Elise

"Elise" is an original composition by DM Ashura built around a remix of Beethoven's "Fur Elise." It arrived at the same time in Pump It Up Infinity and 2013 FIESTA 2, holds a steady 162 BPM, and its BGA was handled by JesP. The piece pairs the familiar classical melody with the artist's signature electronic production.

The Single tiers run from beginner up through expert. The S11 is the most-discussed of them: it was an S10 in earlier versions and long carried a reputation as an unbalanced level thanks to a blinking-note freezing gimmick, a slow variable-speed stretch built on freeze notes (where players often slip off a held note while reaching for a tap), and a twist-and-run finish that felt far above level 10. In PHOENIX those gimmicks were stripped out and the chart was rebadged S11, finally giving it a steadier difficulty. The S16 is largely 8-beat twist hold notes and plays easy for the number (it was a 17 before XX), while the S18 is its beefed-up sibling with denser notes and stronger waist twists. The S21 opens slow, then a sudden speed-up triggered by long notes around 1:14-1:20 can bunch up the run behind it, with EW-affected long-note jacks following; it was a 22 (an entry-level 22) through PRIME 2 before dropping to 21.

The D12 was a 13 through PRIME 2 and was demoted to 12 in XX, though its mid-chart hold-plus-tap combinations and a late run can still cost an unwary player the SSS. The D17, rated 16 back in PRIME 2, was an infamous unbalanced level: nonstop weight-shifting and run sections drained level-16 players and led to plenty of fail-outs. It was raised to 17 in XX and now sits at an appropriate level, if still a stamina test. The D23 is a gimmick chart best learned in advance: accelerations make the run effectively "pop out" after you step the paired long notes, a long slow-speed run is the usual break-on decider, and a closing set of four long notes keeps the clear in doubt to the very end. Even so it generally lands in the lower-middle of D23, making it a common stepping stone for players new to the level. The song also ships with a two-player Co-Op chart.