"Speed Car" is a song by Giordano Gambogi under the one-off alias D-Team. Produced around 2004, the song was first released in Act 4 of Initial D Fourth Stage, on June 19, 2004; before making its first album appearance in "Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage D Selection +" on November 17, 2004. It was written and composed by Sergio Dall'Ora with Giordano Gambogi; and produced by Dall'Ora, Giacomo Maiolini and Luca Degani.
In 2023, SSC made a remix of the song, which was included in the album "Music For Lonely Drivers - Extended".
Lyrics
[Intro]
(Speed Car, Speed Car) (Go, go, go)
(Speed Car, Speed Car) (Go, go, go)
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
AE Eighty-Six is coming
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
And he's gonna be the one!
Speed car!
[Verse 1]
There is no fear tonight
There is no mercy to ride
Who's gonna be number one?
Who's gonna lose too much time?
[Pre-chorus]
On the Akina mountain every day and every night the racing
Speed Star team and Red Suns are ready to fight!
[Chorus]
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
Is the team of Project D the winning
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
And Takumi is the king of racing
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
AE-Eighty-Six is coming
Speed Car, Speed Car (Go, go, go)
And he's gonna be the one!
Speed car!
[Verse 2]
He was little child
But he was ready to fly
He didn't care of the race
But was the best in the place
Featured on
| Year | Version | Album | Track No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Speed Car [Extended] | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage D Selection + | Track 5 |
| Speed Car [Mixed] | Track 14.d | ||
| 2005 | Speed & Power Style 2005 | Disc 1, Track 13 | |
| Super Eurobeat Vol. 155 | Track 2 | ||
| Super Eurobeat Presents Super GT 2005 | Track 11 | ||
| Tokyo Auto Salon 2006 Presents Evolution #02 | Track 25 | ||
| 2006 | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage D Non-Stop Selection | Track 16 | |
| 2007 | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Fourth Stage Non-Stop Mega Mix With Battle Digest | Disc 1, Track 5 | |
| Speed Car [Extended] | Super Eurobeat Presents Initial D Arcade Stage 4 - Original Soundtracks | Disc 1, Track 4 | |
| Speed Car [Mixed] | Disc 2, Track 7 | ||
| Speed Car [Extended] | Initial D Fourth Stage Music Complete Box | Disc 1, Track 6 | |
| 2023 | Speed Car (SSC Remix) | Music For Lonely Drivers - Extended | Track 18 |
Versions
Trivia
- Speed Car was featured in Act 4 of Initial D Fourth Stage. It was also featured in the arcade games Initial D Arcade Stage 4 and Initial D Extreme Stage.
- This song is based on Initial D, featuring some references to the series.
- "Akina" is pronounced as "Akira".
- The SpeedStars team is said as "Speed Star".
- In some parts of the song, it was sampled the final sound of the Eye Catch B of the First Stage Soundfiles.