Switchfoot

Switchfoot

L–R: Jerome Fontamillas, Chad Butler, Drew Shirley, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
Background information
Origin San Diego, California, United States
Genres Alternative rock[1], power pop[2], pop punk[3], post-grunge[4], Christian rock[5]
Years active 1996–present
Labels Rethink, Columbia, Sony BMG, lowercase people, Atlantic
Website switchfoot.com
Members
Jon Foreman
Tim Foreman
Chad Butler
Jerome Fontamillas
Drew Shirley

Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, backing vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar, backing vocals).

They are known for their energetic live shows,[6][7][8] where the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously. Building on the pop sensibilities of Foreman's songwriting, rounded out by Fontamillas bringing his industrial roots with his synthesizer, the band works up "the Switchfoot sound" – a melodic crunch of densely layered sound featuring some electronic experimentation, often driven by hard-charging guitar riffs and balanced out with some spacier ballads as well.

After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. This recognition led to their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown, which was released in 2003. It went on to sell over 2.6 million copies and produced the band's best-known singles, "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move".

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".[9]

Contents

History

Formation and early years (1996–2002)

Switchfoot was founded in 1996 as Chin Up, consisting of Jon Foreman and his brother Tim, along with Chad Butler on drums. After playing only a few shows, the band was contacted by music industry veteran Charlie Peacock and eventually signed to his indie label Re:think Records under the current moniker, Switchfoot. Re:think went on to distribute the first three Switchfoot albums, The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe. Because Re:think was bought out by Christian giant Sparrow Records before Switchfoot's first release, however, the band's and Peacock's intentions of being marketed outside of the Contemporary Christian music scene and reaching a wider audience were put on hold. Consequently, the band was mostly marketed exclusively to Christian radio and retail outlets early in their careers, a time Jon Foreman has described as when "half of who we were was lost."[10]

Of Switchfoot's first three albums, Learning to Breathe was the most successful, being certified gold by the RIAA, and receiving a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album.

Later on in 2002, Switchfoot's music was featured prominently in the movie A Walk to Remember, starring singer and actress Mandy Moore, who sang Switchfoot's song "Only Hope" during a scene in the movie. The movie's soundtrack album also featured a duet with Jon Foreman and Moore, as well as four other Switchfoot songs from the band's previous catalogue, in addition to Moore's cover of "Only Hope".[11]

The Beautiful Letdown (2003–05)

Following the exposure that came from A Walk to Remember, Switchfoot attracted attention from multiple record labels and ultimately signed with the major record label, Columbia Records/SonyBMG.[12] Their major label debut, The Beautiful Letdown, under Columbia Records/Red Ink, represented the band's evolution from the predominantly lo-fi, indie rock sound of their early albums, toward a more layered, synth-influenced sound that helped launch the band to mainstream popularity. This shift sonically could be attributed to the fact that the album was the first to include keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas, formerly of industrial bands Mortal and Fold Zandura. Fontamillas had been touring with Switchfoot since 2000, following the release of Learning to Breathe.

The Beautiful Letdown has since been certified double platinum, selling more than 2.6 million copies,[13] on the strength of constant touring and the huge mainstream radio hits "Meant to Live" and "Dare You to Move." A live DVD depicting one of the band's live concerts, Live in San Diego, went platinum as well, and a third single, "This Is Your Life" was released to radio. In addition, the song "Gone" received major airplay on Christian radio stations as well.

Following the runaway success of The Beautiful Letdown, a compilation titled The Early Years: 1997-2000 was released, which featured Switchfoot's first three indie albums released under Re:think records including the original artwork for all the albums. This collection has since been certified Gold, with total sales of over 500,000 copies.[14]

Switchfoot also received five 2005 Dove Award nominations, and won four, including Artist of the year.[15]

Nothing Is Sound (2005–06)

In 2005 prior to the release of Nothing Is Sound Switchfoot announced that guitarist Drew Shirley (previously the guitarist for All Together Separate) had become the band's fifth member after touring with the band since 2003.[16] Nothing Is Sound, was released on September 13, 2005, and with Shirley's inclusion saw Switchfoot's sound become even more densely layered and guitar-heavy, resulting in an album that was edgier and darker than any of their previous work.[17] "Stars" was released as the first radio single to promote the album, and was a solid hit on mainstream and alternative rock radio stations. "We Are One Tonight" was released as the second single in early 2006.

Nothing is Sound Tour in Vancouver BC

The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, an all-time high for the band, while bassist Tim Foreman attracted headlines by speaking out against the copy-protection[18] used by the label and providing fans a detailed workaround on the band's message board, which was quickly deleted by Sony. This copy-protection is known as Extended Copy Protection, which has been identified by leading anti-virus companies as a trojan horse and a rootkit.

During the Spring 2006 leg of the Nothing Is Sound Tour, the band introduced "a video diary of life on the road" in the form of free video podcasts available via iTunes[19] and streaming online on Youtube.com.[20] In addition to featuring snippets of upcoming songs and live performances, the videos gave fans an inside look at the more casual and humorous aspects of the band members' touring lives, as well as featuring footage of the band working on their follow-up to Nothing Is Sound.

Oh! Gravity. (2006–07)

Switchfoot's next album, Oh! Gravity., was released on December 26, 2006 to considerable critical acclaim. It entered the Billboard chart at #18[21] and peaked at #1 on iTunes' Top Albums chart.

Before the release of the album, Switchfoot e-mailed a newsletter on June 2 which contained a free download of the song "Daylight to Break", a statement from Foreman implying that the band wanted to have a new album out by the end of the year, as well as a thanks to their fans for helping keep the band together for ten years. The band tried to involve their fans in the creation of the album,[22] setting up a webcam in their recording studio and running a contest for a chance to play the cowbell in the studio with the band.[23]

Oh! Gravity Spring Tour 2007 Charleston S.C.

To promote the album, the band first released the song, "Dirty Second Hands", as a "preview" single via iTunes on September 26.[24] The title track "Oh! Gravity" was also released to iTunes on October 21 and was sent to radio on October 31 as the lead single for the album,[25] seeing limited success at alternative and modern rock radio. The album's second single, "Awakening", was released in early 2007. Although it saw virtually no play on radio, the accompanying band-funded music video song received over one million hits on YouTube in less than three months.

Major label independence, The Best Yet (2007–08)

Later, on August 10, 2007, Jon Foreman revealed that the band had severed ties with Columbia Records in order to release music as an Indie band. "Neither party has any hard feelings," he said of the split a few months later. "I think for us, the reason why we signed with Columbia was because of the people that were there. So it’s very understandable when all those people are gone, you don’t hold any real bad feelings or good feelings towards a company name. I think that’s part of the problem with the corporate entity as a whole is that there’s no true responsibility."[26] Later in October, the band announced that they had created a new record label called lowercase people records, in order to better make a direct connection with their fans.

Subsequently, Foreman began working on his own set of solo EP's (one named after each season of the year); the first of these was released on November 27, 2007, the last on June 10, 2008. [27] Foreman also began a side project with Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek originally called "The Real SeanJon" but later renamed "Fiction Family".

With their new status as an independent band, Switchfoot embarked on their 2007 fall tour, playing shows with Relient K and Ruth. The tour, dubbed the "Appetite for Construction Tour", was designed to benefit Habitat For Humanity, with the bands donating one dollar per ticket sold to the cause.[28] In addition, Foreman wrote the song "Rebuild" with Matt Thiessen from Relient K, and released it as a way to raise additional money for Habitat. By the end of the tour, the bands had raised over $100,000 for Habitat for Humanity.[29] With no album to promote, the band continued touring for philanthropic causes, booking a short national tour in March through May titled the Up In Arms Tour), partnering with and benefitting the organization To Write Love on Her Arms.[30]

Later that year, Columbia Records/Sony Music, released the first ever Switchfoot greatest hits compilation album titled The Best Yet, a sort of "final farewell from Sony".[31]

Hello Hurricane, Vice Verses (2008–present)

Prior to the label split, Foreman had announced in a March 17, 2007 MySpace blog that Switchfoot had begun pre-production for a new album, saying that "the new SF record is underway." Later, on October 12, 2007, Foreman also announced that the band had begun construction of their own studio in their hometown of San Diego. It was completed in the spring of 2008, and the band began recording their follow-up to 2006's Oh! Gravity.[32]

In March, the band wrote and recorded a new song called "This Is Home" for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.[33] The song was included on the film's official soundtrack and an accompanying music video was also filmed, with footage from the film.[34].

In April, the band announced that instead of one studio album, they had actually been at work on 4 albums-worth of material, and had decided at the time to release them one after another, starting with the first one on November 10, 2009, titled Hello Hurricane.[35][36] The album to follow it will be called Vice Verses, set to release at an undetermined date.

Upon completion of Hello Hurricane, the band began searching for "the right partners" to distribute the songs globally. On August 7, 2009, the band announced that lowercase people records was licensing the album to Atlantic Records, ensuring "these tunes are heard around the world." To help promote this new release, the band took a hands-on approach with their lead single, "Mess of Me," by hiding copies of the single all across the world and encouraging fans to share it around by finding the discs and making copies of their own to hide. [37] Through this, the single spread all across the world in grassroots fashion in advance of a traditional radio release, [38] which saw the track hitting the Top 15 of Modern Rock radio. This was followed by the release of "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)," which went on to become the band's first Top 10 Modern Rock hit since "Dare You to Move." [38]

Style and influences

Since Switchfoot's first release in 1997, the band's sound has evolved significantly. The style of the early albums with independent label Re:think Records consisted primarily of guitar-driven alternative rock, characteristic of a three-man lineup, though they also incorporated string arrangements with slower songs.[39]

Switchfoot playing on July 4, 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri

Switchfoot's frontman and guitarist Jon Foreman cites his musical influences as U2, The Beatles, and Keith Green,[40] and has said that he admires the vocal "strength and vulnerability" of Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash.[41] Guitarist Drew Shirley cites U2, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tommy Walker, Phil Keaggy, Michael Jackson, Dave Matthews Band, and the Brand New Heavies, while bassist Tim Foreman pays tribute to Stevie Wonder.[42] Chad Butler also cites Dave Grohl as an influence for The Beautiful Letdown.[43] "We’ve never fit in any of the genre boxes,” says Jon Foreman. “I think that diversity is our strength”.[44]

With regard to their lyrics, Foreman notes "we try to make music for thinking people",[45] which can be characterized by his allusions to the works of philosophers like Søren Kierkegaard and Augustine of Hippo in the songs "Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)" and "Something More (Augustine's Confession)" respectively. "Meant to Live", the band's runaway hit, was inspired by T. S. Eliot's poem "The Hollow Men",[46] while "Stars", the lead single off Nothing Is Sound, briefly "looks at things from the Descartes perspective," according to Foreman.[47]

Switchfoot and Christian music

Switchfoot is often referred to as a Christian rock band, mostly due to their continued involvement with the Christian rock scene. The band has always philosophically disagreed with this label: "For us, it's a faith, not a genre", says Jon Foreman. "We've always been very open and honest about where the songs are coming from. For us, these songs are for everyone. Calling us 'Christian rock' tends to be a box that closes some people out and excludes them. And that's not what we're trying to do. Music has always opened my mind—and that's what we want".[48]

In addition to the general market, they also distribute their music to Christian markets, and play larger Christian festivals. Though they hold this position, they have not alienated their Christian fans. As in their indie days, they are still distributed to Christian retail outlets through Sparrow Records/EMI CMG, featured on Christian radio and charts, and presented Dove Awards, even after having been signed to the mainstream Columbia Records from 2003-2007 and currently, Atlantic Records. "[Signing to Columbia was] a realization of something that we'd wanted to be from the beginning," Foreman explains. "When we were signed to re:think Records [an indie label], the goal was to get the music out to everybody. [But] when Sparrow [a Christian label] bought re:think Records, it was evident that our music wasn't going to be in the hands of everybody. As a Christian, I have a lot to say within the walls of the church. But also, as a Christian, I've got a lot to say just about life in general ... So to be able to be on Columbia and on Sparrow felt like the realization of the two sides of what we had to say. It's a dream come true to be able to have songs that are outside of the box."[49]

Following the release of The Beautiful Letdown, the band temporarily stopped playing at Christian festivals and doing interviews with Christian organizations, as they found the speculation about their faith to be distracting from the music. Three years later, Switchfoot began going back on this policy, headlining at large Christian-based music festivals, and agreeing to be featured on the June 2006 cover of CCM Magazine,[50] after declining the opportunity for years.[51] Yet in many ways they used the opportunity to describe their split from the CCM industry. This has caused some, such as Spin writer Andrew Beaujon, to take the view that "their lyrics often have two different meanings, one meaning for a Christian audience and one meaning for the rest of us. They try to relate to two different groups of people at once".[52]

Other projects

Switchfoot playing on July 31, 2010 at the 2010 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree final arena show: "A Shining Light Across America" in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia

Switchfoot has been involved in a number of humanitarian causes, including DATA, the ONE Campaign, the Keep A Breast Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Invisible Children, and To Write Love on Her Arms.[30]

In addition to supporting those causes, they founded the Switchfoot Bro-Am Surf Contest, a benefit contest and concert to raise money for various organizations serving homeless kids in the band's hometown of San Diego.[53][54] Also, before recording Nothing Is Sound, the band made a trip to several South African villages in January 2005, which inspired the album's song "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine".[55] Seeing an orphanage filled with infants who all lost their parents to AIDS, befriending orphans in the streets, and getting involved with a children's choir called the "Kuyasa Kids" moved them to start an organization called lowercase people. The organization originally published a quarterly online magazine for music, arts and social justice. They have also produced a CD by the Kuyasa Kids[56] to help raise money for the children's communities.

In 2008, Switchfoot also got involved in the musical movement to spread awareness about 21st century slavery and human trafficking, performing "Awakening" for the documentary film Call + Response.

Jon Foreman has also released several solo projects, and is also involved in an acoustic collaboration called Fiction Family with Sean Watkins of the band Nickel Creek.[57]

On Saturday, July 31, 2010, Switchfoot performed live at the 2010 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree final arena show: "A Shining Light Across America" [58] in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Jon and Tim Foreman were both Boy Scouts in their youth, and were honored by the opportunity to perform at the Scouts' 100th Year Anniversary event. [59]

Discography

Awards

Orville H. Gibson Guitar Awards
ASCAP Awards
GMA Dove Awards
San Diego Music Awards
Top In Rock Awards

References

  1. ↑ http://christianmusic.about.com/od/mzprofiles/p/prswitchfoot.htm
  2. ↑ Helberg, Tom (2009-11-10). "Switchfoot breaks mold with modern rock album ‘Hello Hurricane’". Daily Nebraskan. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/arts-entertainment/switchfoot-breaks-mold-with-modern-rock-album-hello-hurricane-1.2059264. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  3. ↑ O'Connor, David (2009-06-22). "REVIEW: Switchfoot gives AMT crowd true alternative". Lancaster Online. http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/239114. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  4. ↑ Collar, Matt. "Oh! Gravity. Review". Allmusic. http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3vfexqldldje. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  5. ↑ Farrely, Maura Jane (2005-06-06). "Christian Rock Industry Going Strong After 40 Years". Voice of America. http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2005-07/2005-07-06-voa65.cfm?moddate=2005-07-06. Retrieved 2009-11-17. 
  6. ↑ Powills, Nick (2006-11-15). "Switch nothing — Foot does just fine". LuminoMagazine.com. http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/1514/4/. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
  7. ↑ King, Jackie Lee (2006-10-25). "Switchfoot's New Stance". UnRated Magazine.com. http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Articles/index.cfm&Article_ID=410. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
  8. ↑ Cave, Steve. "Dew Action Sports Tour - Vans Invitational - Photo Journal". About.com. http://skateboard.about.com/od/dewactionsportstournews/ss/DASTJournal05_7.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-15. 
  9. ↑ "Switchfoot learns to breathe". Jesus Freak Hideout. 2000-09-25. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot.asp. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  10. ↑ Argyrakis, Andy (2003-01-01). "Switchfoot Focuses on Life's Beauty over Letdowns". Christianity Today. http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2003/jonforeman-0103.html. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  11. ↑ "Soundtracks for A Walk to Remember (2002)". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/soundtrack. Retrieved 2006-08-30. 
  12. ↑ "Switchfoot". Jesus Freak Hideout. 2003-03-02. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot2.asp. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  13. ↑ Anderson, Phil (October 25, 2008), Switchfoot keeps roots, shows crossover appeal, The Topeka Capital-Journal, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-19371966.html, retrieved January 30, 2010 
  14. ↑ Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold! - Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).
  15. ↑ "Switchfoot, Matthew West Lead EMI CMG Dove Award Nominees". Christian Music Source. 2009-02-15. http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=3166&z=26. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  16. ↑ "Switchfoot Bio". Legacy Recordings. http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Switchfoot/bio. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  17. ↑ Mayer, Michael III (2009-10-20). "Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound". Indie Vision Music. http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/10/20/switchfoot-nothing-is-sound/. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  18. ↑ Garrity, Steven (2005-09-19). "Switchfoot Laments the Copy Protection on their CD". http://www.actsofvolition.com/archives/2005/september/switchfoot. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  19. ↑ "SWITCHFOOT Video Podcast". iTunes Store. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=137301370. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  20. ↑ "switchfootpodcast's Channel". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/switchfootpodcast. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 
  21. ↑ "Omarion Leads Active Post-Christmas Album Chart". Billboard. 2007-01-03. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003527472. Retrieved 2007-01-05. 
  22. ↑ Price, Deborah Evans (2006-10-30). "Switchfoot seeks fans' help". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3022855020061030. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  23. ↑ "New Album Update". Switchfoot. 2006-08-21. http://echo2.bandfarm.com/hostedemail/email.htm?h=bc1db182df1b4bb69b408e0eb779dc60&CID=797072014. Retrieved 2006-08-21. 
  24. ↑ Harris, Chris (2006-09-05). "Switchfoot Slipping On Tour Boots Again As Gravity Approaches". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540207/20060905/switchfoot.jhtml?headlines=true. Retrieved 2006-09-13. 
  25. ↑ "Quick Hits: Jet, The Killers, Barenaked Ladies, Robert Plant, Flavor Flav, Switchfoot, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Twilight Singers, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus / Madina Lake, As Fast As, Jimmy Buffett". FMQB. 2006-09-29. http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=282163. Retrieved 2006-10-02. 
  26. ↑ Bautts, Jonathan (2008-03-19). "Switchfoot – 02.24.08". Mammoth Press. http://mammothpress.com/index.php?area=readinterview&pid=165. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  27. ↑ "Switchfoot Frontman Releasing Seasonal Solo EPs". antimusic.com. Iconoclast Entertainment Group. 2007-11-20. http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/nov/21Switchfoot_Frontman_Releasing_Seasonal_Solo_EPs.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 
  28. ↑ Wirt, John (2007-10-26), "Bands using music to ‘build’ something that lasts", The Advocate: 22, http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/theadvocate/access/1372795711.html?dids=1372795711:1372795711&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+26%2C+2007&author=JOHN+WIRT&pub=Advocate&edition=&startpage=22&desc=Bands+using+music+to+%22build%22+something+that+lasts, retrieved 2009-11-19 
  29. ↑ "Switchfoot Raises Over $100,000 For Habitat For Humanity". CCM Magazine. http://www.ccmmagazine.com/music/artist/switchfoot/11562178/. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Switchfoot "Up In Arms" tour to Benefit To Write Love On Her Arms". 2008-02-13. http://titletrakkmusicnews.blogspot.com/2008/02/switchfoot-up-in-arms-tour-to-benefit.html. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  31. ↑ Foreman, Tim (2008-08-29). "The Best Yet CD". http://www.landofbrokenhearts.org/boardposts.php. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  32. ↑ "Switchfoot Studio News". 2008-05-05. http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/05/switchfoot-studio-news.html. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 
  33. ↑ Scranton, Lindsay (2008-04-18). "Third Day, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolf and the Family Band Launch Music Builds Tour". CMCentral.com. http://www.cmcentral.com/rss/7803.html. Retrieved 2008-09-26. 
  34. ↑ "Switchfoot Plays Music Without Walls". 2008-06-24. http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1447029/switchfoot_plays_music_without_walls/. Retrieved 2008-07-03. 
  35. ↑ "Official Switchfoot Twitter". Twitter. 2009-04-22. http://twitter.com/switchfoot/status/1590070082. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
  36. ↑ "Official Switchfoot Twitter". Twitter. 2009-08-20. http://twitter.com/switchfoot/status/3436998877. Retrieved 2009-08-20. 
  37. ↑ The "Mess of Me" Hunt - Published September 2, 2009 (retrieved August 29, 2010)
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Official Switchfoot Twitter". Twitter. 2009-08-20. http://twitter.com/switchfoot/status/3436998877. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  39. ↑ Mayer, Michael, III (2009-09-29). "Switchfoot - New Way to Be Human". Indie Vision Music. http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/09/29/switchfoot-new-way-to-be-human/. Retrieved 2009-12-04. 
  40. ↑ "Interview with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot". The Jesus Underground. http://www.thejesusunderground.com/interviews/switchfoot_interview.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  41. ↑ Rubin, Stephen (November 4, 2009), Entering the eye of Switchfoot's "Hurricane", North County Times, http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_ca0fa54e-1f44-53ff-a8ba-5f6e60c305af.html, retrieved January 31, 2010 
  42. ↑ "Hotter than July: Stevie Wonder to kick off tour here this month". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2007-08-02. http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/08/hotter_than_july_stevie_wonder.html. Retrieved 2008-06-16. 
  43. ↑ Blackmoon, Phylana. "Switchfoot 'Let's Go' Chicago". UnRated Magazine.com. http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Features/index.cfm&Article_ID=75. Retrieved 2006-08-23. 
  44. ↑ "Switchfoot". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/switchfoot/bio.jhtml. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  45. ↑ "Far From A Letdown: Switchfoot in Chicago". CornerstoneMag.com. http://www.cornerstonemag.com/pages/show_page.asp?628. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  46. ↑ Foreman, Jon. "Ammunition: The Beautiful Letdown". http://learning2breathe.homestead.com/tblsongs.html. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  47. ↑ Foreman, Jon. "Ammunition: Nothing Is Sound". http://learning2breathe.homestead.com/nissongs.html. Retrieved 2006-11-25. 
  48. ↑ Morse, Steve (2004-01-09). "Switchfoot steps toward stardom". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom?mode=PF. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  49. ↑ Hansen, Collin (2006-11-27). "Audience of One". http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2006/switchfoot-1106.html. Retrieved 2006-12-27. 
  50. ↑ "Switchfoot June CCM Cover Story, "Dare You to Move" Named ASCAP's Most Performed Song". We Spread the Word. http://www.wespreadtheword.net/musicnewsarticles/switchfoot2.html. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  51. ↑ "Under their Influence". CCM Magazine. 2006-06. http://www.ccmmagazine.com/weblogs/jay/1400300.aspx?view=print. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  52. ↑ Tianen, Dave (2006-06-30). "Rocking for Jesus". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=444350. Retrieved 2006-08-09. 
  53. ↑ Moss, Corey (2005-05-31). "Switchfoot's New LP, Surf Contest Affected By Instability". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503055/05262005/switchfoot.jhtml. Retrieved 2006-09-13. 
  54. ↑ Manna, Marcia (2008-05-29). "Bro-am Bros.". The San Diego Union-Tribune. http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080529/news_1w29switch.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 
  55. ↑ Switchfoot - More than fine, JIVE Magazine (Hoganson Media), http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=3877, retrieved January 31, 2010 
  56. ↑ "sun rising". Horizon International. http://www.horizoninternationalinc.com/kuyasa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23. 
  57. ↑ Leahey, Andrew, Fiction Family > Overview, Allmusic, http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfoxz85ldje, retrieved January 31, 2010 
  58. ↑ http://scouting.org/100years/100years/ShiningLight.aspx
  59. ↑ http://bsajamboree.org/Bulletins/PressReleases/Release7.aspx
  60. ↑ Gilbert, Brenten (2006-04-09). "2006 ASCAP Awards results...". CMCentral.com. http://cmcentral.com/news/4475.html. Retrieved 2009-11-24. 

External links

Switchfoot
Jon Foreman · Tim Foreman · Chad Butler · Jerome Fontamillas · Drew Shirley
Albums
The Legend of Chin · New Way to Be Human · Learning to Breathe · The Beautiful Letdown · Nothing Is Sound · Oh! Gravity. · Hello Hurricane · Vice Verses
EPs and Live Albums
Switchfoot: Live - EP · Oh! EP · Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1 · Building a Hurricane · iTunes Session · Eastern Hymns for Western Shores
Compilations
The Early Years: 1997–2000 · The Best Yet
DVDs
Switchfootage 1 and 2 · Live in San Diego · The Beautiful Letdown (Dual Disc) · Feet Don't Fail Me Now · Nothing Is Sound (Dual Disc) · Live at the Ventura Theatre · The Best Yet Live in Nashville
Singles
"Meant to Live" · "Dare You to Move" · "This Is Your Life" · "Stars" · "We Are One Tonight" · "Oh! Gravity." · "Awakening" · "This Is Home" · "Mess of Me" · "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" · "Your Love Is a Song" · "Bullet Soul"
Tours
The Beautiful Letdown · Nothing Is Sound · Oh! Gravity. · Appetite for Construction · Up in Arms · Music Builds · Crazy Making · Hello Hurricane
Other songs
"Only Hope" · "Love Is the Movement" · "More Than Fine" · "Gone" · "On Fire" · "Lonely Nation" · "Dirty Second Hands" · "Head over Heels (In This Life)" · "Rebuild" · "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" · "Always"
Related articles
Discography · lowercase people · Fiction Family