Switchfoot

Switchfoot is a United States rock and alternative rock band that rose to mainstream prominence in the mid-2000s. According to Jon Foreman, the name "Switchfoot" is a surfing term. "We all love to surf and have been surfing all our lives so to us, the name made sense. To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music."

A number of Switchfoot's songs were included in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. Singer and actor Mandy Moore, who starred in the movie, sang Switchfoot's song "Only Hope" during a scene in the movie.

Their latest album, The Beautiful Letdown, has been their most successful to date. The hit single "Meant to Live" enjoyed widespread airplay on rock radio stations and transitioned into the top 40. A re-recorded version of "Dare You to Move" has been high on the charts as well. The song "Gone" has also received airplay on Christian radio stations but wasn't released as an actual single. In 2005, Switchfoot received five Dove Award nominations, including Artist of the Year.

Members

• Jon Foreman: vocals, guitar
• Tim Foreman: bass
• Chad Butler: drums
• Jerome Fontamillas: guitar, keyboard
• Drew Shirley: guitar

Discography

• The Beautiful Letdown (2003)
  • Meant to Live 3.25 min
  • This Is Your Life 4.18 min
  • More Than Fine 4.15 min
  • Ammunition 3.45 min
  • Dare You to Move 4.11 min
  • Redemption 3.07 min
  • The Beautiful Letdown 5.21 min
  • Gone 3.43 min
  • On Fire 4.39 min
  • Adding to the Noise 2.50 min
  • Twenty-Four 4.52 min

• Learning To Breathe (2000)
  • I Dare You to Move 4.08 min
  • Learning to Breathe 4.35 min
  • You Already Take Me There 2.43 min
  • Love Is the Movement 5.10 min
  • Poparazzi 3.20 min
  • Innocence Again 3.28 min
  • Playing for Keeps 3.44 min
  • The Loser 3.39 min
  • Economy of Mercy 3.56 min
  • Erosion 3.23 min
  • Living Is Simple 5.17 min

• New Way to Be Human (1999)
  • New Way to Be Human
  • Incomplete
  • Sooner or Later
  • Company Car
  • Let That Be Enough
  • Something More
  • Only Hope
  • Amy's Song
  • I Turn Everything Over
  • Under the Floor

• Legend of Chin (1997)
  • Bomb
  • Chem 6a
  • Underwater
  • The Edge of My Seat
  • Home
  • Might Have Ben Hur
  • Concrete Girl
  • Life and Love and Why
  • You
  • Ode to Chin
  • Don't Be There

Billboard Chart Positions, by song

• "Meant To Live," Adult Top 40, peaked at #5
• "Meant To Live," Mainstream rock tracks, peaked at #36
• "Meant To Live," Modern rock tracks, peaked at #5
• "Meant To Live," Hot 100, peaked at #18
• "Meant To Live," Top 40 mainstream, peaked at #6
• "Meant To Live," Top 40 tracks, peaked at #9
• "Dare You to Move," Modern rock tracks, peaked at #9 (as of writing)
• "Dare You to Move," Top 40 mainstream, peaked at #29 (as of writing)

Billboard Chart Positions, by album

• New Way to Be Human, Heatseekers, #31
• New Way to Be Human, Top Contemporary Christian, #21
• Learning to Breathe, Heatseekers, #34
• Learning to Breathe, Top Contemporary Christian, #23
• The Beautiful Letdown, Top Contemporary Christian, #2
• The Beautiful Letdown, Billboard 200, #16
• The Beautiful Letdown, Top Christian albums, #1
• The Beautiful Letdown, Top Internet albums, #16

External Links

• Switchfoot (http://www.switchfoot.com/)
• Columbia Records (http://www.columbiarecords.com/)
• Switchfoot lyrics (http://www.christianrocklyrics.com/switchfoot.php)
• +Stars+ Switchfoot fansite (http://www.shrimpdesign.com/sf/)