6:06
4.	"Catch Me If You Can" (Air Vocal Ver.) (Catch me if you can（Air Vocal ver.）)	3:57

Limited editions "I", "D", "Z" (CD+DVD)

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)	6:06
2.	"Babymetal Death"	5:48
3.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (Nemesis Ver.) (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ -Nemesis ver.-)	6:06

Limited "I" edition DVD – Music video
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (music video) (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ（Music Video）)	6:10
2.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (behind the scenes) (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ（Making Video）)

Limited "D" edition DVD – 2nd Idol Yokocho Festival!! Live Band Special 4/8/2012 at Shibuya-AX[12]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング)	3:45
2.	"Iine!" (いいね！)	4:10

Limited "Z" edition DVD – Legend "Corset Festival" 7/212012 at Rock May Kan[13]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Headbanger" (ヘドバンギャー！！)	4:02
2.	"Uki Uki ★ Midnight" (ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト)	3:20

Promotional editions (CD)

Yonaoshi-ban editions "Su-metal", "Yuimetal", "Moametal"[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ)	6:06
2.	"Headbanger" (Night of 15 Mix) (ヘドバンギャー！！ -Night of 15 mix-)	4:29

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

• Recorded at MukuStudio, Sound Arts Studio, S.O.L.I.D. Sound Lab, and Wacken Open Studio
• Mixed at Art Pop Entertainment, Hama Shobo Studio (濱書房スタジオ), S.O.L.I.D. Sound Lab, and Heartbeat Recording Studio
• Mastered at Parasight Mastering

Personnel

Suzuka Nakamoto (SU-METAL) – vocals (lead and background) Yui MIzuno (YUIMETAL) – vocals (lead and background) Moa Kikuchi (MOAMETAL) – vocals (lead and background) Kobametal (KOBAMETAL) – executive producer Millennium Japan (millenium JAPAN) – executive producer Tucky – mastering Christopher Amott – guitar Nakametal (NAKAMETAL) – lyricist Tsubometal (TSUBOMETAL) – lyricist, composer Edometal (EDOMETAL) – lyricist Kitsune of Metal God (KITSUNE of METAL GOD) – lyricist, composer

Kxbxmetal (KxBxMETAL) – composer Takemetal (TAKEMETAL) – composer Narasaki (NARASAKI) – composer Kyoto (教頭) – arrangement Narametal (NARAMETAL) – arrangement Yuyoyuppe – arrangement, audio mixing Naoki Ibaraki – recording, audio mixing Taro Isomura – audio mixing Seiji Toda – recording, audio mixing Masahiro Tamoto – assistant Shinya Yamazaki – assistant

Credits adapted from "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" standard and limited "I" single liner notes.^[14]

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Oricon Daily Singles Chart[15]	5
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart	6
Billboard Japan Hot 100[16]	14
Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay[17]	46
Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales[18]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition(s)
Japan[19]	January 9, 2013	CD, digital download	Juonbu Records	Standard edition
		CD		Limited editions "I", "D", "Z"
Worldwide[20]		Digital download	Toy's Factory	Standard edition

References

1. Rolling Stone Japan Edition review
2. Stark, Hazu (28 November 2012). "Vuelve BABYMETAL con "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"". Crunchyroll (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-06-09.
3. "BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (Official Video) - YouTube". YouTube. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
4. "BABYMETAL 世直しメタルソング「イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ」全貌解禁". Musicman-NET. 2012-12-04.
5. ""イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ"。BABYMETALの新曲がタワレコシングルチャート1位に1". TechinsightJapan. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
6. "BABYMETAL、デビューシングルの"世直しメタル"「イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ」がメタル曲でシングルチャートトップ10入りを達成". Barks. 2013-01-15.
7. "Japan's BABYMETAL Talks 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!' Single, Plans To Travel Overseas (Video)". Blabbermouth.net. 2012-07-02.
8. "BABYMETAL ～ My First HEAVY METAL in TOKYO 2012 ～ - YouTube". YouTube. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
9. "「イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ」ジャケット写真＆収録曲の全貌を発表DEATH！！" (in Japanese). BABYMETAL official website. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
10. "ヒットがみえる! エンタメマーケット情報サイト　ORICON BiZ online" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
11. "Babymetal - イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ 世直し盤 Su-metal Version (CD) at Discogs". Retrieved 2016-03-31.
    "Babymetal - イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ 世直し盤 Yuimetal Version (CD) at Discogs". Retrieved 2016-03-31.
    "Babymetal - イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ 世直し盤 Moametal Version (CD) at Discogs". Retrieved 2016-03-31.
12. "CDJapan : Ijime, Dame, Zettai [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / "D" Ban] BABYMETAL CD Maxi". Retrieved 2015-03-03.
13. "CDJapan : Ijime, Dame, Zettai [w/ DVD, Limited Edition / "Z" Ban] BABYMETAL CD Maxi". Retrieved 2015-03-03.
14. Ijime, Dame, Zettai (CD liner notes). Babymetal. Toy's Factory. 2013. p. 2.
    Ijime, Dame, Zettai (Limited "I" edition) (CD liner notes). Babymetal. Toy's Factory. 2013. p. 2.
15. ""イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ"。BABYMETALの新曲がタワレコシングルチャート1位に！". Techinsight. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
16. "Billboard Japan Hot 100│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
17. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Airplay│Charts│Billboard JAPAN (2013/01/21 付け)". Retrieved 2014-08-10.
18. "Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales│Charts│Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
19. "BABYMETAL". iTunes JP. Apple Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
20. "Babymetal". iTunes US. Apple Inc. Retrieved 10 April 2014.

External links

• Review by Rolling Stone Japan Edition
• Discography - Babymetal official website