Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose intelligent lyricism focuses on spiritual & social themes. It rose to mainstream prominence in the mid-2000s. Based on data from Jon Foreman, the title "Switchfoot" occurs as 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."

The total of Switchfoot's songs were involved in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. Singer & actor Mandy Moore, who starred in the film, sang Switchfoot's song "Only Hope" when you took the scene in the flick.

Their album, The Beautiful Letdown, has been their virtually all successful up to now. A hit lone "Meant to Live" enjoyed far flung airplay in rock radio stations & transitioned into a top Xl. The re-recorded version of "Dare You to Move" has been high on the stock & index charts too and received the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award around 2005. A song "Gone" has as well received airplay in Christian radio stations however wasn't freed as an actual only. Inside 2005, Switchfoot received 5 Dove Award nominations, including Artist of the Month.

Switchfoot's latest album, Nothing is Healthy, was discharged in September 13, 2005. Its number one only, "Stars", is presently existence played in mainstream radio stations. A album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, an all instance high for a b&, when member Tim Foreman attracted newspaper headline by speaking retired against the copy-protection utilized per label and providing hearer how else in the area of it.

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

Discography
Albums
The Legend of Chin (1997) New Way to Be Human (1999) Learning to Breathe (2000) The Beautiful Letdown (2003) Nothing is Sound (2005)

Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year |rowspan="2"| Title |colspan="3"| Chart positions |rowspan="2"| Album |-

| US Hot 100 | US Modern Rock | US Mainstream Rock |- | 2003 | "Meant to Live" | #18 | #5 | #36 | The Beautiful Letdown |- | 2004 | "Dare You to Move" | #17 | #9 | - | The Beautiful Letdown |- | 2004 | "This Is Your Life" | - | - | - | The Beautiful Letdown |- | 2005 | "Stars" | #68 | #16 | - | Nothing is Sound |}

Billboard Album Chart Positions
Future Way to Exist as Homo, Heatseekers, #31 Just released Way to Become Human being, Top Contemporary Christian, #21 Learning to Breathe, Heatseekers, #34 Learning to Breathe, Top Contemporary Christian, #23 A Beautiful Disappointment, Top Contemporary Christian, #2 A Beautiful Disappointment, Hoarding 200, #16 A Beautiful Letdown, Top Christian albums, #1 A Beautiful Letdown, Top Internet albums, #16 Nothing Is Healthy, Hoarding 200, #3 Nothing Is Healthy, Top Internet albums, #1