Switchfoot
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Switchfoot is an Alternative Rock / Power Pop / Post-grunge band from San Diego, California comprised of Jon Foreman on vocals/guitar, Drew Shirley on guitar, Tim Foreman on bass/backing vocals, drummer Chad Butler, and Jerome Fontamillas on guitar/keyboard/backing vocals. The band gained notoriety with their strong message in their lyrics and powerful sound of their music. Their popularity grew even more when they were in the 2002 soundtrack of the movie A Walk To Remember (starring Mandy Moore & Shane West) with their hit single, Meant To Live and Dare You To Move.
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[edit] About
The band's name, Switchfoot came from an actual surfing term that means to literally switch from foot to the other to maintain their balance on the opposite direction while on the surfboard. The band loves surfing so much, hence the name that they chose.
Switchfoot recorded their first LP in 1997 entitled, The Legend Of Chin, signing on with Charlie Peacock's re:think Records, a division of Sparrow Records. Other albums that they released under this label where, New Way To Be Human two years later and Learning To Breathe in 2000. Their sopomore record garnered them a 1999 Dove Award for Song Of The Year for their title track.
Learning To Breathe was their stepping stone into mainstream rock. Its success would be significant with the soundtrack of the movie A Walk To Remember' in 2002. The band finally got a major label to produce their upcoming albums. They were signed in under Columbia Records.
The band continued to release more albums such as Beautiful Letdown in 2003, Nothing Is Sound in 2005, and their lastest Oh! Gravity which is set to be released in December 26th 2006. Their 2003 album proved to be a hit after joining in to the mainstream music scene. The album went Double Platinum with the help of their singles, Dare You To Move and Meant To Live. Nothing Is Sound was also a hit, making it to the first Top 10 on the 200 album charts. Although the band was best known to be a Chirstian Rock group, Switchfoot still managed to maintain their powerful writing in their lyrics and profound style of music and hitting it big in the music majority.
The band announced in their official MySpace that their latest album entitled, Oh! Gravity is done. It is set to be released in December 26, 2006.
The first single of the album will also be the same name as the album name, due out in October 31st 2006. But you can listen to it in the bands official website.
[edit] Band Lineup
- Jon Foreman - lead vocals, guitar
- Drew Shirley - guitar
- Chad Butler - bass, backing vocals
- Jerome Fontamillas - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Time Foreman - bass, backing vocals
[edit] Awards & Certifications
| Year | ASCAP Awards | GMA Dove Awards | San Diego Music Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Best New Artist | Best New Artist | |
| 2001 | Best Pop Artist, Best Pop Album | ||
| 2002 | Best Adult Alternative Artist | ||
| 2003 | Album of the Year for The Beautiful Letdown | ||
| 2004 | Rock Recorded Song of the Year (Ammunition), Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year (The Beautiful Letdown), Rock/Contemporary
Recorded Song of the Year (Meant to Live) | Song Of The Year for Dare You To Move | |
| 2005 | Short Form Music Video of the Year (Dare You To Move), Long Form Music Video of the Year (Live In San Diego), Rock/Contemporary Recorded
Song of the Year (Dare You To Move) | ||
| 2006 | Top 50 list of Most Performed Song of 2005 (Dare You To Move) | Short Form Music Video of the Year (Stars) | Artist Of The Year |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | US Modern Rock | US Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Meant To Live | 18 | 5 | The Beautiful Letdown |
| 2004 | Dare You To Move | 17 | 9 | The Beautiful Letdown |
| This Is Your Life | - | 30 | The Beatiful Letdown | |
| 2005 | Stars | 68 | 16 | Nothing Is Sound |
| 2006 | We Are One Tonight | - | Nothing Is Sound |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
Dec 5 2006 7:30A San Jose Improv San Jose, California
Dec 9 2006 8:00P 9:30 Club WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Jun 16 2007 8:00P Ichthus Farm Wilmore, Kentucky
Jun 22 2007 8:00P Clay's Park Amphitheater - ALIVE FESTIVAL N. Lawrence
Jun 29 2007 8:00P Cornerstone Festival Marietta, Illinois
[edit] Announcements
There are no new announcements at this time.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 June 17, 1997 re:think |
 March 23, 1999 re:think |
 September 26, 2000 re:think |
 February 25, 2003 Red Ink/Columbia |
 February 25, 2003 Columbia |
 December 26, 2006 Columbia |
 2009 Sparrow/Independent |
[edit] Singles / Compilation
 March 15, 2005 |
 September 22, 2005 |
 November 4, 2008 |
