Dancing Mad

"Dancing Mad" is a frequently ripped track from Final Fantasy VI and a meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.

Summary[]

"Dancing Mad" is a boss battle theme from Final Fantasy VI used for the final boss, Kefka. "Dancing Mad" is not the typical boss battle theme like in previous Final Fantasy games. The song has four parts, one for each movement of the boss battle. After beating one movement of the boss battle, the song changes and moves to the next movement. This track is notable for being the first boss battle theme from the series to be longer than a typical boss battle track and have unique features for the boss battle.

The song became critically acclaimed by the Final Fantasy community and is considered one of the best songs made by Nobue Uematsu. The song also received a version with lyrics from the live performance "Distant Worlds II: More Music from Final Fantasy". The song appeared in other games, some notable appearances being: Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, Final Fantasy XV, and Dissidia Final Fantasy.

Rips[]

From both channels, there are currently 27 rips of "Dancing Mad". The first rip of "Dancing Mad" was "Dancing Mad - Final Fantasy VI", originally uploaded on the GiIvaSunner channel on March 10, 2016 and later reuploaded after the channel's termination on June 30, 2016. The rip itself is notable for being painful to listen completely, due to the audio getting incredibly high-pitched at 1:23 and throughout the rest of the rip.

Throughout 2022, SiIvaGunner released several arrangement rips that use multiple styles related to the advertised track's source game; examples include "OMORI - OMORI", "Showdown with the Ultimate Chimera - MOTHER 3", and "Crash Dance - Crash Bandicoot". In 2023, likely due to the popularity of the aforementioned trend, SiIvaGunner would begin to release fakeout rips for full "Dancing Mad" arrangements instead; examples include "Ultimate Koopa (Extended Version) - Super Mario 64", "When I Get Mad I Dance Like This (Extended Version) - Deltarune", and "Battle! (Ho-Oh) (JP Version) - Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver".

Separately, rips of only Movement 4 would be used to signal the end of channel events in 2023, similarly to character-dedicated Snow halation rips; examples include "Dancing Mad (Movement 4) - Final Fantasy VI", "Dancing Mad (Movement 4) (PAL-M Version) - Final Fantasy VI", and "Dancing Mad (Movement 4) (Beta Version) - Final Fantasy VI".

Notes[]

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The key changes between movements, and some movements have multiple key changes:
- Movement 1 – C minor
- Movement 2 – C-sharp dorian, C-sharp minor, F minor, and C minor
- Movement 3 – D-flat major, C-sharp minor, E minor, G minor, and G-sharp minor
- Movement 4 – F major (intro), C-sharp minor, and C minor

[1] The key changes between movements, and some movements have multiple key changes:
Movement 1 – C minor

Movement 2 – C-sharp dorian, C-sharp minor, F minor, and C minor

Movement 3 – D-flat major, C-sharp minor, E minor, G minor, and G-sharp minor

Movement 4 – F major (intro), C-sharp minor, and C minor

[2] Movement 1 – C minor

[3] Movement 2 – C-sharp dorian, C-sharp minor, F minor, and C minor

[4] Movement 3 – D-flat major, C-sharp minor, E minor, G minor, and G-sharp minor

[5] Movement 4 – F major (intro), C-sharp minor, and C minor

[Key 1]