Switchfoot consists of Chad Butler (drums and percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (keyboard and guitar), Jon Foreman (guitar and lead vocals), Tim Foreman (bass and backing vocals).
Switchfoot is also a surfing term.
Switchfoot is an alternative rock / power pop / post-grunge band from San Diego, California, United States, whose lyricism focuses on spiritual and social themes. The current members are Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, Chad Butler, Jerome Fontamillas and Drew Shirley.
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." Switchfoot 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.
When Switchfoot was founded in 1997, the band consisted of Jon and his brother Tim, along with Chad on the drums. The band signed with Charlie Peacock's re:think records, a division of Sparrow Records, who would produce their first three albums. Keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas, also of Mortal and Fold Zandura, joined the band in 2000 for the album Learning to Breathe, which found Switchfoot taking more steps towards mainstream modern rock.
In 2002 Switchfoot had a large role in the music for the 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.
