"It Doesn't Matter" is Sonic the Hedgehog 's theme song in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 . In Sonic Adventure the song has a BPM around 120, and the song (verses especially) is a little more laid back. In Sonic Adventure 2 , the song is much faster and has a different melody and arrangement.
It also plays briefly in Sonic and the Black Knight , and is unlockable in Sonic Generations . Both versions were performed by Tony Harnell .
Lyrics
Sonic Adventure version
File:Sonic Adventure "It Doesn't Matter (Sonic)" Music Request
Ooooh, yeah!
Well, I don't show off, don't criticize
I'm just livin' by my own feelings
And I won't give in, won't compromise
I just only have a steadfast heart of gold
I don't know why, I can't leave though it might be tough
But I ain't out of control, just livin' by my word
Don't ask me why, I don't need a reason
I got my way, my own way
It doesn't matter now what happens I will never give up the fight
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top
It doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right
Well, I won't look back, I don't need to
Time won't wait and I got so much to do
Where do I stop, it's all a blur and so unclear
Well, I don't know but I can't be wrong
This fight is not for anybody, this is purely for myself
There is no way I'm gonna give up 'til the very end
I can't tell what is wrong and what is right, I've got to find the answer
But until I do, there's no way I will ever give up
Place all your bets on the one you think is right
(instrumental)
It doesn't matter now what happens I will never give up the fight
There is no way I will run away from all of my frights
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top
It doesn't matter who is wrong or who is right
Sonic Adventure 2 version
File:Sonic Adventure 2 ED
Oh yeah
All right
Well, I don't show off, don't criticize
I'm just livin' by my own feelings
And I won't give in, won't compromise
'Cuz I only have a steadfast heart of gold
I don't know why, I can't leave though it might be tough
But I ain't out of control, just livin' by my word
Don't ask me why, I don't need a reason
I got my way, my own way
It doesn't matter
Now what happens, I will never give up the fight
Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight
It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right
Well I don't look back, I don't need to
Time won't wait and I got so much to do
Where do I stop now, it's all a blur and so unclear
Well, I don't know but I can't be wrong
It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight
Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight
Place all your bets on the one you think is right
Oh, it doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight
Long as the voice inside drives me to run and fight
It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right
No, no no no
It doesn't matter!
Connection to Character
Well, I don't show off, don't criticize - Sonic's lifestyle.
I'm just livin' by my own feelings - Sonic living the way as he wants.
And I won't give in, won't compromise - Sonic not risking.
I just only have a steadfast heart of gold - Sonic always living on the path of good and looks on the brighter side of life.
I don't know why, I can't leave though it might be tough - Sonic never retreats no matter what.
But I ain't out of control, just livin' by my word - Sonic living as he says.
Don't ask me why, I don't need a reason - Sonic doing what he does by will and not by reasons.
I got my way, my own way - Sonic follows his own rules.
It doesn't matter now what happens, I will never give up the fight - Sonic's "never give up" attitude.
Long as the voice inside me says go, I will always keep on running - Sonic always running for adventures.
There is no way to stop me from going to the very top - Sonic never stops until he wins.
It doesn't matter who is wrong and who is right - Sonic's carefree judgement.
Well, I won't look back, I don't need to - Sonic living without regrets.
Time won't wait and I got so much to do - Sonic always living fast.
Where do I stop, it's all a blur and so unclear - Sonic not knowing where does his trip end.
Well, I don't know but I can't be wrong - Sonic always being sure he is in the right path.
There is no way I'm gonna give up 'til the very end - Sonic never gives up until the enemy is beaten.
But until I do there's no way I will ever give up - Sonic will continue fighting until he makes it right.
Place all your bets on the one you think is right - Sonic's friends are always by his side.
Trivia
The Twinkle Circuit music from Sonic Adventure has a remix of the chorus of "It Doesn't Matter"
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Eggman · Beta (Mark II ) · Birdie · Chao (Dark Chao **, Hero Chao **) · Chaos (Chaos 0 , Chaos 1 , Chaos 2 , Chaos 4 , Chaos 6 , Perfect Chaos ) · Cream ** · Delta · Epsilon · Froggy · Grandma · Knuckles Clan (Pachacamac , Tikal ) · Mecha Sonic Mark III · Mr. Know-It-All · Nights · Station Square Police Department · ZERO · Zeta · Animals (Deer , Elephant , Gorilla , Kangaroo , Koala , Lion , Mole , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Rabbit , Robin , Seal , Sea Otter , Skunk )
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Action Stages
Emerald Coast · Windy Valley · Casinopolis · Icecap · Twinkle Park · Speed Highway · Red Mountain · Sky Deck · Hot Shelter · Lost World · Final Egg
Sub Games
Sky Chase · Sand Hill · Hedgehog Hammer · Twinkle Circuit · Boss
Enemies
Beat · Bladed Spinner · Boa-Boa · Buyoon · Cart Kiki · Cop Speeder · Egg Keeper · Electro Spinner · Fighter Aircraft A · Fighter Aircraft B · Gola · Ice Ball · Icecap's unnamed aircraft · Kiki · Leon · Pirate · Rhinotank · Sky Deck's unnamed jet fighter · Spark Unit · Spiky Spinner · Sweeper
Bosses
Chaos 0 · Chaos 2 · Chaos 4 · Chaos 6 · Beta (Mark II ) Gamma · Delta · Epsilon · Zeta · Egg Carrier · Egg Hornet · Egg Viper · Egg Walker · Knuckles · Perfect Chaos · Sonic · ZERO
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Playable characters
Bolt of lightning · Climb · Dig · Flight Mode · Glide · Hammer Attack · Hammer Jump · Hover · Homing Attack · Homing Missile Launch · Jump Attack · Laser Gun · Light Speed Attack · Light Speed Dash · Lure Attack · Maximum Heat Knuckles Attack · Pick · Propeller Flight · Punch Attack · Rapid Tails Attack · Spin Attack · Spin Dash · Spin Hammer Attack · Spin Jump · Tails Attack
Non-playable characters
Arm Punch · Bomb Attack · Bomb Gun Attack · Charge · Double Punch · Earthquake Attack · Electric Arm · Energy Ball Attack · Flame Thrower Attack · Guiding Missiles · Instantaneous Liquefaction · Laser Beam Attack · Homing Tail Slice · Inhale Attack · Marble Attack · Phantom Shadow Move · Punch · Quarter Attack · Scorpion Attack · Shockwave Attack (Chaos 6 ) · Sonic Boom · Spin Attack · Spinning Spike Attack · Spouting Attack · Squash Roll Attack · Swing Punch
Gimmicks and obstacles
Bumper · Bumper Car · Cannon · Capsule · Car · Conveyor Belt · Crank · Dash panel · Dash Ring · Drum Can · Explosion Trap · Fan · Flame dart · Flipper · Fountain · Giant Ring * · Goal Balloon · Hanging Bell · Helicopter · Hint Box · Hint Orb · Icicle · Iron ball · Jump Panel (plate) · Jump Panel (ramp) · Jump Ramp · Laser field · Lit Panel · Mirror · Monkey Detonation Switch · Orca · Point Marker · Power cube · Rocket · Satellite · Sling Shot · Slot machine · Spiked bar · Spring · Spring Catapult · Switch · Teleporter · Wide spring · Wind Path · Zip Line
Items
General
Air bubble · Cart pass · Chao Egg · Chaos Emerald · Doll · Emblem · Emerald Shard · Employee ID Card · Fish (Akatai , Ankō , Burabasu , Hammer , Ishitai , Marlin , Mechanical fish , Piranin , Ryūgū , Salmon , Shākun , Shibasu , Shīran , Unadon , Utsubon ) · Item Box (5 Rings , 10 Rings , Extra Life , High-Speed Shoes , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Random Rings , Shield , Smart Bomb ) · Key Stone (Gold statue , Ice Stone , Silver statue , Wind Stone ) · Ring · Sandboard · Snowboard · Sonic Token
Level Up Items
Ancient Light · Crystal Ring · Fighting Gloves · Jet Anklet · Jet Booster · Laser Blaster · Life Belt · Light Speed Shoes · Long Hammer · Lure · Power Rod · Rhythm Badge · Shovel Claw · Warrior Feather
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Corey Bringas (Tails ) · Michael McGaharn (Knuckles ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · Jon St. John (Big ) · Elara Distler (Tikal , Station Square train announcer, default menu voice) · Steve Broadie (Gamma , Pachacamac , Mystic Ruins train announcer) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kazuki Hayashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles , Mystic Ruins train announcer) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Shun Yashiro (Big ) · Kaori Asoh (Tikal ) · Jōji Nakata (Gamma ) · Tōru Ōkawa (Pachacamac ) · Kaho Kōda (Station Square train announcer) · Elara Distler (default menu voice) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Music
Songs
"Open Your Heart " · "It Doesn't Matter " · "Believe In Myself " · "Unknown from M.E. " · "My Sweet Passion " · "Lazy Days (Livin' in Paradise) " · "Theme of "E-102γ" "
Albums
Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era · Sonic Adventure: Songs With Attitude Vocal Mini-Album · SONIC ADVENTURE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL EDITION · Sonic Adventure Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition · Sonic Adventure Original Sound Track (Digi-Log Conversation) · Sonic Adventure Remix
Strategy guides
Sonic Adventure DX Complete Guide · Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut: Prima's Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Adventure: Navigation Guide · Sonic Adventure: Official Strategy Guide · Sonic Adventure Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Other
777 Slots Pinball · Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Auto Running · Black Market · Card & Pinball · Chao Adventure * · Chao Garden (Station Square Garden , Mystic Ruins Garden , Egg Carrier Island ) · Chao Race · Chao Stadium · Chao in Space · Chao Machine · Chao Search * · Corkscrew · Debug Mode · E-100 Series · Egg Mobile · Egg Carrier · Egg Carrier 2 · Eggmanland · Emerald Radar · Freeze · Game Over · Life · Life gauge · Loop · Master Emerald · Mission Mode **^ · Mystic Ruins · Shrine of Knuckles's race · Sonic Adventure (LCD) · Station Square · Tails' Lab · Tornado · Tornado 2 · Transporter Machine · Water
Playable characters
Hero
Sonic (Super Sonic ) · Tails · Knuckles
Dark
Shadow (Super Shadow ) · Dr. Eggman · Rouge
Misc.
Amy * · Big *^ · Chao Walker * · Chaos * · Dark Chao Walker * · Metal Sonic * · Tikal *
Non-playable characters
Chao (Angel , Chao Principal , Chaolin , Chaoko , Chaos Chao , Chaosky , Chappy , Crunch , Crystal , Dark Chao , Dinner , Eggie , Flash , Happy , Hero Chao , Lucky , Magic , Melody , Ninja , Rainbow , Skull , Smokey , Spooky , Stinky , Stormy , Tin , Wacky , Woody ) · Gerald · Maria · President · Scorpion Troop · Secretary · Sigma-Alpha 2 · Spider Troop · Researcher · Animals (Bat , Bear , Boar , Cheetah , Condor , Dragon , Gorilla , Half Fish , Parrot , Peacock , Penguin , Phoenix , Rabbit , Raccoon , Seal , Sea Otter , Sheep , Skeleton Dog , Skunk , Tiger , Unicorn )
Stages
Hero
City Escape · Wild Canyon · Prison Lane · Metal Harbor · Green Forest · Pumpkin Hill · Mission Street · Aquatic Mine · Route 101 · Hidden Base · Pyramid Cave · Death Chamber · Eternal Engine · Meteor Herd · Crazy Gadget · Final Rush
Dark
Iron Gate · Dry Lagoon · Sand Ocean · Radical Highway · Egg Quarters · Lost Colony · Weapons Bed · Security Hall · White Jungle · Route 280 · Sky Rail · Mad Space · Cosmic Wall · Final Chase
Misc.
Cannon's Core · Green Hill
2P Stages
Downtown Race · Grind Race · Planet Quest · Pool Quest · Deck Race · Pyramid Race
Enemies
G.U.N.
Blue Eagle · Bomb Beetle · Bomb Wing · Gold Beetle · Gum Hawk · Gun Hawk · Gun Beetle · Gun Hawk · Gun Hunter · Gun Wing · Hornet-3 · Hornet-6 · Hornet-9 · Laser Hawk · Laser Hornet · Laser Hunter · Mono Beetle · Phoenix · Rhino Cannon · Rhino Jet · Rhino Metal · Rhino Spike · Shield Hunter · Sky Hawk · Spark Beetle · Spring Beetle
Badniks
Buzz Bomber · Chopper · E-1000 · Gola · Unidus · Kiki
Misc.
Artificial Chaos (Artificial Chaos P-1 , Artificial Chaos P-100 , Cell , Float Type , Guard Type ) · Boo · Boom Boo
Bosses
B-3x Hot Shot · Biolizard · Dr. Eggman · Egg Golem · F-6t Big Foot · Finalhazard · King Boom Boo · Knuckles · R-1/A Flying Dog · Rouge · Shadow · Sonic · Tails
Moves/techniques
Amy Flash * · Black Shield * · Black Wave * · Booming Missile * · Bounce Attack · Captive Light * · Chaos Bind * · Chaos Control · Chaos Impact * · Chaos Screw * · Chaos Spear · Chaos Strike * · Charm Ray * · Crazy Rush * · Crouch · Dark Finish * · Dark Omochao * · Dig · Drill Claw · Drill Drive · Fire Somersault · Glide · Grind Step · Grinding · Hammer Punch * · Heaven's Justice * · Hell Bomber * · Hip Drop * · Hover · Homing Attack · Jump Dash · Kick/Kick Attack · Knuckle Spin * · Laser Missile * · Light Attack · Light Speed Dash · Lock-on · Lock-On Missile · Magic Hands · Omochao · Pick · Power Flash * · Power Laser * · Propeller Punch · Punch (Eggwalker) · Punch/Punch Attack · Rocket Launcher · Rumble Launcher * · Screw Kick · Somersault · Sonic Wind * · Speed Up * · Spin Jump · Spin Dash · Spiral Upper · Storming Heart * · Super Sonic Boost · Swim · Thunder Arrow * · Time Stop * · Volkan Cannon · Wrath of Gaia * · Zap Laser *
Gimmicks and obstacles
Ancient Ruin · Ball Switch · Bungie Vine · Dash Panel · Dynamite · Egg Beetle · Gravity Control Switch · Green energy fluid · Grind Rail · GUN Military Truck · High-speed warp tube · Hint Box · Hourglass · Iron ball · Jump Plate · Knuckles Clan foothold · Laser field · Missile · Pipe · Point Marker · Propeller Spring · Pulley · Ramp · Rocket · Safe · Sinking pool · Spikes · Spinning drum · Swing Bar · Time Switch · Turtle · Warp Hole · Warp Wall · Weight · Wide spring
Items
General
Air bubble · Balloon · Chao Egg · Chao Key · Chaos Emerald · Chaos Drive · Car · Container (Cage , Chao Container , Steel Container , Unbreakable Container , Wooden Container ) · Emblem · Emerald Shard · Gate key · Goal Ring · Item Box (5 Rings , 10 Rings , 20 Rings , Bomb , Extra Life , Health , High-Speed Shoes , Invincible , Magnetic Shield , Shield ) · Key Stone (Gate Key ) · Meteorite · Outfit · Ring · Snowboard
Level Up Items
Air Necklace · Air Shoes · Ancient Light · Bazooka · Booster · Bounce Bracelet · Flame Ring · Hammer Gloves · Iron Boots · Jet Engine · Large Cannon · Laser Blaster · Light Speed Shoes · Magic Gloves · Mystic Melody · Pick Nails · Protective Armor · Shovel Claw · Sunglasses · Treasure Scope
Voice actors
English
Ryan Drummond (Sonic ) · Connor Bringas (Tails ) · Scott Dreier (Knuckles , GUN Soldiers ) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy ) · David Humphrey (Shadow ) · Lani Minella (Rouge , Omochao ) · Deem Bristow (Eggman ) · Moriah Angeline (Maria ) · Marc Biagi (Gerald , GUN Soldiers ) · Steve Broadie (President ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Jon St. John (Big ) · Elara Distler (Tikal ) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Japanese
Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic ) · Kazuki Hayashi (Tails ) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles ) · Taeko Kawata (Amy ) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow ) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge ) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman , Gerald ) · Etsuko Kozakura (Omochao ) · Yuri Shiratori (Maria ) · Kinryū Arimoto (President ) · Shun Yashiro (Big ) · Shelly Fox (Default menu voice) · Tomoko Sasaki (Chao )
Music
Songs
"It Doesn't Matter " · "Believe In Myself " · "Unknown from M.E. " · "Throw It All Away " · "E.G.G.M.A.N. " · "Fly in the Freedom " · "My Sweet Passion " · "Escape from the City " · "Kick the Rock! " · "A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup " · "Dive into the Mellow " · "Deeper " · "Space Trip Steps " · "Rhythm And Balance " · "The Supernatural " · "For True Story " · "Supporting Me " · "Live and Learn "
Albums
Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track · Passion & Pride: Anthems with Attitude from the Sonic Adventure Era · Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - Sampler · Sonic Adventure 2 Official Soundtrack · SONIC ADVENTURE 2 OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK VINYL EDITION · Sonic Adventure 2 Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition · Sonic Adventure 2 Vocal Collection: Cuts Unleashed
Strategy guides
Sonic Advance & Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Official Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Strongest Strategy Guide · Sonic Adventure 2 Hero/Dark Manual · Sonic Adventure 2 Perfect Guide · Sonic Adventure 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Other
Altar of Emerald · Angel Island · Auto Running · Black Market · Boss Attack · Central City · Chao Adventure 2 ^ · Chao Garden (Dark , Hero , Neutral ) · Chao in Space · Chao Kindergarten · Chao Lobby · Chao Machine · Chao Race · Chao Stadium · Chao Transporter ^ · Chao World · Corkscrew · Cyclone · Eclipse Cannon · Eggman Bombom · Eggwalker · Emerald Radar · Fake Emerald · Game Over · Gerald Robotnik's diary · Grind Shoes · Health Gauge · Hidden Base · Kart Race · Life · Loop · Master Emerald · Moon · Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome · Prison Island · Project Shadow · Rank · Space Colony ARK · Station Square · Teleporter · Totem pole · Tunnel · Water