SONIC DRIVE

For the skill in Sonic Battle, see Sonic Drive. You may also be looking for the album with the same name.

"SONIC DRIVE" is the Japanese and French opening theme for the Sonic X anime series. It is used for all 78 episodes in the series. During the show's original run, it was used from 6 April 2003 to 28 March 2004. There are two opening cinematics for the song, one for the first half of Series 1 and one for the remainder of the episodes.

Staff

• Lyricist: Takeshi Aida
• Composer: Cheru Watanabe
• Arranger: Cheru Watanabe
• Singers: Hironobu Kageyama and Hideaki Takatori (Japanese), Claude Vallois (French)

Japanese lyrics

Japanese		English
Romaji	Kanji and kana
S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!
Kinō made no rūru Kyō wa tada no rūzu Kowashite dantotsu gōru Hashiritsuzu ketenai to Hokani imi wa naito Panku na tetsugaku nanda	昨日までのルール 今日はただのルーズ こわして　ダントツゴール 走りつづけてないと 他に意味はないと パンクな哲学なんだ	Yesterday’s rules are simply loose today The best goal is to break them If I don't keep running There's no other meaning It's a punk philosophy
Baiorizumu wa Tsūbai rizumu de Fūkei wa shunkan ni musū no sen Ore wo torimaku kaze	バイオリズムは ２ｘ（ツーバイ）リズムで 風景は　瞬間に　無数の線 俺を取り巻く風	Biorhythm is a two-time rhythm The scenery instantly becomes countless lines The wind envelops me
INSIDE OUTSIDE semete Issai gassai nuite Dare hitorimo nani hitotsumo Maewo ikasetaku wa nai INSIDE OUTSIDE GO! SONIC!! Issai gassai YES! SONIC!! Abunaiyo to HAVE A NICE wa niteru Sō dochiramo kamihitoe nanosa Taikutsu nugisu tete Ima sugu kakedase	Inside　Outside　攻めて いっさいがっさい　抜いて 誰ひとりも　何ひとつも 前を　行かせたくはない Inside　Outside　GO! SONIC!! いっさいがっさい Yes! SONIC!! アブナイヨとHave A Niceは似てる そう　どちらも紙一重なのさ タイクツ脱ぎ捨てて 今すぐかけだせ	Inside Outside attack Surpass everything altogether I won’t let anyone or anything get ahead of me Inside Outside, GO! SONIC!! Everything altogether, Yes! Sonic!! “Watch out” and “Have a nice” are similar That’s right – both are by the skin of your teeth Throw boredom away And start running
Kizame mune no rizumu Sore ga ore no izumu Nanda ka muzumuzu suru yo Nemuru toki wa tomaru Keredo yume de hashiru Nenjū mukyū no RUNAWAY	きざめ胸のリズム それが俺のイズム なんだかムズムズするよ 眠るときは止まる けれど夢で走る 年中　無休のRunaway	Carving the rhythm of your heart That's my style Itching for something exciting I may stop while asleep But in my dreams I keep on running A 24/7 runaway
Ima shitai koto Ashita dekiru koto Kubetsu shinai kanjitara bīto ni nore Kimi wo shinjiru no sa	今したいこと 明日できること 区別しない感じたら　ビートに乗れ 君を信じるのさ	Things I can do today Things I can do tomorrow If you don't mind, if you feel it, follow the beat I believe in you
TAKIN' TAKE IT semete Tetteiteki ni nuite Ushiro nante mitaku wa nai Gōru dake mezashite ima da TAKIN' TAKE IT GO! SONIC!! Tetteiteki ni YES! SONIC!! Akushu shiyō to ACTION SHOW wa niteru Sō dochira mo yūjō no tame ni Kyūkutsu ketobashite Kokoro ni shitagae	Takin' Take it 攻めて 徹底的に　抜いて 後ろなんて　見たくはない ゴールだけ目指して　今だ Takin' Take it GO! SONIC 徹底的に Yes! SONIC!! 握手しようとAction Showは似てる そう　どちらも友情のために キュークツけとばして 心に従え	Takin' Take it attack! Surpass everything thoroughly There's no way I'll ever look back Aiming straight for the goal Takin' Take it GO! SONIC!! Thoroughly YES! SONIC!! "Let's shake hands" and 'Action Show' are similar Yes, both are for the sake of friendship Kick down the walls if you feel cramped And just follow your heart
INSIDE OUTSIDE semete Issai gassai nuite Dare hitorimo nani hitosumo Maewo ikasetaku wa nai INSIDE OUTSIDE GO! SONIC!! Issai gassai YES! SONIC!! Abunaiyo to HAVE A NICE wa niteru Sō dochiramo kamihitoe nanosa Taikutsu nugisu tete Ima sugu kakedase	Inside Outside 攻めて いっさいがっさい　抜いて 誰ひとりも　何ひとつも 前を　行かせたくはない Inside Outside GO! SONIC!! いっさいがっさい Yes! SONIC!! アブナイヨとHave A Niceは似てる そう　どちらも紙一重なのさ タイクツ脱ぎ捨てて 今すぐかけだせ	Inside Outside attack Surpass everything altogether I won’t let anyone or anything get ahead of me Inside Outside, GO! SONIC!! Everything altogether, Yes! Sonic!! “Watch out” and “Have a nice” are similar That’s right – both are by the skin of your teeth Throw boredom away And start running
S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!

French lyrics

French	English
S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!
Plus vite que la lumière, il court Sans meme, toucher terre, il court Pour nous sauver, il est le plus fort! Quand le risque est le maître à bord Il redouble encore plus d'efforts Pour nous sauver, il est le plus fort!	Faster than light, he runs Without even touching the ground, he runs To save us, he is the strongest! When risk is of importance He redoubles his efforts To save us, he is the strongest!
Contre les robots, ces machines du mal Il attaque et il esquive Rien arrêté l'énergie de la tornade bleu!	Against robots, these evil machines He attacks and he dodges Nothing stops the energy of the blue tornado!
Cyber mystère! C'est Sonic! Hyper super! C'est Sonic! Sur tous les fronts, avec pour mission de fendre l'air plus vite que le son! (x2) Et dans l'espace, mettre sa vie en danger Jouer sa vie pour nous sauver!	Cyber mystery! It's Sonic! Hyper super! It's Sonic! On all fronts, with a mission to split the air faster than sound! (x2) And in space, putting his life in danger, Risking his life to save us!
S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!	S-O-N-I-C, GO! S-O-N-I-C, GO! Go, go, go go, LET'S GO!

Clips

The clips in the opening video are used from the following episodes:

Season 1

• Sonic X pilot

Season 2

• Sonic X pilot
• Chaos Control Freaks
• Satellite Swindle
• Beating Eggman, Part 2
• Countdown to Chaos
• Cruise Blues
• Sonic's Big Break
• Showdown in Space
• A Metarex Melée

Trivia

• In the Italian dubbed edition of episode 69 published on the TIMvision streaming service, "SONIC DRIVE" was used instead of "Gotta Go Fast".

Videos

Sonic Drive- Sonic X Theme Song (Japanese, Full Version)

References

Songs