THE COLLAB NO ONE EXPECTED?! First Time Hearing Babymetal & Electric Call Boy - Ratatata Reaction!

[@DaShap]

This song gave BOTH these bands their first song to make it to #1 on the Billboard chart. I think we can all see why it has become a huge worldwide hit.

[@DylRicho]

WWE is also using it for its event in Germany later this month. That's how I came across this awesome song.

[@BlackArr0w]

Did you notice how cool Kevin looked towards the end? He is a master in turning around and make it look cool!

[@Greydt]

😂😉

[@Lordgenome944]

Beat me to it 😂

[@andyinmotion6877]

Masterful addition!

[@unbekannterbenutzer5998]

They played this LIVE in Japan AND Germany together!!!

[@traylor2502]

In the last month...These two different bands appeared on the main stages of festivals in different countries on different continents, played the same song in their setlists just an hour or two hours apart, inviting the members of the other team. Correct me if I am wrong but that's history's first.

[@dnocturn84]

And Spain (Resurrection Fest).

[@nordwestbeiwest1899]

PS: check out the live version from Japan at the Fox Festival!!!

[@ViVaLaRan]

Saw them live at greenfield switzerland it was so AWESOME man i can't wait to see them live again

[@blitzofchaosgaming6737]

It wasn't only during the choruses that the vocals were mixed between the groups. Momoka was also doing some of the harsh vocals. There are videos where it color codes each vocalist parts and you can see how much they really were mixing all throughout.

[@Its419games]

Every time I listen to this, I'm constantly amazed at her growls. Makes me wonder if they'll have MomoMetal doing more growls in other songs during live performances (eg BxMxC). Very talented young woman and she definitely earned her spot in BABYMETAL.

[@Erawk]

@@Its419games I'm hoping that too. So far, it seems like they're using the pre-recorded track in live performances. Even her "Are you READYYY??!!" in "Metali" is the pre-recorded track, or at least it was when I saw them and in every live version I've seen. #freeMoMosgrowls

[@azk9218]

@@Erawk I suspect it could be also a matter of a microphone they use vs the 'proper' one that is used by Suzuka. Tho from various videos I've seen, Momo sometimes do her screams in Metali. When I saw them I honestly wasn't sure.

[@regwilliams6952]

Once again, the second "are you ready" and "lets go" is in fact Momometal growling. Which is as cool as hell

[@FiveAcross]

also with the "Everybody"

[@Iliyena87]

When she is shown singing during harsh vocals she is doing them alone or mixed, indeed. Gonna be so cool to see when she starts being a bigger part even live, and the Moa-banger shows she can offload Su as clean vocals during longer concerts. Wrote Babymetal off once 10 years ago but as concept that would loose it's place when they got older. Glad they are still here!

[@ElyonDominus]

​@@Iliyena87 Momobanger?

[@Iliyena87]

@@ElyonDominus That to... but meanth the Headbanger with Moa, wh00psie

[@DavidCarradinesBelt]

Imagine being this much of a virgin

[@astrafaan]

"Guys doing the heavier stuff and the girls doing the lighter"...except mebee for the odd growl or scream 😂. good reaction!

[@buntybiggir0255]

Check out babymetal’s MV for “Metal” released last year to promote their newest member Momo-Metal

[@buntybiggir0255]

Babymetal are HUGE ALL OVER THE WORLD, and they tour America 🇺🇸 a lot

[@vinusak2216]

Please react to PAPAYA BABYMETAL

[@GorgeousRoddyChrome]

Momometal holds her own with metal growls. There's a great lyric video that shows in real time which member of which group is singing throughout the song. RATATATS is a true collab.

[@jakemuller8626]

Welcome back to the Foxhole, it's been a while.🦊🤘🔥 Finally you're back with this suggestion, btw happy belated birthday to MoaMetal.🐨❤ This single reached Number 1 best selling single in the US Billboard rock/metal chart for the first time for both bands! If you see comments talking about how cool was one of the singers turning around at the end, that's a reference to a video reaction they did last week. But the one who really looks cool are oc the ladies striking a pose near the end which is also the pose they used when performing live right from the beginning.💃 Last weekend of May they played this song at FOX_FEST Festival in Japan along with Electric Callboy, everyone went bonkers with this awesome collab of the year and hit of this summer. They also released the official live if you don't wanna stop and keep pushing it to the limit. They also played together once again at Rock Im Park in Germany twice, one during EC show and the other one during BM show wearing cool new outfits. After that they played again at Rock Am Ring and we already got cool proshot clips. Last weekend they finished the Europe Tour and once again with both groups playing this song twice at Resurrection Fest in Spain making everyone going wild. Polyphia were also at FOX_FEST playing a set and the guitarists Tim Henson and Scott Le Page played together with BM the song Brand New Day, they're special guest in the album version, they were looking for this since a very long time ago and also fans waited for this. We already got an official live MV released recently if you wanna check that out. Next suggestion to enjoy another super collab they did prior to this: - F.Hero x Bodyslam x BabyMetal - Leave It All Behind official MV. The lead singer is called is SuMetal, and she's the same one you saw at Megitsune, only thing is she's 26 now. Hope to see you around with more BM songs. See you next time 🦊🤘🐭

[@tommyo2450]

It is genius and the collab of the century.. It's not only unique but damn good and pure joy! You've much to catch up on Babymetal.. Hit #1 in USA rock billboard..

[@jackpatterson7110]

This song is pure fun, I love it 🥹🥹

[@masamune2984]

It’s the perfect Collab. Not just for the song, but more the impact it’s had on me. Not since BABYMETAL WAAAY back in the day have I been so intrigued and addicted to a band I just discovered, and fell in love with the community of fans, passion, kindness, and talent of the entire whirlwind surrounding a band: first it was BM…together they crashed the morning light introduced me to Electric Callboy. I can’t stop listening. And while I’ve been lucky enough to see BM twice front row (because a fellow fan in line just bought of bunch of front row tickets to hand out in line, along with chocolates, to people in line…man…that’s still the coolest thing…), I now have a new mission: to see Electric Callboy in the Denver or Chicago, or west coast area sometime; not just for the band, but for the fans and community around all of this. I’ve seen over 850-ish bands live, from MASSIVE household names., to small indie bands, and no one does it like BM and EC. Just watch “Tank the Tech”’s blogs on KZbin, and try not to smile. (He’s a fan and react/blogger…that became EC’s full, high level Tour Manager, and man, you can see the passion of EVERYONEi. Those go-pro videos…especially the one where Nico almost passed out from heat exhaustion, but kept going because “it’s about passion, and these people paid to be here, and I will give it my all even if it includes passing out, because I still can’t believe I’m here, and this is everything.”) No one read this far, but I’m sick, and have been listening to EC and BM all day to cheer me up, and just wanted to add some info and ethos into the Internet landscape if anyone didn’t already know. 🙂 and it worked.

[@vitaliizon]

Last time Germany collaborated with Japan - didn't end well for the world, you know. But not this time though, this time it's great!

[@dck6546]

Toyota putting BMW engines into Supras wasn't that bad...

[@Filboid2000]

An epic collab to be sure, and an incredible song; it sounds like it could be in a Disney animated musical. And the "ooha- ooha" part brings to mind the anniversary party in Fix-it Felix's apartment in the movie "Wreck-it Ralph" ("Fix-it Felix, ooha-ooha"). 😁 🤘🦊🤘

[@yunametal344]

Thanks for the great reaction! Lovely collaboration! EC&BM has created a wonderful song! I can't get the words RATATATA and BUN BUN BUN Fu〜♪ Fu〜♪ out of my head!🐭🦊🐹

[@YTLawnGnome]

The fact that Babymetal has shown they are truly here to stay makes me so happy.

[@robote7679]

This to address right off the top. This video has 13,000,000 views in a month. So yeah, doing OK. That was Su singing lead vocals since the very beginning. Babymetal is the three ladies. I think it was"Megitsune" you were talking about which was released in Japan in 2013. Babymetal was the three teens then and there has been only one personnel change in all that time. Wing girl Yui left and her beloved position is now held by the wonderful Momo. Who has been performing with BM since 2019. Babymetal and Nico and Kevin first performed this live two weeks after this mv was released at Fox Fest Festival hosted by Babymetal. It has since become an audience favorite and the two bands have performed it I think six times together at various summer festivals. The bands developed a real affection for each other which is very obvious in their live performances. Good job on this one. Thanks.

[@rrphillip]

Ratatatat is a name used for the beat in an EDM/techno song that catchs you. The hook almost. Also not a lot of people notice but Kevin is not the only one with the hard vocals. Momo is on there with Are you ready and Everybody.

[@mr.osclasses5054]

I'm not sure how accurate this is or if it's your own take/speculation on it. However, the "official" understanding I have heard (I think ECB's tour manager, Tank the Tech on here) said that "Ratatata" is a German onomatopoeia word, meaning it isn't a real word, but a word derived from a sound (just in case someone doesn't know what onomatopoeia means). Ratatata is the sound associated with the sound German machine guns make. Could it have something to do with EDM/techno music? Sure, especially since the song is all about dancing the night away with friends. However, I'm just giving you what I have heard as the "official" meaning.

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

The one with at the disco ball was Su, the same main singer as usual. But, she did sing in English, and that almost without any accent. So, it does not sound as it normally do. Its more deep and mature when she is singing English and more "baby" when she sing Japanese. I actually like her English singing very much. It shows her versatility better IMHO.

[@gradypatterson1948]

I find it interesting that EC's usual in-your-face humor is pulled back to a more subtle level here - when I first heard about the collab, that was one of my questions/concerns. Babymetal has some aspects of humor in their early catalog, but often related to the moe (cutesy) aspect playing off their youth. As Babymetal has matured, they have gotten much more serious/straight (not at all a bad thing), so I was not sure how that humor aspect of EC's music would work with the more mature Babymetal. By going for a more subtle humor mostly tied to the contrast of the two bands, I think they succeeded quite well in creating a blending of the two, focusing on the similarities and toning down the contrasts - a kind of musical peanut butter and (pardon the pun-ish reference) chocolate rather than pickles and ice cream.

[@rafaelrivera9346]

The second "Are you ready" growl is Mometal who does her famous growl.

[@Miguel_Gutierrez666]

More babymetal on this channel please ❤❤❤

[@old_5-O]

Babymetal play Nurnberg Germany on June 7, 2024 at a sold out festival and the Germans went crazy. EC was there and they played on each other sets.

[@BlazinNSoul]

They also just released a live performance of Brand New Day feat Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia as OMG lol. BM did this 5 years ago and only know finding out they did a live performance of it lol. 🙀💕Anyways great reaction & definitely the collaboration of the year here. Knew Babymetal would strike gold eventually. Now they have a #1 single on Billboard to add to their #1 album. That now makes them the only Metal Band from Asia to my knowledge to do so. Congrats ladies!! 🤘🦊🔥

[@davidriddick82]

This is the best collab in 2024!! The bands combined is MAGIC 🔥 You should check out the live video from LIVE AT FOX FEST 🤘🏻 it’s amazing to hear live it’s insane My favorite thing is seeing the playful side of BabyMetal with the EC guys and it’s 100% even collaborating on this song and Momo Metal does plenty of screaming too, it’s not just EC

[@fishtigua]

The French band L'Etourloop mixes dance and rock brilliantly too. Le Savoir Faire is good.

[@ksbrst2010]

Especially to bands like Babymetal. And Nicos and Sus "Love Scene (Quote from Electric Callboys Behind the Scenes Video)" was exactly onevof the last scenes that they shot aftervzhey finished the song in the morning. They had nearly no budged no script and no finished song when they started filming and Babymetal entered the plane, but both sides knew when they had to be finished. Electric Callboy wanted and needed that the girls were adults and that they agreed to their roles. But Electric Callboys would not have dared to write parts of the song. They needed the girls for that. As usual such content could harm younger females. Especially Japan was known for such limitations. So without their explicit permissions from the girlsvpersonally they would not have shot certain scenes in this manner. It was important for them that everyone could clearly see: these are constnting adults.

[@rnowak85]

Enjoyed your reaction! Love Kevin and Nico's Dad dance moves behind the ladies. Also one of the ladies, Momoka I believe, is doing harsh vocals along with Electric Callboy.

[@stanleyarmstrong2898]

Ratatatatata refers to a machine gun. Earliest lyrics have a guy referring to his hips, just before the Ratatatata lyrics.

[@Grington300]

Welcome back. Your previous two BABYMETAL reactions were both to songs recorded in 2013. 'Megitsune' was recorded over 11 years ago and actually pre-dates 'Gimme Chocolate' by several months. Su was 15 in that one - and yes she was always and still is the lead vocalist and just turned 16 in 'Gimme Chocolate' - Yui and Moa were both 13 in 'Megitsune' and 14 in 'Gimme Chocolate'. Yui last performed in Oct 2017 and left BABYMETAL 12 months later because of ongoing health reasons. Momometal became the new third member in April 2023 ... they have had no other changes in personnel in their 14 years. 'RATATATA' is just fun start to finish ... and they were appearing during each others' sets whenever they were playing the same festivals around Europe to perform this song together ... and the crowds were all having a blast singing and dancing along. BABYMETAL were wanting to make a song that people could dance to in the same sort of style as an Electric Callboy song, along the lines of 'We Got The Moves' but felt there was something missing - so as both bands were playing in Boston at the same time BABYMETAL went to the EC concert and met up with them before the show to ask if they wanted to get involved. This song (after much back and forth between the bands and about 20 versions) was the result. I don't think ratatata has a meaning other than it it the noise you make when banging on something, knocking on a door, running through a wall or maybe hitting the dance floor. The disco ball helmets ... go with the disco ball theme - did you notice the fingers on their gloves as well? It is a straight 50-50 collaboration, but the clean vocals and growls are not a straight split - Nico from EC is doing a lot of the clean vocals with Su-metal, as you heard, but also Kevin from EC is joined in the growls by BABYMETAL's Momometal "showing her fangs" with the second "Are you ready?" and both "Everybody"s towards the end of the song.

[@kiszeg]

"Ratatata" is the sound of a machine gun in European slang. Babymetal forever❤🤘🦊

[@waynebenedict5785]

This is the collaboration I didn't know I needed!

[@kc28kenneth]

Best collaboration ever. 🤘🦊🤘🇲🇹

[@NickTesla-le8kh]

Great reaction! Collab of the year indeed! You guys definitely need to check out more Babymetal song, especially the live perfomances. My recommendation is "Monochrome (Live at PIA Arena 2023)" and "Road of Resistance (Live in Japan 2015)"

[@beingsneaky]

Ratatata. Is a beat pattern, or so I have heard.

[@obenohnebohne]

This song is so good. The mix betweeen the different styles is terriffic.

[@b.c.5003]

Look up “we got the moves”.

[@Its419games]

I didn't have a chance to ask why (because we were interrupted by a guest), but I showed this to my boss who is from Germany originally. Her first question was if ECB was German because _"RATATATA_ is a very German sounding title". 😂I have to remember to ask her what she meant by that.

[@Yrbytuuba]

Lets go! I was hoping that you guys would do this one!

[@meimemeime]

ありがとう！🦊 More BABYMETAL please! 🔥🤘🦊 From🇯🇵

[@GaryStange]

The lead singer for Baby Metal is Sumetal (Suzuka Nakamoto). She is the lead on all BabyMetal songs, with a very few exceptions. She sang lead on your previously reacted Megitsune, (Meg-it-su-ne).

[@rickwagner-]

"BABYMETAL", "Su-metal", "meh-gee-tsoo-neh" (メギツネ). "Su-metal" has a "-", but Moametal, Momometal and Yuimetal don't. It indicates an extended "u" sound in Japanese.

[@IAMisLove]

👍👍An awesome performance by 2 amazing bands.🔥🔥 A true 50-50 colab. They kill it. A perpetual smile generator. 😁😁😁 Su's shot in the famous John Travolta’s 'Saturday Night Fever' pose was cool. 🦊 🖖❤

[@Sakura-times-2]

Don't think feel.🦊 Nice reaction! The chorus of "Bu chi a ga re" (ブチアガレ meaning "Everyone get excited!") that MOA and MOMO are singing in the chorus is slang used by young Japanese. And "A ge" (アゲ) is also slang, meaning "lit". Your reaction アゲ！

[@mr.osclasses5054]

I don't think you mean chorus. The chorus is the repetitive part happening throughout the song. This was the second verse when BABYMETAL were singing on their own. It just happened to have some repetition to it.

[@titoshinshi3742]

Moa @ 3:10 points out her famous dimples. Nice reaction thank you .

[@therealcyber5]

I saw BabyMetal, and Halford made an appearance onstage...

[@squidkid2]

Like heavy metal disco! I know you guys work out to this music!

[@tomate3391]

Ratatata is a machine gun sound because his body is a weapon. I think both group had a lot of fun of producing this sing, you can tell when they together on stage and perform the song. But at the same time they worked also very seriously on the song. According to different interviews of both bands they needed 22 - 23 versions of this song to came to an agreement. The exact number is not clear because they told different numbers in different interviews.

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

Yep, your right. I've not seen many people knowing that's use of the word.

[@texas1872]

What's crazy is that no one really ever mentions, on her solo, how beautiful her voice is there. Never heard it like that before.

[@ohTHATaaronbrown]

The collaboration nobody knew they needed, until it happened :)

[@hiawatha.g]

Song of the Year.

[@duit111]

5:04 Electric Callboy was originally founded in 2010 under the name Eskimo Callboy. In 2022, they changed their name for reasons of political correctness. In 2020, Kevin replaced the former singer Sushi, who left the band to pursue his own path.

[@fullerenpirat5134]

Niko replaced Sushi, Kevin is doing the hash vocals.

[@Pickersgill48]

Love Baby Metal

[@boshiken4914]

You should see the live performance of this …. What a party

[@brianchar-bow3273]

Don't forget that it's not just the girls and band playing performance that's great, but the group of talented composers and arrangers who have produced their varied and original music, which is the foundation of their awesomeness. One of the reasons for their popularity is that they have many good songs, including Metal arrangements. RATATATA‘s Composer on the BABYMETAL side is NORiMETAL　(Norikazu Nakayama(Norizo)) (Representative past BABYMETAL's his composed works: MEGITSUNE, AMORE, SYNCOPATION, ARKADIA, NIGHT NIGHT BURN!, ROAD of RESISTANCE (co-composition), YAVA, IINE, METARI, etc.)

[@ksbrst2010]

I would disagree and to be precise, Electric Callboy knew this. They are longtime Standard headliners in German Festivals and Electric Callboy knew this. Their computers observed Babymetal. What they didn't knew Babymetal observed them. Koba was a huge fan of Eskimo Callboy line had certain Elements that certainly indicated remarkable Elements that indicated Eskimo Callboys and his Records proved that he knew this minor Band. And Moa observed their rise. For both parties they were very interesting Collab Partners. And Nico and Kevin had so much respect that they tried to hide behind their Bands Quote: " How do you speak to a Goddess?". The internet has lowered the distances between music markets to nearly zero.

[@Obscur888]

Best collaboration since WW2!! ;)

[@Gergei-xi1bs]

Please listen to absolutely amazing duet Diana Ankudinova &Brendon Stone,, the day you... "

[@goldencoreo5560]

"We got the moves" by electric callboy please

[@jensbecker7066]

best german and japan coorparation since 80 years? 😆

[@TomTomson81]

The division between harsh vocals (EC) and soft vocals (Babymetal) no longer exists from the second verse onwards. Both sing both together. Harsh vocals also were sing by babymetal. The second "Are you ready?" and in the last part "Everybody"

[@Megatronpt]

In your Megitsune Video they were between 14(Yui and Moa)-16(Su) In this video.. they are 20 (Momo), 24(Moa), 25(Su). So.. yeah.. a 10 year gap. :)

[@Megatronpt]

Extra note: Momoko is the second growl voice you hear in this song. She has brought this grit to Babymetal. :)

[@Megatronpt]

Original Trio were Suzuka (main lead), Yui and Moa (scream/dance). Yui had to leave due to health reasons. Momoko(Youngest and tallest joined in 2023).

[@atjeparian3283]

Kitsune up ⬆⬆⬆🤘🤘🤘

[@Peter.Cotoncalida]

Hi from Ireland, great reaction wow your missing out some epic babymetal, time to catch up, your in gir a treat, I suggest monochrome live at pia, road of resistance live at pia, and megitsune at pia, go yo hymnodic channel for links, looking forward to more 😊

[@bcf3218]

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@ゆりざべす-z8o]

BABY METAL🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥EC💕

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Better than the last time Japan and Germany teamed up.

[@ingorenner5210]

Because no Italiens involved 🤣

[@なかじまひろし-u6k]

💃💃💃ラタタタ🎉👍❤。

[@cjkoehler]

🤘🦊🤘

[@Ganimal83]

Good one, this song is awesome. I think it’s time you two reacted to a live Babymetal song. They are after all, a live performance band. Your first reaction to Gimme Chocolate was live video, with studio audio over. Check out *Road of Resistance* from *Pia Arena MM* for an amazing showcase of an epic anthem. 🤘🦊

[@seregamolodets5286]

🍅💀🍅 🪩🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼🪩 😻RATATATA😻 EPIC !!!!!!!!

[@JakobFischer60]

"Ratatatata" is the sound german kids make pretending they shoot a machine gun. At least I did that as a kid, not sure if todays kids still do it.

[@peekaboosue]

I love ❤️ how BabyMetal present themselves. They all look so beautiful, sexy and attractive without the need of running around half naked. Their style is a mix of edgy, sweet, and goth, and they wear it beautifully 💯

[@Shoofyou10]

Song of the summer

[@rah2287]

BABYMETAL is THE best LIVE band on the planet Megitsune LIVE at PIA ARENA 2023 HQ Pro Shot from Hymnodic channel

[@youcanttellmenothing41]

well, momometal helped with the heavier stuff if you listen properly 😅

[@marcoskazu_]

🦊🦊🦊

[@christopheraaron8299]

It is kinda weird hearing Babymetal singing in English. I know they've done it before, but it's still weird.

[@viktormaticka1663]

Pretty sexually peppered song, including Japanese lyrics 😊. And it's still boom boom boom, sorry bon bon bon😂😂😂

[@metalmark1214]

It's joining cutie metal with comedy metal. Like a Reese's Peanut butter cup.😂

[@MrRidged]

srry but some of the deep screams are momo metal the second are ready's i beleve

[@JakobFischer60]

I very much like how the little girls stand their vocal ground against those heavy growling men. Even at the end they keep up with that funny "Fu Fu" against the mens growling. A very playful and modern interpretation of the roles of men and women. Perhaps it needed some german men for it.

[@martinmetal7481]

Song is doing pretty well it got a million views in a day when first come out 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@kellybasham3113]

Love your videos

[@kamilyvitoria2692]

react Babymetal “metalli” live ❤️

[@JustineTeeple]

Please Do a reaction to Jason michael Carol Alyssa lies. It's a beautiful song.

[@ksbrst2010]

Well it was one of the worst kept secrets. They visited Electric Callboys in Boston (in full Uniform) and this was really the day when they made the Deal. But this is the advantage of small independend Groups, the Global Players might not like this, but fast decisions andvsurprises are an advantage of these procedures.

[@rickwagner-]

"in full Uniform" LOL. No.

[@TheLeomarti]

@@rickwagner- I'm sure you always eagerly wait for his comments to see what myth he will come up with next :D (I know I do ahahah)

[@dnocturn84]

They met at Electric Callboys concert in Boston, but not in uniform. They met to talk about this collab and Babymetal stayed to watch their whole show (EC is pretty proud, that they stayed for the whole length of their show, but it might just because they played "We Got the Moves" last - which was the song BM was inspired by and what BM wanted to see them doing live). Fans spotted Babymetal and took pictures and filmed this. This started a rumor on reddit, where this was discussed by fans. They were pretty good at keeping this secret, other than these rumors, which cooled down after all these months. In an interview in early May, Nico spoiled this again. He talked about a collab with a non-German band, which was waaay better in dancing, then they are. He said EC already composed a killer-track for this collab. Only very few fans actually catched this, but some connected the dots and the rumors on reddit were back again. Just a few weeks later the trailer for "Ratatata" dropped. edit: grammar corrections

[@richardkint6531]

Little bit late to the game. This song has been reacted by so many KZbinrs already!

[@johnf2683]

Lots of Babymetal fans commenting.🧲👶👶 👀👀🤔 I guess I'm more of a grown up metal fan, not a huge scream fan tho.👶👀🙉😁 Great collab!!🤗