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{{short description|American alternative rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Switchfoot
| alias = Chin Up
| image = Switchfoot @ The National, Richmond, VA - October 13, 2023 (53272293132).jpg
| caption = Switchfoot at [[The National (theater)|The National]] in 2023
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[post-grunge]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[indie rock]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Jesse |date=July 14, 2015 |title=10 Early '00s Christian Indie Rock Albums that Still Hold Up |url=https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/10-early-00s-christian-indie-rock-albums-still-hold |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215170023/http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/10-early-00s-christian-indie-rock-albums-still-hold |archive-date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=April 29, 2018 |website=Relevant Magazine}}</ref>
* [[gospel music|gospel]]
* [[power pop]]
* [[pop rock]]
* [[punk rock]]
}}
| discography = [[Switchfoot discography]]
| years_active = {{flatlist|
* 1996–present
}}
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Rethink (record label)|Rethink]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Sony BMG]]
* [[Lowercase People Records|Lowercase People]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Fantasy Records|Fantasy]]
* [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]
* [[Sparrow Records|Sparrow]]
}}
| associated_acts = [[Fiction Family]]
| website = {{URL|switchfoot.com}}
| current_members = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jon Foreman]]
* Tim Foreman
* Chad Butler
* [[Jerome Fontamillas]]
}}
| past_members = * Drew Shirley
}}
'''Switchfoot''' is an American [[rock music|rock]] band from [[San Diego]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coakley |first=by: Amber |date=June 13, 2024 |title=Switchfoot to headline Bro-Am Fest at Moonlight Beach this weekend |url=https://fox5sandiego.com/entertainment/switchfoot-to-headline-bro-am-fest-at-moonlight-beach-this-weekend/ |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title=Switchfoot's Bro-Am and two other San Diego concerts you won't want to miss |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/06/09/switchfoots-bro-am-and-two-other-san-diego-concerts-you-wont-want-to-miss/ |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The band's members are [[Jon Foreman]] ([[lead vocals]], [[guitar]]), Tim Foreman ([[bass guitar]], [[backing vocals]]), Chad Butler ([[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]]), and [[Jerome Fontamillas]] (guitar, [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], backing vocals). Guitarist Drew Shirley was also a member of the band from 2005 to 2022. After early successes in the [[Christian rock]] scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition with the inclusion of four of their songs in the 2002 film ''[[A Walk to Remember]]''. This recognition led to the release of their major label debut ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]'', which was released in 2003 and featured the hit singles "[[Meant to Live]]" and "[[Dare You to Move]]". Their fifth album, ''[[Nothing Is Sound]]'' peaked at number three on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and included the single "[[Stars (Switchfoot song)|Stars]]." Their seventh album, ''[[Hello Hurricane]]'' (2009) received a [[53rd Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album]]. They have been noted for their energetic live shows.<ref name="Lumino">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/1514/4/
|title = Switch nothing — Foot does just fine
|last = Powills
|first = Nick
|publisher = LuminoMagazine.com
|date = November 15, 2006
|access-date = January 15, 2007
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070913232736/http://www.luminomagazine.com/mw/content/view/1514/4/
|archive-date = September 13, 2007
}}
</ref><ref name="unrated">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Articles/index.cfm&Article_ID=410
|title = Switchfoot's New Stance
|last = King
|first = Jackie Lee
|publisher = UnRated Magazine.com
|date = October 25, 2006
|access-date = January 15, 2007
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061123085733/http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Articles%2Findex.cfm&Article_ID=410
|archive-date = November 23, 2006
}}
</ref><ref name="about.com">
{{cite web
|url = http://skateboard.about.com/od/dewactionsportstournews/ss/DASTJournal05_7.htm
|title = Dew Action Sports Tour – Vans Invitational – Photo Journal
|last = Cave
|first = Steve
|publisher = [[About.com]]
|access-date = January 15, 2007
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070903104450/http://skateboard.about.com/od/dewactionsportstournews/ss/DASTJournal05_7.htm
|archive-date = September 3, 2007
}}
</ref>
According to Jon Foreman, the name "Switchfoot" comes from [[Switchfoot (slang)|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."<ref name="JFH">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot.asp
|title = Switchfoot learns to breathe
|publisher = Jesus Freak Hideout
|date = September 25, 2000
|access-date = August 9, 2006
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060831181919/http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot.asp
|archive-date = August 31, 2006
}}
</ref>
==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 a few shows including the Foreman brothers' dad's megachurch North Coast Calvary Chapel in [[Carlsbad, California]], the band was contacted by music industry veteran [[Charlie Peacock]] and eventually signed to his indie label [[Rethink (record 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 (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]''. Because Re:think was bought 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 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."<ref name="christianitytoday03">
{{cite magazine
|url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2003/jonforeman-0103.html
|title = Switchfoot Focuses on Life's Beauty over Letdowns
|date = January 1, 2003
|access-date = July 22, 2009
|magazine = Christianity Today
|last = Argyrakis
|first = Andy
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090811180638/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2003/jonforeman-0103.html
|archive-date = August 11, 2009
}}
</ref>
Of Switchfoot's first three albums, ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]'' was the most successful, receiving a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album|Best Rock Gospel Album]].
Later in 2002, Switchfoot's music was featured prominently in the movie ''[[A Walk to Remember (film)|A Walk to Remember]]'', starring singer and actress [[Mandy Moore]], who sang Switchfoot's song "[[Only Hope]]" during a scene in the movie. In addition to Moore's [[Cover version|cover]] of "Only Hope",<ref name="IMBD">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/soundtrack|title=Soundtracks for A Walk to Remember (2002)|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=August 30, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102204722/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/soundtrack|archive-date=November 2, 2006}}</ref> Switchfoot's songs "You", "Learning to Breathe", and "I Dare You to Move" were showcased in the film, as well as their own original version of "Only Hope" towards the end of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Remember-Various-Artists/dp/B00005UT2K | title = A Walk to Remember (Soundtrack) | website = Amazon | access-date = April 6, 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427122132/http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Remember-Various-Artists/dp/B00005UT2K | archive-date = April 27, 2011 }}</ref>
===''The Beautiful Letdown'' (2003–2005)===
{{main|The Beautiful Letdown}}
After the exposure which came from ''A Walk to Remember'', Switchfoot attracted attention from multiple record labels and eventually they signed with [[Columbia Records]]/[[SonyBMG]].<ref name="JFH2">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot2.asp
|title = Switchfoot
|date = March 2, 2003
|publisher = Jesus Freak Hideout
|access-date = July 22, 2009
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091231125009/http://jesusfreakhideout.com/interviews/Switchfoot2.asp
|archive-date = December 31, 2009
}}
Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas, Drew Shirley
</ref> Their major label debut, ''The Beautiful Letdown'', under [[Columbia Records]]/[[Red Distribution|Red Ink]], represented the band's evolution from the predominantly [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]], [[indie rock]] sound of their early albums, toward a more layered, synth-influenced sound that helped launch the band to mainstream popularity. The shift sonically could be attributed to the fact that the album was the first to include keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas, formerly of [[Industrial music|industrial]] bands [[Mortal (band)|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<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Phil |date=2008-11-12 |title=Switchfoot keeps roots, shows crossover appeal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-switchfoot-keeps-roots/170486376/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=The Times-Herald |___location=Newnan, Georgia |page=17 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |agency=Morris News Service}}</ref> behind 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 (film)|Live in San Diego]]'', went platinum as well and a third single, "[[This Is Your Life (song)|This Is Your Life]]" was released to radio. In addition, the song "[[Gone (Switchfoot song)|Gone]]" received major airplay on Christian radio stations as well.
After 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. The collection has since been certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] with total sales of over 500,000 copies.<ref>[http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/09/switchfoot-early-years-goes-gold.html Switchfoot – "The Early Years" Goes Gold!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181042/http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/09/switchfoot-early-years-goes-gold.html |date=March 3, 2016 }} – Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).</ref>
Switchfoot also received five 2005 [[GMA Dove Award|Dove Award]] nominations, [[Dove Awards of 2005|and won four]], including Artist of the year.<ref name="CMSpin">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=3166&z=26
|title = Switchfoot, Matthew West Lead EMI CMG Dove Award Nominees
|publisher = Christian Music Source
|date = February 15, 2009
|access-date = July 22, 2009
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065930/http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=3166&z=26
|archive-date = July 21, 2011
}}
</ref>
===''Nothing Is Sound'' (2005–2006)===
{{main|Nothing Is Sound}}
In 2005, prior to the release of ''Nothing Is Sound'', Switchfoot announced that guitarist Drew Shirley (previously the guitarist for [[All Together Separate]]) had joined as the band's fifth member after touring with the band since 2003.<ref name="Legacy">{{cite web|url=http://www.legacyrecordings.com/Switchfoot/bio |title=Switchfoot Bio |publisher=[[Legacy Recordings]] |access-date=November 18, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> ''Nothing Is Sound'' was released on September 13, 2005; with Shirley's inclusion Switchfoot's sound became even more densely layered and guitar-heavy, resulting in an album which was edgier and darker than any of their previous work.<ref name="IVM">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/10/20/switchfoot-nothing-is-sound/
|title = Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound
|last = Mayer
|first = Michael III
|publisher = Indie Vision Music
|date = October 20, 2009
|access-date = November 18, 2009
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091202021714/http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/10/20/switchfoot-nothing-is-sound/
|archive-date = December 2, 2009
}}
</ref> "[[Stars (Switchfoot song)|Stars]]" was released as the first radio single to promote the album, and was a solid hit on mainstream and alternative rock radio stations. It was used in ads for HBO. "[[We Are One Tonight]]" was released as the second single in early 2006; it was also featured in ads for the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] in [[Turin]], Italy.
[[File:Chad Butler and Jon Forman.jpg|thumb|right|Nothing is Sound Tour in [[Vancouver]], BC]]
The album debuted at No. 3 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart, an all-time high for the band, while bassist Tim Foreman attracted headlines by speaking out against the copy-protection<ref name="Acts of Volition">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.actsofvolition.com/archives/2005/september/switchfoot
|title=Switchfoot Laments the Copy Protection on their CD
|last=Garrity
|first=Steven
|date=September 19, 2005
|access-date=August 9, 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427202655/http://www.actsofvolition.com/archives/2005/september/switchfoot
|archive-date=April 27, 2006
|url-status=live
}}
</ref> used by the label and providing fans with a detailed workaround on the band's message board, which was quickly deleted by Sony. The copy-protection is known as [[Extended Copy Protection]], which has been identified by leading anti-virus companies as being a [[trojan horse (computing)|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 [[podcast]]s available via iTunes<ref name="iTunes">
{{cite web
|url = https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=137301370
|title = SWITCHFOOT Video Podcast
|publisher = [[iTunes Store]]
|access-date = November 18, 2009
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120523073331/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=137301370
|archive-date = May 23, 2012
}}
</ref> and streaming online on [[YouTube]].<ref name="YouTube">
{{cite web
|url = https://www.youtube.com/user/switchfootpodcast
|title = switchfootpodcast's Channel
|publisher = [[YouTube]]
|access-date = November 18, 2009
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091029140658/http://www.youtube.com/user/switchfootpodcast
|archive-date = October 29, 2009
}}
</ref> 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; it features footage of the band working on their follow-up to ''Nothing Is Sound''.
===''Oh! Gravity.'' (2006–2007)===
{{main|Oh! Gravity.}}
Switchfoot's next album, ''Oh! Gravity.'', was released on December 26, 2006, to considerable critical acclaim. It entered the Billboard chart at No. 18<ref name="Billboard">
{{cite magazine
|url = http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063510/omarion-leads-active-post-christmas-album-chart
|title = Omarion Leads Active Post-Christmas Album Chart
|magazine = Billboard
|date = January 3, 2007
|access-date = January 5, 2007
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140914094053/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1063510/omarion-leads-active-post-christmas-album-chart
|archive-date = September 14, 2014
}}
</ref> and peaked at No. 1 on iTunes' Top Albums chart.
[[File:Switchfoot Live Charleston.jpg|thumb|left|Oh! Gravity Spring Tour 2007 in [[Charleston, South Carolina]]]]
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,<ref name="reuters">
{{cite news
|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN3022855020061030
|title=Switchfoot seeks fans' help
|work =Reuters
|last=Price
|first=Deborah Evans
|date=October 30, 2006
|access-date=November 19, 2009}}
</ref> setting up a webcam in their recording studio and running a contest for a chance to play the [[cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]] in the studio with the band.<ref name="bandfarm">
{{cite web
|url = http://echo2.bandfarm.com/hostedemail/email.htm?h=bc1db182df1b4bb69b408e0eb779dc60&CID=797072014
|title = New Album Update
|publisher = Switchfoot
|date = August 21, 2006
|access-date = August 21, 2006
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707181347/http://echo2.bandfarm.com/hostedemail/email.htm?h=bc1db182df1b4bb69b408e0eb779dc60&CID=797072014
|archive-date = July 7, 2012
}}
</ref>
Promoting the album the band first released the song, "[[Dirty Second Hands]]", as a "preview" single via iTunes on September 26.<ref name="MTV06">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540207/20060905/switchfoot.jhtml?headlines=true
|title = Switchfoot Slipping On Tour Boots Again As ''Gravity'' Approaches
|publisher = MTV
|last = Harris
|first = Chris
|date = September 5, 2006
|access-date = September 13, 2006
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060910073524/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540207/20060905/switchfoot.jhtml?headlines=true
|archive-date = September 10, 2006
}}
</ref> The title track "[[Oh! Gravity. (song)|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,<ref name="fmqb">
{{cite magazine
|url = http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=282163
|title = 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
|magazine = FMQB
|date = September 29, 2006
|access-date = October 2, 2006
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070313093406/http://www.fmqb.com/article.asp?id=282163
|archive-date = March 13, 2007
}}
</ref> seeing limited success at alternative and modern rock radio. The album's second single, "[[Awakening (song)|Awakening]]", was released in early 2007. Although it had virtually no play on mainstream radio, the accompanying band-funded music video song received over one million hits on YouTube in less than three months. When ''Oh! Gravity'' was pre-ordered a 3-song EP called ''Oh! Switchfoot'' was included. The short CD included three songs: "The Sound in My Mouth", "C'mon C'mon", and "Oh! Gravity (Acoustic)".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://switchfootage.blogspot.com/2007/12/switchfoot-oh-ep.html | title = Switchfoot – Oh! EP | access-date = April 6, 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110830092408/http://switchfootage.blogspot.com/2007/12/switchfoot-oh-ep.html | archive-date = August 30, 2011 }}</ref>
===Major-label independence, ‘’The Best Yet’’ (2007–2008)===
Later on August 10, 2007, Jon Foreman revealed that the band had severed ties with [[Columbia Records]] in order to release music as an [[Independent music|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.”<ref name="Mammoth Press">
{{cite web
|url = http://mammothpress.com/index.php?area=readinterview&pid=165
|title = Switchfoot – 02.24.08
|last = Bautts
|first = Jonathan
|publisher = Mammoth Press
|date = March 19, 2008
|access-date = March 20, 2008
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081221220810/http://mammothpress.com/index.php?area=readinterview&pid=165
|archive-date = December 21, 2008
}}
</ref> In October 2007, 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.
Jon Foreman began working on his [[Jon Foreman#Solo discography|own set of solo EPs]] (one named after each season of the year); the first of these was released on November 27, 2007, the last on June 10, 2008.<ref name="antimusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/nov/21Switchfoot_Frontman_Releasing_Seasonal_Solo_EPs.shtml|title=Switchfoot Frontman Releasing Seasonal Solo EPs|work=antimusic.com|publisher=Iconoclast Entertainment Group|date=November 20, 2007|access-date=November 25, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122233519/http://www.antimusic.com/news/07/nov/21Switchfoot_Frontman_Releasing_Seasonal_Solo_EPs.shtml|archive-date=November 22, 2007}}</ref> “Your Love Is Strong” is the most well known from the string of releases. Each of his EPs contained six songs. At the end of the process, he released a sort of “best of” album called Limbs and Branches. Foreman wrote two additional songs for this called “Over the River” and “Broken from the Start”. Once all four EPs were released, they were re-released on vinyl in limited quantity.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://bandfarm.com/bandfarm/product/?catID=33&prodID=2209 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101028223854/http://bandfarm.com/bandfarm/product/?catID=33&prodID=2209 | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 28, 2010 | title = Jon Foreman – Seasonal Box Set | access-date = April 6, 2011 }}</ref> Foreman also began a side project with [[Sean Watkins]] of [[Nickel Creek]] which was 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 (band)|Ruth]]. The tour, dubbed the “[[Appetite for Construction Tour]]“, was designed to benefit [[Habitat for Humanity International|Habitat For Humanity]] with the bands donating one dollar per ticket sold to the cause.<ref name="2theadvocate">{{Cite news |last=Wirt |first=John |date=2007-10-26 |title=Bands Using Music To "Build" Something That Lasts |url=https://theadvocate.newsbank.com/doc/news/11C8960086792E48 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250417021644/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=news/11C8960086792E48&f=basic |archive-date=2025-04-17 |access-date=2025-04-17 |work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]] |page=22 |via=[[NewsBank]]}}</ref> In addition, Foreman wrote the song “[[Rebuild (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.<ref name="ccm09">
{{cite magazine
|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/music/artist/switchfoot/11562178/
|title=Switchfoot Raises Over $100,000 For Habitat For Humanity
|magazine=[[CCM Magazine]]
|access-date=November 19, 2009}}
</ref> With no new 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]].<ref name="twloha">{{cite web|url=http://titletrakkmusicnews.blogspot.com/2008/02/switchfoot-up-in-arms-tour-to-benefit.html|title=Switchfoot "Up In Arms" tour to Benefit To Write Love On Her Arms|date=February 13, 2008|access-date=November 19, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708070732/http://titletrakkmusicnews.blogspot.com/2008/02/switchfoot-up-in-arms-tour-to-benefit.html|archive-date=July 8, 2011}}</ref>
In March 2008, the band wrote and recorded a new song called “[[This Is Home]]“ for the film ‘’[[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian]]‘’.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cmcentral.com/rss/7803.html
|title=Third Day, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay and Robert Randolf and the Family Band Launch Music Builds Tour
|access-date=September 26, 2008
|last=Scranton
|first=Lindsay
|date=April 18, 2008
|publisher=CMCentral.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617230216/http://www.cmcentral.com/rss/7803.html |archive-date = June 17, 2008}}
</ref> The song was included on the film’s [[The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (soundtrack)|official soundtrack]] and an accompanying music video was also filmed, with footage from the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1447029/switchfoot_plays_music_without_walls/ |title=Switchfoot Plays Music Without Walls |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=July 3, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629100740/http://www.redorbit.com/news/entertainment/1447029/switchfoot_plays_music_without_walls/ |archive-date=June 29, 2008 }}</ref>
Later that year, [[Columbia Records]]/Sony Music released a Switchfoot greatest hits compilation album titled ‘’[[The Best Yet]]‘’, a sort of “final farewell from [[Sony Music|Sony]].”<ref name="Best Yet">{{cite web|url=http://www.landofbrokenhearts.org/boardposts.php|title=The Best Yet CD|last=Foreman|first=Tim|author-link=Tim Foreman|date=August 29, 2008|access-date=November 19, 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110064233/http://www.landofbrokenhearts.org/boardposts.php|archive-date=November 10, 2009}}</ref>
===“Hello Hurricane” and “Eastern Hymns for Western Shores” (2008–2010)===
{{main|Hello Hurricane}}
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; he said that “the new SF record is underway.” On October 12, 2007, Foreman also announced that the band had begun construction of their own studio in their hometown of San Diego. The studio, named Spot X Studio, was completed in the spring of 2008, and the band began recording their follow-up to 2006’s “Oh! Gravity.”<ref name="wereawakening">
{{cite web
|url = http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/05/switchfoot-studio-news.html
|title = Switchfoot Studio News
|date = May 5, 2008
|access-date = May 5, 2008
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080601200109/http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2008/05/switchfoot-studio-news.html
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</ref>
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]]”.<ref name="twitter1">
{{Cite tweet |number=1590070082 |user=switchfoot |title=So we haven't been entirely honest when we said we've been recording a new record. The truth is, we actually recorded 4 albums, 80+ songs. |author=Switchfoot |date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2025-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103060316/https://twitter.com/switchfoot/status/1590070082 |archive-date=2014-01-03 |url-status=live}}
</ref><ref name="twitter2">
{{Cite tweet |number=3436998877 |user=switchfoot |title=Presale for our new album Hello Hurricane begins Aug 26! First single Mess of Me hits radio Sept 21. Album release date Nov 10. |author=Switchfoot |date=2009-08-20 |access-date=2025-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814170329/https://twitter.com/switchfoot/status/3436998877 |archive-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=live}}
</ref>
When “Hello Hurricane” was completed, 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.” As a promotion for the new release, the band took a hands-on approach with their lead single, “[[Mess of Me]]”; they hid copies of the single all across the world and encouraged fans to share it by finding the discs and making copies of their own to hide.<ref>[http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2009/09/mess-of-me-hunt.html The "Mess of Me" Hunt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192858/http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2009/09/mess-of-me-hunt.html |date=March 3, 2016 }} – Published September 2, 2009 (retrieved August 29, 2010)</ref> Through this, the single spread all across the world in grassroots fashion in advance of a traditional radio release;<ref name="twitter2" /> the track hit the Top 15 of Modern Rock radio. That 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”.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2010/08/chart-wednesday-week-of-september-4.html
|title = Chart Wednesday (Week of September 4, 2010): TOP 10!; "safe to say we all have a crush on red rocks."
|publisher = Blogger
|date = August 25, 2010
|access-date = August 28, 2010
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120303060424/http://wereawakening.blogspot.com/2010/08/chart-wednesday-week-of-september-4.html
|archive-date = March 3, 2012
}}
</ref>
On December 1, 2010, it was announced that “Hello Hurricane” had been nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Switchfoot&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |title=Past Winners Search {{!}} GRAMMY.com |work=[[Grammy Award]] |access-date=July 17, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726094946/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=Switchfoot&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=All |archive-date=July 26, 2014 }}</ref> It won the Grammy on February 13, 2011.
Late in 2010, Switchfoot announced via newsletter, that they would be releasing an EP of songs that they wrote and recorded between “Nothing Is Sound” and “Oh! Gravity.” It was called “[[Eastern Hymns for Western Shores]]”. For a time the ___location of the masters of these tracks were unknown. Once found, Switchfoot announced that the EP would be available as part of their holiday fan pack which also included a Switchfoot calendar, poster, sweatshirt jacket, and limited edition post cards with one for each of the songs on the EP. In their newsletter the band described these songs as showing their “darker” side. The EP included five never before heard songs along with a different cut of the “Oh! Gravity.” song “Dirty Second Hands”.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://landofbrokenhearts.org/archive/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-a-first-look-at-eastern-hymns/ | title = First Look at Easter Hymns | access-date = April 6, 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120311161449/http://landofbrokenhearts.org/archive/2010/11/happy-thanksgiving-a-first-look-at-eastern-hymns/ | archive-date = March 11, 2012 }}</ref>
===''Vice Verses'' (2011–2012)===
{{main|Vice Verses}}
Switchfoot's eighth studio album, ''[[Vice Verses]]'', was released on September 27, 2011, and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200. According to Butler, the core of the record rests thematically in the idea of the polarity of life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurley.com/blog/blog.cfm/aid/45032/STUDIO-JOURNAL--SWITCHFOOT|title=Studio Journal: Switchfoot|date=April 5, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110409191350/http://www.hurley.com/blog/blog.cfm/aid/45032/STUDIO-JOURNAL--SWITCHFOOT|archive-date=April 9, 2011}}</ref> A release date of September 27, 2011, was announced on AllAccess, with "[[Dark Horses (song)|Dark Horses]]" hitting modern rock radio on July 20.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|title=Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations|work=allaccess.com|date=June 7, 2011|access-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713212901/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases|archive-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref>
In an interview with [[CBN News|CBN.com]], bassist Tim Foreman calls ''Vice Verses'' a cousin to ''Hello Hurricane'', not a sequel to their last album but related in some ways. Tim, speaking of his brother (Switchfoot's lead singer, Jon) said, "It features some of his best lyrical work," and said that he is happy with the musical component of the project as well. "From the very beginning, we set goals, one of them being to make a very rhythmic record, a very soulful record, and a very hard-hitting record that really pushes the boundaries, the highs and the lows," he told CBN.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/switchfoot-vice-verses-tim-foreman-goodwyn.aspx|title=Switchfoot's Vice Verses: An Interview with Bassist Tim Foreman|work=CBN.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215025/http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/switchfoot-vice-verses-tim-foreman-goodwyn.aspx|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
Switchfoot performed a song for the ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' soundtrack, released October 4, 2011, titled "Out of Control". On [[Record Store Day|Record Store Day 2012]], Switchfoot released their latest EP record, ''[[Vice Re-Verses]]''. The digital download of the EP was later released on May 1.
===''Fading West'' album and film (2013–2015)===
{{main|Fading West|Fading West (film)}}
[[File:Switchfoot_Fading_West_ATL.png|thumb|right|Switchfoot taking a bow at their [[Atlanta]] stop on the Fading West Tour – [[Buckhead Theatre]], 2014]]
In May 2013, Switchfoot was on tour and filming a movie, ''Fading West''. The band's guitarist Drew Shirley said that it was "a surf documentary mixed with behind the scenes footage of the band" and that "the soundtrack will be released as a CD and it will be [their] next album".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://landofbrokenhearts.org/archive/2012/05/just-normal-stuff-%E2%80%93-taking-down-a-tree-and-catching-gophers/|title="…Just normal stuff – taking down a tree and catching gophers."|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113427/http://landofbrokenhearts.org/archive/2012/05/just-normal-stuff-%E2%80%93-taking-down-a-tree-and-catching-gophers/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> On September 17, 2013 Switchfoot released ''[[Fading West EP]]'' containing three songs from the full-length album. Two songs on the EP, "[[Who We Are (Switchfoot song)|Who We Are]]" and "[[Love Alone Is Worth the Fight]]", were released in different radio formats as the lead singles promoting the upcoming album. The ''[[Fading West (film)|Fading West]]'' film premiered during the Fading West Tour which started in September 2013, and was released digitally on December 10, 2013. Switchfoot's ninth studio album, also titled ''[[Fading West]]'', was released on January 14, 2014 through [[lowercase people records|lowercase people]] and [[Atlantic Records]].<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/599/ |title=Fading West EP Release + Timeline |first=Lauren |last=McKinney |website=Switchfoot.com |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194333/http://www.switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/599/ |archive-date=January 2, 2014 }}</ref>
In February 2014, in a [[YouTube]] Interview with ''[[Relevant (magazine)|Relevant]]'' magazine,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkYDdmRDc8 |title=Interview with Relevant |date=February 27, 2014 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307063126/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkYDdmRDc8 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref> Jon Foreman hinted that a new album was coming out in late 2014 or early 2015 which would mostly consist of the songs that were cut from the ''Fading West'' film. The album, an EP titled ''[[The Edge of the Earth]]'', was released on September 9, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/622/The+Edge+of+the+Earth+EP+Release |title=The Edge of the Earth EP Release |first=Lauren |last=McKinney |website=Switchfoot.com |date=September 10, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115019/http://www.switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/622/The+Edge+of+the+Earth+EP+Release |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Foreman also announced that he would be releasing between 30-50 new songs for his solo albums most likely during 2015.
Switchfoot toured in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands in May and June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/633/UK/Europe+Tour |title=UK/Europe Tour |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102184554/http://switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/633/UK/Europe+Tour |archive-date=January 2, 2016 }}</ref>
In July and August 2015, Switchfoot toured with [[Needtobreathe]], [[Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors]], and [[Colony House (band)|Colony House]] during the second leg of the 2015 "Tour De Compadres" tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/630/Summer+Tour+with+NEEDTOBREATHE |title=Summer Tour with NEEDTOBREATHE |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102184554/http://switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/630/Summer+Tour+with+NEEDTOBREATHE |archive-date=January 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.needtobreathe.com/news/tour-de-compadres-tour-dates-brother-out-now-20741 |title=TOUR DE COMPADRES Tour Dates + "Brother" Out Now |publisher=[[Needtobreathe]] |date=February 2, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102184554/http://www.needtobreathe.com/news/tour-de-compadres-tour-dates-brother-out-now-20741 |archive-date=January 2, 2016 }}</ref>
===''Where the Light Shines Through'' and hiatus (2015–2017)===
{{main|Where the Light Shines Through}}
In August 2015, it was reported that Switchfoot would be releasing their tenth studio album in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2015/08/24.Switchfoot%20Announces%20New%20Album%20Plans%20Album%20To%20Release%20In%202016.asp |title=Switchfoot Announces New Album Plans; Album To Release In 2016 |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102184554/http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2015/08/24.Switchfoot%20Announces%20New%20Album%20Plans%20Album%20To%20Release%20In%202016.asp |archive-date=January 2, 2016 }}</ref>
On April 29, 2016, [[Concord Music Group]] announced that the band had signed a worldwide recording and co-publishing deal with [[Vanguard Records]] imprint and Concord's sister publishing unit, The Bicycle Music Company.<ref name="Concord">{{cite web |url=http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/news/switchfoot-signs-worldwide-recording-and-publishing-deal-with-concord-bicycle-music/ |title=Switchfoot Signs Worldwide Recording and Publishing Deal With Concord Bicycle Music |publisher=[[Concord Music Group]] |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011053318/http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/news/switchfoot-signs-worldwide-recording-and-publishing-deal-with-concord-bicycle-music/ |archive-date=October 11, 2016 }}</ref>
On May 12, 2016, Switchfoot announced that the album, titled ''[[Where the Light Shines Through]]'', would be released on July 8, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://switchfoot.com/where-the-light-shines-through/ |title=Where the Light Shines Through |publisher=Switchfoot.com |date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=May 12, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927104956/http://switchfoot.com/where-the-light-shines-through/ |archive-date=September 27, 2016 }}</ref> It was produced by Switchfoot and [[John Fields (record producer)|John Fields]], with whom the band has worked on ''The Beautiful Letdown'', ''Nothing Is Sound'' and ''Oh! Gravity''.<ref name="Concord"/>
The band supported the album with the '''{{vanchor|Looking for America}}''' Tour, featuring [[Relient K]] and traveled to over 70 cities from September 17, 2016 through February 2017.
On December 6, 2016, Switchfoot revealed through an email newsletter and on their website that the premiere of their new film, Live from Hollywood Palladium, would coincide with their 2017 Summer Getaway event.
In July 2017, the band took to the road touring with [[Lifehouse (band)|Lifehouse]] on the "Looking for Summer" tour where the band delivered 30+ shows across the U.S. and Canada. It was the first time that Lifehouse and Switchfoot had toured together. A new single, "Shine Like Gold," by Lifehouse and Switchfoot was released to help those affected by [[Hurricane Harvey]] while on tour.
On December 15, 2017, Switchfoot announced via their website and mailing list that, after returning home from their fall tour, they would be taking a hiatus "for the foreseeable future". The band said in their announcement, "For the first time in twenty years, we are taking an extended break."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://switchfoot.com/home-for-now-a-break/|title=Home, For Now - A Break {{!}} Switchfoot|date=December 15, 2017|work=Switchfoot|access-date=December 15, 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034508/http://switchfoot.com/home-for-now-a-break/|archive-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref>
===''Native Tongue'' and ''Covers'' (2018–2021)===
On March 30, 2018, the band posted a clip on YouTube; they said that they had come out of their hiatus and were working on "Project 11". They previewed a [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] version of "[[Meant to Live]]", claiming it was their new sound. Two days later on April 1, it was revealed to be an [[April Fools' Day|April Fool's]] Joke.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
On August 9, 2018, the band's song "You Found Me" was released as the single promoting the drama film ''[[Unbroken: Path to Redemption]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/You-Found-Me-Unbroken-Redemption/dp/B07G5TJMC8 |title=You Found Me (Unbroken: Path To Redemption) by Switchfoot on Amazon Music|website=Amazon|access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> The soundtrack album for the film was released on September 14, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/unbroken-path-to-redemption-original-motion-picture/1421564215 |title=Unbroken: Path to Redemption |date=September 14, 2018 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref>
On October 19, 2018, Switchfoot announced the release of their eleventh album ''[[Native Tongue (Switchfoot album)|Native Tongue]]'' on January 18, 2019 through [[Fantasy Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/native-tongue/1438581855 |title=Native Tongue |publisher=iTunes |access-date=October 20, 2018}}</ref> In support of the album, the band embarked on a 2019 concert tour of the United States, supported by Colony House and Tyson Motsenbocker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7692624/switchfoot-wcolony-housetyson-motsenbocker-portland-mcmenamins-crystal-ballroom-portlandor/|title=SWITCHFOOT: THE NATIVE TONGUE TOUR {{!}} Switchfoot|date=October 17, 2018|work=Switchfoot|access-date=October 17, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The first single "Native Tongue" and its music video were released in conjunction with the album announcement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/exclusive-switchfoot-returns-with-native-tongue.html|title=Exclusive: Switchfoot Return with "Native Tongue"|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=October 19, 2018|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011756/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/10/exclusive-switchfoot-returns-with-native-tongue.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3k6BLu_q4k | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/a3k6BLu_q4k| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Switchfoot - Native Tongue - Official Music Video |via=Youtube |date=October 19, 2018 |access-date=October 20, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In spring 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], Switchfoot started working on an EP titled ''Covers'', containing the band's take on songs by [[Frank Ocean]], [[Vampire Weekend]], [[The Chainsmokers]], [[The Verve]], [[Harry Styles]], and [[Jon Bellion]]. It was released on June 19, 2020 via [[Fantasy Records]].<ref name="Covers EP">{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2086133/switchfoot-covers-ep-frank-ocean-vampire-weekend-chainsmokers/music/ |title=Switchfoot Cover Frank Ocean, Vampire Weekend, Chainsmokers On New EP |first=Chris |last=DeVille |work=[[Stereogum]] |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=June 5, 2020}}</ref> They also played a monthly livestream concert called the "Fantastic Not Traveling Music Show" during which they played a variety of song requests spanning their career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Livestream FAQ|url=https://switchfoot.com/pages/livestream-faq|access-date=2021-03-21|website=SWITCHFOOT MERCH}}</ref>
===''Interrobang'' and Drew Shirley departure (2021–2022)===
{{main|Interrobang (Switchfoot album)}}
On May 7, 2021, Switchfoot released "I Need You (To Be Wrong)" as the first single from their twelfth studio album
''Interrobang''. The album was released on August 20, 2021. A "deluxe" edition of the album was released on July 8, 2022, the six year anniversary of their 2016 album "Where The Light Shines Through".<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://fanlink.to/sfineedyoutobewrongpresave | title=I need you (To be wrong) | work=switchfoot }}</ref> Switchfoot returned to live touring opening for [[Needtobreathe]] on the "Into the Mystery Tour".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rockonpurpose.live/2021/04/30/needtobreathe-announces-fall-tour-with-switchfoot/|title = NEEDTOBREATHE Announces Fall Tour with Switchfoot|date = April 30, 2021}}</ref> They also collaborated with Needtobreathe on an Amazon original Christmas song titled "Hometown Christmas".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msD7qqP4m6I|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>
On February 21, 2022, the band announced that Drew Shirley and the band were amicably parting ways.<ref name="drew leaving">{{Cite instagram |user=switchfoot |postid= CaQ2WOMlnj5 |date=February 21, 2022 | title=Friends, there's no easy way to say this. After years of sharing the road, Drew and the band have decided to take different paths, and will be parting ways. ... }}</ref><!-- Facebook same message: https://www.facebook.com/switchfoot/posts/501728604643738 -->
===Christmas album and ''The Beautiful Letdown'' rerecording (2022–present)===
In September 2022 the band announced their first Christmas album ''[[This Is Our Christmas Album]]''. The album was released on November 4, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/switchfoot-christmas-album-tour/|website=Loudwire|title=Switchfoot Announce Their First-Ever Christmas Album + Holiday Tour|author=Philip Trapp|date=September 7, 2022}}</ref>
In May 2023, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their album ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]'', the band released ''[[The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version)]]'' and went on a tour playing the entire album live.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2023/04/switchfoot-the-beautiful-letdown-2023-tour/|title=Switchfoot Announce The Beautiful Letdown Re-Recorded Edition, Share 2023 Tour Dates|author=Cervanté Pope|date=April 25, 2023|work=Consequence Sound}}</ref>
In June 2024, the band hosted the 20th annual Bro-Am,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8SDUY_OB1J/ |title=Instagram }}</ref> which featured a guest appearance of former lead guitarist Drew Shirley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8OBsLask73/ |title=Instagram }}</ref>
==Style and influences==
Since Switchfoot's first release in 1997, the band's sound has significantly changed. The style of the early albums with independent label re:think Records consisted primarily of guitar-driven alternative rock, hard rock with characteristics of a three-man lineup, though they also incorporated string arrangements with slower songs.<ref name="IVMNW2BH">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2009/09/29/switchfoot-new-way-to-be-human/
|title = Switchfoot – New Way to Be Human
|publisher = Indie Vision Music
|last = Mayer
|first = Michael III
|date = September 29, 2009
|access-date = December 4, 2009
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|archive-date = December 5, 2009
}}</ref>
[[File:Jonforeman.jpg|thumb|right|Switchfoot playing on July 4, 2005 in [[St. Louis]]]]
Switchfoot's [[frontman]] and guitarist Jon Foreman cites his musical influences as [[U2]], [[The Beatles]], and [[Keith Green]];<ref name="TJG">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.thejesusunderground.com/interviews/switchfoot_interview.htm
|title = Interview with Jon Foreman of Switchfoot
|publisher = The Jesus Underground
|access-date = August 9, 2006
|url-status = usurped
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060613194021/http://thejesusunderground.com/interviews/switchfoot_interview.htm
|archive-date = June 13, 2006
}}
</ref> he said that he admires the vocal "strength and vulnerability" of [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Johnny Cash]].<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_ca0fa54e-1f44-53ff-a8ba-5f6e60c305af.html|title=Entering the eye of Switchfoot's "Hurricane"|first=Stephen|last=Rubin|date=November 4, 2009|access-date=January 31, 2010|publisher=North County Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129032648/http://www.nctimes.com/entertainment/music/article_ca0fa54e-1f44-53ff-a8ba-5f6e60c305af.html|archive-date=January 29, 2010}}</ref> Guitarist Drew Shirley cites U2, [[Miles Davis]], [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], [[Tommy Walker (worship leader)|Tommy Walker]], [[Phil Keaggy]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], and the [[Brand New Heavies]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}} while bassist Tim Foreman pays tribute to [[Stevie Wonder]].<ref name="Union-Tribune07">{{cite news|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/08/hotter_than_july_stevie_wonder.html |title=Hotter than July: Stevie Wonder to kick off tour here this month |newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=August 2, 2007 |access-date=June 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603012427/http://www.signonsandiego.com/entertainment/street/2007/08/hotter_than_july_stevie_wonder.html |archive-date=June 3, 2008 }}</ref> Chad Butler also cites [[Dave Grohl]] as an influence for ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]''.<ref name="unrated2">
{{cite web
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|access-date = August 23, 2006
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</ref> "We've never fit in any of the genre boxes," says Jon Foreman. "I think that diversity is our strength".<ref name="VH1">
{{cite web
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|publisher = [[VH1]]
|access-date = August 9, 2006
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</ref>
With regard to their lyrics, Foreman notes "we try to make music for thinking people",<ref name="cornerstone">{{cite web|url=http://www.cornerstonemag.com/pages/show_page.asp?628 |title=Far From A Letdown: Switchfoot in Chicago |publisher=CornerstoneMag.com |access-date=August 9, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616205020/http://cornerstonemag.com/pages/show_page.asp?628 |archive-date=June 16, 2006 }}</ref> 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]]",<ref name="TBH Song Stories">
{{cite web
|url = http://learning2breathe.homestead.com/tblsongs.html
|title = Ammunition: The Beautiful Letdown
|last = Foreman
|first = Jon
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|access-date = August 9, 2006
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</ref> while "[[Stars (Switchfoot song)|Stars]]", the lead single off ''[[Nothing Is Sound]]'', briefly "looks at things from the [[René Descartes|Descartes]] perspective," according to Foreman.<ref name="NIS Song Stories">
{{cite web
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|last = Foreman
|first = Jon
|access-date = November 25, 2006
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617170144/http://learning2breathe.homestead.com/nissongs.html
|archive-date = June 17, 2008
}}
</ref>
==Switchfoot and Christian music==
Switchfoot is often referred to as a [[Christian rock]] band; even after having been signed to the mainstream [[Columbia Records]] from 2003 to 2007, Atlantic Records from 2008 to 2016, and currently, [[Vanguard Records]], their albums are still distributed to Christian retail outlets through [[Sparrow Records]]/[[EMI CMG]], their songs are featured on Christian radio and charts, they play at Christian festivals, and they are presented with [[GMA Music Awards|Dove Awards]]. The band has always philosophically disagreed with this label; "We're Christian by faith, not genre," Tim Foreman explained to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine in 2003.<ref>Miller, Kirk (September 24, 2003). How God, Surfing and Bono Inspired This San Diego band. ''Rolling Stone Magazine''</ref>
[[File:Jon Foreman - 2024.jpg|thumb|left|Jon Foreman of Switchfoot performs at Pier 17 in New York City as part of the Help From My Friends Tour on July 30, 2024.]]
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".<ref name="Boston Globe">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom
|title=Switchfoot steps toward stardom
|work=[[The Boston Globe]]
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|first=Steve
|date=January 9, 2004
|access-date=August 9, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050123135046/http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2004/01/09/switchfoot_steps_toward_stardom?mode=PF |archive-date = January 23, 2005}}
</ref>
"[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 [[Christians|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."<ref name="christianitytoday06">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2006/switchfoot-1106.html
|title = Audience of One
|last = Hansen
|first = Collin
|date = November 27, 2006
|access-date = December 27, 2006
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061226215552/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2006/switchfoot-1106.html
|archive-date = December 26, 2006
}}
</ref>
After 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, they went back to headlining at large Christian-based music festivals, and also agreed to be featured on the June 2006 cover of ''[[CCM Magazine]]'' after declining the opportunity for years.<ref>Swartzendruber, Jay (June 2006). Learning To Breathe. ''CCM Magazine'' Archives. Retrieved 2012-8-2, from [http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200606.pdf SalemWeb.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510080122/http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/ccmmagazine/pdf/200606.pdf |date=May 10, 2012 }}</ref> Yet in many ways they used the opportunity to describe their split from the CCM industry. That caused some, such as ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' writer Andrew Beaujon to say "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."<ref name="jsonline">
{{cite news
|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=444350
|title=Rocking for Jesus
|last=Tianen
|first=Dave
|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
|date=June 30, 2006
|access-date=August 9, 2006
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</ref> Jon Foreman has compared the Christian undertones of his music to the undertones of [[C. S. Lewis|C. S. Lewis']]s books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctkblog.com/2013/12/05/why-switchfoot-wont-sing-christian-songs/|title=Why Switchfoot won't sing Christian songs – ctkblog|work=ctkblog|access-date=October 4, 2014}}</ref>
==Other projects==
[[File:Switchfoot drum kit.jpg|thumb|Switchfoot drum kit]]
Switchfoot has been involved in a number of humanitarian causes including with [[DATA]], the [[ONE Campaign]], the Keep A Breast Foundation, [[Habitat for Humanity]], [[Invisible Children]], and [[To Write Love on Her Arms]].<ref name=twloha/>
In addition to supporting those causes, they founded the Switchfoot Bro-Am Surf Contest, an annual benefit contest and concert to raise money for various organizations serving homeless kids in the band's hometown of San Diego.<ref name="MTV05">
{{cite web
|url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503055/05262005/switchfoot.jhtml
|title = Switchfoot's New LP, Surf Contest Affected By Instability
|publisher = MTV
|last = Moss
|first = Corey
|date = May 31, 2005
|access-date = September 13, 2006
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070919003835/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503055/05262005/switchfoot.jhtml
|archive-date = September 19, 2007
}}
</ref><ref name="Union-Tribune08">
{{cite news
|url = http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080529/news_1w29switch.html
|title = Bro-am Bros.
|newspaper = [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]
|last = Manna
|first = Marcia
|date = May 29, 2008
|access-date = November 23, 2009
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111009123827/http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080529/news_1w29switch.html
|archive-date = October 9, 2011
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</ref> 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".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=3877|title=Switchfoot – More than fine|publisher=JIVE Magazine (Hoganson Media)|access-date=January 31, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105112226/http://jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=3877|archive-date=January 5, 2010}}</ref> 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<ref name="kuyasa">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.horizoninternationalinc.com/kuyasa.html
|title=sun rising
|publisher=Horizon International
|access-date=November 23, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307040555/http://www.horizoninternationalinc.com/kuyasa.html |archive-date = March 7, 2008}}
</ref> 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 released several solo projects, and is also involved in an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] collaboration called [[Fiction Family]] with [[Sean Watkins]] of the band [[Nickel Creek]].<ref>{{citation|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1099297|pure_url=yes}}|title=Fiction Family > Overview|access-date=January 31, 2010|first=Andrew|last=Leahey|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
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"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scouting.org/100years/100years/ShiningLight.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829072705/http://scouting.org/100years/100years/ShiningLight.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2009 |title=Celebrating 100 Years — A Shining Light |publisher=Scouting.org |date=July 31, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2011 }}</ref> 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 anniversary event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bsajamboree.org/Bulletins/PressReleases/Release7.aspx |title=Scouts Prepared for Historic 'Shining Light Across America' |publisher=Bsajamboree.org |access-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20090430025015/http://bsajamboree.org/Bulletins/PressReleases/Release7.aspx |archive-date=April 30, 2009 }}</ref> The band performed at the Harvest America event on March 6, 2016 at [[AT&T Stadium|ATT Stadium]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/mikebrazeal?fref=nf|title=Facebook|work=facebook.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101044/https://www.facebook.com/mikebrazeal?fref=nf|archive-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
Switchfoot hosts a yearly charity event in their hometown of San Diego known as the "Bro Am". Established in 2005, the event benefits local and national charitable organizations, including the band's own Bro Am foundation. The Bro Am festivities typically include a silent auction the night before the public event, wherein donors bid in a silent auction for charity. The Bro Am event consists of surf contests in the morning and musical performances in the afternoon, culminating in Switchfoot's capstone performance. Since its inception, the Bro Am has raised over $1 million for charitable causes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.axs.com/switchfoot-announces-eleventh-annual-bro-am-date-and-tour-dates-57517|title=Switchfoot announces eleventh annual Bro-Am date and tour dates|author=Jamie Malan|work=AXS|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624141402/http://www.axs.com/switchfoot-announces-eleventh-annual-bro-am-date-and-tour-dates-57517|archive-date=June 24, 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, Switchfoot joined forces with the fellow rock band Lifehouse, to help raise funds for Hurricane Harvey victims through their song "Shine Like Gold".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/music/lifehouse-switchfoot-single-shine-like-gold-raises-funds-hurricane-harvey-relief/|title=Lifehouse and Switchfoot Dropping New Single to Raise Funds for Hurricane Harvey Relief: 'We Love Houston'|work=PEOPLE.com|access-date=April 2, 2018|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209084703/http://people.com/music/lifehouse-switchfoot-single-shine-like-gold-raises-funds-hurricane-harvey-relief/|archive-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
==Members==
;Current members
*[[Jon Foreman]] – lead vocals, lead guitar, keyboards, piano <small>(1996–present)</small>; rhythm guitar <small>(1996–2001, 2005–2022 in studio; 2005–present live)</small>
*Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals and acoustic guitar <small>(1996–present)</small>, keyboards <small>(2000–2001)</small>
*Chad Butler – drums, percussion <small>(1996–present)</small>
*[[Jerome Fontamillas]] – keyboards, piano, rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(2001–present)</small>
;Current touring musicians
*Boaz Roberts – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals <small>(2021–present)</small>
;Former members
*Drew Shirley – lead guitar, backing vocals <small>(2005–2022; touring musician 2004–2005)</small>
===Timeline===
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==Discography==
{{main|Switchfoot discography}}
* ''[[The Legend of Chin]]'' (1997)
* ''[[New Way to Be Human]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Beautiful Letdown]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Nothing Is Sound]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Oh! Gravity.]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Hello Hurricane]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Vice Verses]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Fading West]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Where the Light Shines Through]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Native Tongue (Switchfoot album)|Native Tongue]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Interrobang (Switchfoot album)|Interrobang]]'' (2021)
* ''This Is Our Christmas Album'' (2022)
* ''[[The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version)]]'' (2023)
==Awards==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Switchfoot}}
Switchfoot won a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album|Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album]] in 2011 with ''Hello Hurricane''. They've also garnered eleven [[GMA Dove Award]]s and twelve [[San Diego Music Awards]].
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.switchfoot.com/}}
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