Switchfoot a band of surfers. According to Jon Foreman one of the vocalists of this Grammy award winning band. They first became mainstream when four of their songs were chosen to be soundtracks in the film “A walk to remember” featuring Mandy Moore who also did a cover of this song which top hit charts dated 2003.
The name Switchfoot according to Jon Foreman was derived from these facts about them, that their love for surfing actually gave their band name some sense and that is because they have been surfing for almost their entire life, so for them switching your foot to switch your feet (in surfing) also means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction, and that everything should always be about change and movement, and that approaches to music and especially in life should be different, and eventually that is what happened to this young group of surfers from San Diego, California who turned into renowned vocal artists all- over the world.
The band’s members are Jon Foreman the lead vocalist who also plays the guitar, Jerome Fontamillas also on guitar, keyboards, and at the same time a back-up vocalist, next is Tim Foreman on bass guitar and also doing back-up vocals, Drew Shirley who plays the guitar and also a back-up vocalist and last but definitely not the least Chad Butler who is on drums and percussion. 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.
After going mainstream their group suddenly gained fame and in recognition which headed them towards their major debut album also the same year, 2003 entitled “The Beautiful Letdown” which featured the hit singles “Dare you to move” and “Meant to live” and it sold millions of copies. And now their most recent album which is fading west gives their fans a glimpse to their song writings they created and produced a part documentary/ surf film/ travelogue in here they showed a bit of their more vulnerable more human side than being just the mere Switchfoot band that fans follow and grown up hearing on the radios and seen on the net they shared in this documentary how for such a long time of being in the band still their hearts are longing to still move home to their roots where their love for music sprouted.
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