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{{Nihongo|Karate Man Returns Theme|カラテ家|Karateka}}<ref name="playmusic">[[Play Music]]</ref>, also known as {{Nihongo|Karate Rhythm}} in [[Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu#リズムポエム集 (Rhythm Poem Collection)|Rhythm Poem Collection]], is the theme used for [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and [[Karate Man Returns!]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. It was composed and arranged by [[niwanetwork:Masami Yone|Masami Yone]]<ref>"M-1． カラテ家<br>作曲：任天堂株式会社 編曲：任天堂株式会社."<br>(M-1. Karateka<br>Composed by: Nintendo Co., Ltd. Arranged by: Nintendo Co., Ltd.) ~ [https://www.tsunku.net/producework.php?Music_ArtistID=189&@DB_ID@=699 Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu | Produce Work | Tsunku.net]</ref>. However, the singer and lyricist are uncredited.

A version of this song with various tempo changes can be found in [[Karateka 2]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. A high energy arrangement of this song would be used for [[Karateka Tempo Up!|Karateka]] [[File:TempoUpExtra1.png|72px|link=]] in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.

==Music==
{{media table
|file1=Song GBA Karate Rhythm Ingame.ogg
|title1=カラテ家
|desc1=Song heard in-game (''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'').
|length1=1:17
|file2=Song Arcade Karate Rhythm.ogg
|title2=カラテ家
|desc2=Song heard in-game (''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'').
|length2=1:18
|file3=Song Arcade Karate Rhythm Tempo Up.ogg
|title3=カラテ家
|desc3=[[File:TempoUpExtra1.png|72px|link=]] arrangement heard in-game (''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'').
|length3=0:55
|file4=Song GBA Karate Rhythm.ogg
|title4=カラテ家
|desc4=Song found in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]''.
|length4=1:18
}}

==Lyrics==
The lyrics are provided in the [[Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu#リズムポエム集 (Rhythm Poem Collection)|Rhythm Poem Collection]] rather than its own Lyrics Card, where it is titled as "Karate Rhythm".

{{vgc|column=1|poem=
Hey! Baby! How's it going?
This beat is non stop.
Hey! Baby! Listen to my phrase.
I can give you
the sense of rhythm.
Oh, Yeah.
}}
{{vgc|column=1|poem=
Hey! Baby! How's it going?
This beat is non stop.
Hey! Baby! Listen to my phrase.
I can give you
the sense of rhythm.
Awake, baby! Trust me!
}}
{{vgc|column=1|poem=
This beat is non stop!
New groove in your soul.
Oh, Yeah!
This beat!
You are growing up well.
Hey, Baby!
Hold on to your ambition.
Hey! Oh, Yeah!
}}

==Trivia==
*This is the first vocal song to appear in the [[Rhythm Heaven (series)|series]].
*This is one of the few songs to be entirely in English in all languages, including Japanese. The only other song to share this trait is [[I'm a lady now]].

==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
|jp=カラテ家<ref name="playmusic"/><ref name="studio">[[Studio#Music List|Studio]]</ref><br>Karate Rhythm<ref name="gbapoem">[[Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu#リズムポエム集 (Rhythm Poem Collection)|Rhythm Poem Collection]]</ref>
|rojp=Karateka&#xa;Karate Rhythm
|mnjp=Karateka<br>Karate Rhythm
|us=Karate Man Returns Theme<ref name="playmusic"/>
|fr=Super karatéka<ref name="playmusic"/>
|mnfr=Super Karateka
|es=Kárate Killo<ref name="playmusic"/>
|mnes=Kárate Killo
|de=Karateka!<ref name="playmusic"/>
|mnde=Karateka!
|it=Il ritorno di Karate Ka<ref name="playmusic"/>
|mnit=The return of Karate Ka
|kr=격투가<ref name="playmusic"/>
|rokr=Gyeoktuga
|mnkr=The Fighter}}

==References==
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