References to Sonic in music
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The following is a list of references to Sonic in music.
Album artwork
| Album | Artist | Release date | Comments | Images |
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| Parrot Head Cartridge | Mondo Lava | 2014 | The album artwork features a polygonal image of Sonic the Hedgehog's head and hand taken from the "Sonic Checklist" page of Sonic Quest: The Death Egg Saga 2. | 
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| Memory Cards | ClearVisionDream Productions | 2014 | The album artwork features a screenshot of the Master Emerald from Sonic Adventure. | 
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| 冬季大会 WINTER GAMES | 人以上VANQUISH組み込ま利益 | 2014 | The album artwork features Sonic Adventure artwork alongside Sega Dreamcast border trim. | 
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| CHAO GARDEN | MECHA YURI | 2014-08-01 | The album artwork features artwork of Chaos alongside an image of a Dreamcast Controller and VMU. | 
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| Sonic Adventure 2 Greatest Hits Revisited/You'll Know It | Basin | 2014-10-28 | The album artwork features normal or "melted" editions of a Chao on its cover. | 
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| エンジェルアイランド | バーチャル Paragon ™ | 2018 | The album artwork features the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds. | 
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| LIKE ELEMENTS | RIGHTEOUS PRODUCTS | 2019-04-03 | The album artwork features a screenshot taken during the intro of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. | 
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| SEAWRLD 2 | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2020-11-02 | The album's title is displayed in a Sonic the Hedgehog-series ribbon banner. | 
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| Messe de E-102 | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2022-06-21 | The single's title directly references the name, music, and themes associated with E-102 γ's arc from Sonic Adventure. | 
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Lyrics
| Song | Artist | Release date | Lyrics | Comments |
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| "I Gotcha" | Lupe Fiasco | 2006-08-08 | I love my city really hope that God bless it Have my mind moving faster than that hog in the hedges |
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| "Abiura di me" | Caparezza | 2008 | I'm closed like a Hedgehog more than Sonic. | |
| "Dr. Robotnik" | Intercontinental Music Lab | 2008 | So another day has passed, you've done the same old things You've been bouncing off springs and collecting gold rings |
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| "Where's My Fuckn Genesis" | Charles Hamilton | 2008-11-11 | Boredom is a killer I'm at deaths door |
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| "Hectic" | Enter Shikari | 2008 | We'll convene at mine, 3PM to play Sega Mega Drive, Golden Axe, and Sonic, all day |
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| "You Be Tails, I'll Be Sonic" | A Day to Remember | 2010 | While not containing any lyrics directly referencing the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, the song's title alludes to the close friendship between Sonic and Tails. | |
| "Sonic Doesn't Need a Story" | Alex Day | 2010 | June 23rd 1991 Let loose, I knew you were born to run |
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| "Robot Bar Fight" | Your Favorite Martian | 2011 | And Robotnik was about to attack And Terminator grabbed a bottle sayin’ “I’ll be back.” |
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| "Sonic's Best Pal" | Starbomb | 2013 | Sonic the Hedgehog, hero to all When the world needed saving, he would answer the call |
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| "Scrap Brain Zone" | Mutant | 2018-11-24 | The song's title directly references Scrap Brain Zone. |
Music videos
| Song | Artist | Release date | Comments | Screenshots |
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| "Oh...Oi" | Tata Young | 1995 | Tata Young is seen wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt during the music video to her song "Oh...Oi". | 
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| "Tripod Baby" | M-Flo | 2005 | In the music video, cutscenes from Shadow the Hedgehog are shown, along with Shadow the Hedgehog himself trying to capture the video's singers in his own ship, along with him flying through space via Chaos Control, dancing and finally trapping the three singers at the end of the video. | 
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| "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny" | Lemon Demon | 2005 | Sonic makes a small cameo in the music video, in which he is in a slap fight with Mario. This a clear reference to the rivalry between Sonic and Mario. Oddly, neither Sonic's nor Mario's bodies are seen when the final winner is decided. | 
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| "We Come Together" | Goldfish | 2011-05-20 | Nearly every scene features a reference to a video game, from Elevator Action to Metal Gear Solid to Bomberman, notably ending with the band piloting a large Sonic the Hedgehog robot rolling through a series of loops and corkscrews before landing on an alien planet and fighting the video's final boss. | 
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| "Person of Interest" | Rebecca Black | 2011 | In the music video of her third single, Rebecca Black dances in an arcade with a skee ball game in the background. On top of it, among other toys, is a large Amy Rose plush, which can be only seen in the behind-the-scenes video. | 
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| "Robot Bar Fight" | Your Favorite Martian | 2011 | The song is about a bar fight breaking out at a club made exclusively for robots. At one point in the song, Dr. Robotnik is seen attempting to sneak attack Bender from Futurama, and is later shot by RoboCop. It is likely that singer Ray William Johnson was unaware that Robotnik himself is not a robot. | 
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| "You're In Love" | ESPRIT 空想 | 2017-11-29 | The official music video for ESPRIT 空想's 2017 single "You're In Love" consists exclusively of the ending cutscene from Sonic the Hedgehog (2006). | 
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| "17:10" | As Everything Unfolds | 2018-06-27 | The band's keyboard player is seen wearing a Sonic & Knuckles shirt in the song's official music video.[1] | 
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| "Video Games" | Tenacious D | 2023-05-11 | The official music video for "Video Games" places the members of Tenacious D into various popular video game franchises. Among these is Sonic the Hedgehog, represented with a brief scene in which Jack Black appears running through Green Hill Zone as Sonic himself, with Kyle Gass following along as Tails. The interlude is rendered in an early 3D style, with a low-polygon count and full-screen dithering effect reminiscent of Sonic Jam, and even uses the figure-eight spindash style of Sonic the Hedgehog CD. | 
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Promotional material
| Product | Artist | Release date | Comments | Images |
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| M.I.A. | 20xx | In a promotional photograph for one of her upcoming albums, M.I.A. is seen wearing a Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt. | 
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Samples
| Song | Artist | Release date | Song sampled | Comments |
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| "Where's My Fuckn Genesis" | Charles Hamilton | 2008-11-11 | "Mystic Cave Zone" - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | |
| "Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha (Sonic 3)" | Team Teamwork | 2011-03-28 | "Carnival Night Zone - Act 1" - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | |
| "「RUNNER'S HIGH」" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-03-15 | "Special Stage" - Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn) | |
| "Fifth Generation セガサターン" | CVLTVRΣ | 2014-03-21 | "Number One" - Sonic R | |
| "Sherwood Zone" | Napoleon | 2014-03-26 | "Sega jingle" (sound effect) - Sega "Continue jingle" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog "Lose Rings jingle" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog |
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| "MACHINE死" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-04-06 | "Event: Unbound" - Sonic Adventure | |
| "F00 ベースキャンプ『RUINS』" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Rusty Ruins Zone - Act 1" - Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn) | |
| "NEONアーキテクチャ (パート1)" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Special Stage" - Sonic the Hedgehog CD (US) | |
| "NO WAY?" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "No Way!" - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | |
| "エレベータープラン" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Theme of 'E-102g'" - Sonic Adventure | |
| "RECYCLE/REUSE" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Stardust Speedway" - Sonic the Hedgehog CD | |
| "NEONアーキテクチャ (パート3)" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Crazy Robo" - Sonic Adventure | |
| "THE SAILING" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2014-06-20 | "Sandopolis - Act 2" - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | |
| "☿⋆❂Aguashine❂⋆☿" | ClearVisionDream Productions | 2014-07-12 | "Mystic Ruin" - Sonic Adventure | |
| "Chaos Emeralds" | ClearVisionDream Productions | 2014-07-12 | "Leading Lights ...for Lost World" - Sonic Adventure "Ring" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog |
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| "⌘ Dark Falz ⌘" | ClearVisionDream Productions | 2014-07-12 | "Theme of "TIKAL"" - Sonic Adventure | |
| "市内で IN THE CITY (Bonus Track)" | 人以上VANQUISH組み込ま利益 | 2014-10-16 | "Living In The City" - Sonic R | |
| "あなたはそれを感じることができます CAN YOU FEEL IT (Bonus Track)" | 人以上VANQUISH組み込ま利益 | 2014-10-16 | "Can You Feel The Sunshine?" - Sonic R | |
| "それほど高く感じるMAKES ME FEEL SO HIGH (Bonus Track)" | 人以上VANQUISH組み込ま利益 | 2014-10-16 | "Diamond In The Sky" - Sonic R | |
| "Spacebook Profile 2066" | Famicom Fountains | 2015-03-05 | "Tidal Tempest" - Sonic the Hedgehog CD | |
| "Will Gates" | Famicom Fountains | 2015-03-05 | "Quartz Quadrant Good Future" - Sonic the Hedgehog CD | |
| "내 마음은 떨고" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2015-05-15 | "Work It Out" - Sonic R | |
| "시원한 파도소리 좋아요" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2015-05-15 | "Living In The City" - Sonic R "Diamond In The Sky" - Sonic R |
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| "Sun Bleached" | Dan Mason ダン·メイソン | 2015-05-21 | "Can You Feel The Sunshine?" - Sonic R | |
| "BUSINESS CLASS" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2015-05-31 | "Back In Time" - Sonic R "Can You Feel The Sunshine?" - Sonic R "Dreams Dreams: A-Cappella Ver." - NiGHTS Into Dreams |
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| "Show You the Way" | Thundercat | 2017 | "Continue jingle" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| "Pennington Acres" | death's dynamic shroud.wmv | 2017-08-15 | "Green Grove Zone - Act 2" - Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (Saturn) "Visitor's Center" - Jurassic Park (Mega Drive) |
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| "Lidl" | Mister V | 2020 | "Ring" (sound effect) - Sonic the Hedgehog | |
| "PALMTREE PANIC {MG MIX} [2016 DEMO]" | Machine Girl | 2020-02-09 | "Palmtree Panic" - Sonic the Hedgehog CD |