"Chiwawa" by Wanko Ni Mero Mero is featured on Just Dance 2016, Just Dance Now, and Just Dance Unlimited. The Classic routine also appears on the main tracklist on Just Dance 2017 for the Nintendo Switch, was featured on 舞力全开:活力派 before the shutdown, and it is available in the All Stars Mode on Just Dance 2020.
The Remastered Version, by Barbie, also appears in Kids Mode for Just Dance 2018 and Just Dance 2019.
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Appearance of the Dancer
The dancer is a woman with pink bobbed hair. She wears some cube and oval headbands, a yellow shirt with some chihuahua plush heads along with a square-pattern skirt that is shaped similar to a Rubik’s cube, some yellow and red spotted legging socks, and some black high heels with leg straps. At some points of the routine, the coach turns black and white. The dancer appears to be a paper cutout, as she seemingly peels off of the background revealing her to be flat, and completely white at the back.
Background
The background switches between pink, blue, orange and green, with flowers, hearts, and sandwich ingredients in a monochromatic color scheme in the background. The word "Chiwawa" appears sometimes when it is said. Multiple chihuahuas appear in most of the backgrounds. At the beginning, there are red, yellow, pink and purple flowers and the dancer appears to be walking a Chihuahua. It changes to a background with chihuahuas and dog bowls in the background. The chihuahuas sit down and touch their noses with their tongues at certain points. Near the beginning of the verses the background switches between a background with pipes with the dancer in a monochromatic color scheme coming out of them and cups with chihuahuas coming out of them. Very random and usually animal-related objects appear during the chorus, such as hot dogs, carrots, rabbits and a gumball machine with dog toys dropping out of it. There is also a cropped chihuahua head with the mouth cut from the rest of it, which has cucumbers slices on its eyes and sings into a microphone held by a hand.
At the beginning of the second verse and the bridge, there are cats coming out of a photocopier; the second time they are coming out in sandwiches. There are also bowls of noodles flying around; at one point, the dancer in a monochromatic color scheme is riding on them. The last time she rides on them, her head is replaced by I Gotta Feeling’s. Near the end, the background also contains dog bones as well as hearts and stars, also in a monochromatic color scheme. The entire environment appears to be made of paper. At the beginning and end, there is also a chihuahua wearing glasses that have the coach from Built For This on one of the lenses, and the logo on the other.
Mashup
Chiwawa has a Mashup with the theme Geeks, which can be unlocked with 1000 Mojo Coins (or 20 Mojo Coins for the Wii). It features nerdy dancers. It is exclusive to Wii/eighth generation consoles.
Dancers
- Ievan Polkka
- Born This Way (Nerd Version)
- Diggin' in the Dirt
- Born This Way (Nerd Version)
- You Make Me Feel...
- Ievan Polkka
- Party Rock Anthem
- She's Got Me Dancing (Remake)
- Born This Way (Nerd Version)
- Party Rock Anthem
- You Make Me Feel...
- Ievan Polkka
- Party Rock Anthem
- She’s Got Me Dancing (Remake)
- Party Rock Anthem
- Ievan Polkka
- Diggin’ in the Dirt
- Born This Way (Nerd Version) [GM1]
- Party Rock Anthem
- She’s Got Me Dancing (Remake)
- Party Rock Anthem
- You Make Me Feel... [GM2]
Gold Moves
Classic
There are 3 Gold Moves in this routine:
Gold Move 1: Lift your right arm and right leg up, making a cute pose.
Gold Move 2: Make a peace sign with your right hand.
Gold Move 3: Put both hands on your mouth, as if you're sneezing.
Mashup
There are 2 Gold Moves in the Mashup:
Gold Move 1: Bend over and scoop your arms. (Born This Way (Nerd Version)).
Gold Move 2: Raise both of your hands up toward the sky. (You Make Me Feel...).
Appearances in Mashups
Chiwawa appears in the following Mashups:
Appearances in Playlists
Chiwawa appears in the following playlists:
Just Dance Unlimited
- Just Dance 2016
- Easy Peasy Party
- Hall of Fame
- Princess
- Solos
- Just Dance Unlimited A-E
Just Dance 2019
- Kawaii
Just Dance 2020
- Kawaii
- The Cherry Blossom
Just Dance Now
- Beastly Beat
- Beats from the Far East
- Easy Peasy Party
- Hall of Fame
- All Songs A-E
- Solos
Captions
Chiwawa appears in Party Master Modes. Here are the captions attributed to her dance moves:
- Cat Whiskers
- Chiwawa
- Little Bunny
Dance Quests
- Lightning
- Strong Woman (Just Dance 2017)
Trivia
General
- Chiwawa is the first song by Wanko Ni Mero Mero in the series.
- Chiwawa is an original song created by Ubisoft in collaboration with soundtrack composer Tom Salta and Japanese singer Reni Mimura.[3]
- This is Reni Mimura's second song in the series, after Spectronizer.
- This is also Tom Salta’s fourth song, after Dagomba, Spectronizer, and Drop the Mambo.[4]
- Besides the sentence "The dog accidentally [gibberish]..." in Japanese, "I want a chiwawa" being spelled out in English, the word "Sorry!", "Let’s go one more time!" and "Achoo!" at the end of the bridge, the song consists entirely of gibberish and Japanese onomatopoeia.
- Chiwawa’s official release date was on September 29, 2015, which makes it the latest released song to be featured in Just Dance 2016.
- The audio was first released on the German Amazon website.[5]
- Chiwawa is the fifth song to be made by Ubisoft and to have a music video, after Jamaican Dance, Dance All Nite, Miss Understood, and Feel So Right.
- In Teacher (Car Version), Chiwawa can be briefly heard at the beginning of the routine.
- The music video was directed by Anne Horel and produced by Partizan.
- In the Just Dance Now credits, "Anonymous cats and dogs" and "No animal were harmed in the making of this song" can be read.[6]
Classic
- On the PAL cover, the Classic coach’s glove is purple, her hair is shorter, her shirt is pink, and her buns are missing.
- The Classic dancer is featured on the PAL and NTSC box art.
- The coaches from Built For This and I Gotta Feeling make a cameo appearance in the background.
- In the Behind-the-Scenes footage, the chihuahuas in the background were actually photo shot from a real chihuahua which was put on the green screen.
- The coach appears in the icon of World Video Challenge along with C3 from Uptown Funk.
- They both appeared in the Beta version of the Dance Quest icon earlier.
- At BGS (Brasil Game Show) 2015, a Community Remix for this song was seen in the menu. However, when the game was released, Uptown Funk’s Community Remix was included instead.
- From March 23, 2016, to March 25, 2016, Chiwawa was free on Just Dance Now to celebrate "National Puppy Day".
- In the Behind the Scenes video of the routine, Mehdi and Aurélie can be seen performing a move that is not present in the actual routine.[7]
- Also, an unused move appears in the music video.
- On the album coach for I Gotta Feeling’s Showtime, the animals that appear in the Classic background are detailed differently.
- Also, the coach can be seen in the Showtime video itself. [8]
- As seen on the PAL boxart, on the Just Dance website, and on the Youtube thumbnails the coach initially had different outlines. On the PAL boxart, it is yellow; on the website, it is purple and, on the thumbnails, it is a white outline without the paper effect.
- Chiwawa was played during the play-off of the Just Dance World Cup 2015.[9]
- In an episode of Ray Donovan (Season 4), the Classic routine, along with Stadium Flow makes an appearance.[10]
- Chiwawa is referenced at the beginning of I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.
- The coach’s skirt is worn by Natoo in the music video of Je Sais Pas Danser.
- The coach’s skirt appears as a Rubik's cube in the background of Youth Training Manual.
- The Classic routine can be seen in Barbie: Video Game Hero.
- According to a Just Dance Lesson made by Aurélie Sériné, the chiwawa that appears in the background of both routines is called Winky.
- Swish Swish’s P2 reuses the puppy heads from the coach’s outfit.
- Chiwawa can be played offline on the Nintendo Switch (not including the Remastered Version, by Barbie).
- It is not available on the World Dance Floor on Just Dance 2017.
- On 舞力全开:活力派, the artist name appears as 喝醉的小狗, which translates to "Drunk Puppy" instead of "Madly in Love With the Doggy".
- The coach is featured as an ornament in Just Dance 2018.
- A short gameplay of the classic routine was featured in a Google Stadia ad.
- A sticker of the song's chihuahua can be unlocked in Just Dance 2020 by dancing to 7 Rings (Extreme Version) three times.
Mashup
- The mashup didn't use the remake coach of Party Rock Anthem.
Gallery
Game Files
In-Game Screenshots
Promotional Images
Behind the Scenes
Beta Elements
Others
Videos
Official Music Video
Gameplays
Classic
Mashup
Extractions
Others
References
- ↑ https://play.spotify.com/track/5DqHuR26BYrEQYH9gyGBDB
- ↑ Behind the Scenes of CHIWAWA on Just Dance 2016
- ↑ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-09-29-ubisoft-made-a-j-pop-song-about-a-chihuahua-and-its-barking-mad
- ↑ http://www.tomsalta.com/#!just-dance/nok10
- ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Chiwawa-Single-Wanko-Ni-Mero/dp/B015UPF2HK
- ↑ http://www.justdancenow.com/credits
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kS0a0jKbAtY?t=1m30s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/1pb-o0QsEb8?t=58s
- ↑ http://www.justdanceworldcup.com/en/news/tracklist-and-prizes/Vh5stx4AALsEUcdg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSXyJBLnrLY&feature=youtu.be
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