Switchfoot

Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose intelligent lyricism focuses on spiritual and social themes. The original members of the band were Jon Foreman, his brother T

Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose intelligent lyricism focuses on spiritual and social themes. The original members of the band were Jon Foreman, his brother Tim Foreman, and Chad Butler. 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." Although the members of Switchfoot are all Christians they don't like to be labled as a "Christian" band by genre, but a band of people who are Christians.

Keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas joined the band for 2000's Learning to Breathe, which found Switchfoot taking more steps towards mainstream modern rock. This transition album brought Switchfoot mainstream recognition, riding on the inclusion of 4 of their songs in the 2002 movie A Walk to Remember. Singer and actor Mandy Moore, who starred in the movie, sang Switchfoot's song "Only Hope" during a scene in the movie, and also did a duet with Jon Foreman for the soundtrack.