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Switchfoot

Switchfoot
Jerome Fontamillas, Chad Butler (background), Drew Shirley, Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Re:Think (1997–2000) Columbia/Sony BMG (2002–2007) Lowercase People (2007–present)
Associated acts	Fiction Family Jon Foreman
Website	switchfoot.com
Members
Jon Foreman Tim Foreman Chad Butler Jerome Fontamillas Drew Shirley

Switchfoot is a Grammy-nominated alternative rock band from San Diego, California, United States. The band's members are Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar). Known for their energetic live shows, the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously, building on the pop sensibilities of Jon's songwriting, and, rounded out by Jerome's work on the synthesizer, bringing his industrial roots to the sound, the band works up "the Switchfoot sound" - a melodic crunch of densely layered sound featuring some electronic experimentation, and often driven by hard-charging guitar riffs, while throwing in a few softer, spacey ballads as well.

Switchfoot first gained mainstream recognition after 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".

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Switchfoot is a Grammy -nominated alternative rock band from San Diego , California , United States . The band's members are Jon Foreman ( vocals , guitar ), Tim Foreman ( bass ...