Johnny Gioeli
Johnny Gioeli initially thought this song wasn't good until he realized how much people liked it years later.
This was the first song by Crush 40 that specifically wasn't used as a final boss theme.
What is "Sonic Heroes"?
This game marked the start of Jason Griffith voicing Sonic
What is Shadow the Hedgehog (2005)?
This is the unfinished lyric.
In the face of reason, I can't take no more
_______________________.
What is "one by one, they've all become a black mark on the floor?" (What I'm Made Of)
When making his infamous announcement, Dr. Eggman made a post calling Shadow the Hedgehog out on this social media platform.
What is Twitter.com?
Johnny Gioeli stars in this band as the lead singer, apart from Crush 40.
What is Hardline?
The last game that had Crush 40 do a brand new song for.
(Counting only Sonic games)
What is Team Sonic Racing?
The location of Dr. Eggman's secret base in Sonic Adventure 2.
What is Egypt/A pyramid?
This is the unfinished lyric.
No matter how life tries to face me, ____________________________.
What is "I'll turn the other way"? (Never Turn Back)
He introduces himself as specifically this name as he welcomes Shadow to Tilted Towers.
Who is Memphis, Tennessee?
Johnny Gioeli has explicitly stated that out of all songs that he's done for Crush 40, this is his favorite.
What is "What I'm Made Of..."?
In most Crush 40 concerts, the concert starts out with this song first.
What is "Open Your Heart"?
The name of the planet chained to Earth in Sonic CD
What is Little Planet?
This is the unfinished lyric.
Wear the time as it moves along, _________________________.
What is "taking you back always feeling strong"? (His World - Crush 40 version)
The exact name of the viral video in where Sanic was created
What is "How 2 Draw Sanic Hegehog"
Johnny Gioeli started his music career by being this role in his brother's band.
What is a drummer?
The original name of the band before being renamed to Crush 40
What is Sons of Angels?
Knuckles' Chaotix is the debut game of Espio, Charmy, and Vector. These two other characters are no longer part of the Chaotix, but they were originally.
Who are Knuckles the Echidna & Mighty the Armadillo?
This is the unfinished lyric.
Can it last forever? I'm begging on my knees. Give me just another hour, ______________________.
What is "like a junkie, like a tease?" (2Nights2Remember)
This was infamously refrenced in a 2017 Twitter post made by the official Sonic the Hedgehog account on Friday the 13th.
What is Sonic.EXE?
When Johnny Gioeli was first approached for doing Open Your Heart for Sonic Adventure, he said he first thought it would be like making rock music for this old-school game.
What is Pong?
Johnny Gioeli named the band Crush 40 because he "didn't want to turn 40, so I wanna crush 40". Jun Senoue liked the name, because he coincidentally had a liking towards this.
What is Crush soda?
This was your reward if you managed to get all emblems in Sonic Adventure 2.
What is Green Hill Zone?
This is the unfinished lyric
Better fear me, better run away. Cause this battle's just begun. Enchanted whisper in your evil ear. an you hear the words, ___________________.
What is "I've won, I've won, I've won!" (Through The Fire)
The Sonic Prime episode that was edited over to create the "I just love latinas, Sonic" meme
What is "There is No 'I' in Team" (S1 E8)?