Recording VV; Switchfoot ESPN Video Clip; “Meant To Live” ft. on NHL

By Jeanna on January 10, 2011

Short but sweet! That’s probably the best way to sum up Switchfoot’s-all-too-short-but-still-rad video clip on ESPN. For all of you who weren’t able to tune in, or who were watching but just want to rewatch it, check out the recording below, uploaded by our friend Emily W.!

Short, yes, but the good news is that ESPN has been playing the guys all throughout the game – Free, The Sound and multiple clips of We Are One Tonight. The airings have already caused a spike in iTunes sales, and We Are One Tonight is Switchfoot’s hightest selling song on iTunes, as well as reaching to #138 on the iTunes Pop chart!

Next up, in more sports news, Meant to Live was featured in a stellar commercial for 2011 NHL All-Stars. Check it out below!:

Lastly, the guys are recording Vice Verses!!! First up, Romey tweeted the following:

Started recording the new album today. Excited to see where it’ll go.

Then Switchfoot chimed in:

Fun to have our song/video kick things off tonight on the bcs espn game. Go sports!

Speaking of kicking things off, we officially started tracking today on the new record. #viceverses

Good stuff happening folks!

26 responses to “Recording VV; Switchfoot ESPN Video Clip; “Meant To Live” ft. on NHL”

Pablo January 10, 2011 at 8:06 pm | Permalink

This was the only reason I saw this football game hahaha
Switchfoot is the best! Excited for VV!
1. Light In the Darkness January 11, 2011 at 7:00 am | Permalink
  
  Dude same here! Hahaha It was worth it! Loved seeing those guys on tv! SO stoked for the new album!
NeedleGirl January 10, 2011 at 8:16 pm | Permalink

I agree – that video was way too short! I mean, the Behind the Scenes was longer than that! But it was definitely exciting to see the guys on national tv, and I’m loving ESPN’s love for Switchfoot. I was never more excited for a football game…

and – AKEE! *dances in wild joy* The news that the guys are working on Vice Verses seriously made my night! I CANNOT WAIT.
Racheal January 10, 2011 at 8:19 pm | Permalink

Thank you Emily for the video!! It’s awesome! I wish it was longer, but still. This kind of exposure is wonderful! So happy for the guys.

HUZZAH! *cue confetti* I’m very excited about where Vice Verses will go as well…
1. Emily January 10, 2011 at 9:29 pm | Permalink
  
  you are welcome!
Liza January 10, 2011 at 8:24 pm | Permalink

Was so great to see them…might be short but at these events 30 secs is huge, plus I don’t see any other bands featured :p KUDOS!
Emma Hall January 10, 2011 at 8:27 pm | Permalink

Hello Hurley-cane!
QuinN January 10, 2011 at 8:35 pm | Permalink

My family is a huge hockey family, and I always see that commercial, it makes me smile cause its ne of my favorite songs.haha
Frank Soto January 10, 2011 at 8:43 pm | Permalink

Man! I thought they would put the whole video! But it’s still awesome.

I’m so excited but in expectation about the new album, would it be a full rock or a soul searching album?

What do you think SF lovers!?
1. JeannaLOBH January 10, 2011 at 9:06 pm | Permalink
  
  Both perhaps! Switchfoot has been saying it might be a double album, with a “light” and “dark” – so you can have unlimited possibilities with that
  1. Frank Soto January 10, 2011 at 10:18 pm | Permalink
    
    That would be awesome Jeanna! We will be able to hear both Jon’s deep songs and Drew using heavy distortions on the guitar Heheh
    
    Ps. I’m so thrilled by how “Dark Horses” will sound when it’s fully finished !
Ian wilmoth January 10, 2011 at 8:47 pm | Permalink

it makes sense that they started recording now since fiction family just finished tracking
jocelyn January 10, 2011 at 9:03 pm | Permalink

that nhl commercial made me teary eyed.
luongo AND switchfoot in the same commercial?! ohhh man xD

go ‘nucks go!
Lisa January 10, 2011 at 9:38 pm | Permalink

NHL? Switchfoot? epic. gotta love luongo and toews! (canadian pride? perhaps.)
1. i am who i am January 12, 2011 at 8:48 pm | Permalink
  
  And Crosby as well… i guess nearly everyone in that commercial was canadian, except for ovechkin
Ferny January 10, 2011 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

I think goodbye hurricane would have been better
Than vice verses
Still I heard pretty good songs on the DVD
John Corfee January 10, 2011 at 10:19 pm | Permalink

That was so short that it was some what of a disappointment, but the NHL commercial is sweet.
Carol Neves January 11, 2011 at 3:35 am | Permalink

Oh God I’m SO happy for the guys!
These commercials are perfect for exposure, and I can’t believe that their songs were played during the game, this is AWESOME! I hope that with this and Vice Verses coming they can become more popular… I would love to not have only one friend that knows them (specially because she only knows ‘Yet’ that played on Vampire Diaries).
And I can’t wait for the new album!
Dan January 11, 2011 at 4:30 am | Permalink

Hmm. Too bad it was so short. It sounded like it would be a full-fledged video premiere initially.
Sam January 11, 2011 at 10:02 am | Permalink

I ditto with the rest of the group on length, but I’m happy to see uniting songs like “We are one” and M2L played in a sports event where team spirit is needed above all else!
concretegrl January 11, 2011 at 10:58 am | Permalink

football + Switchfoot = awesome. (even if it was really short!)
Chris January 11, 2011 at 1:49 pm | Permalink

Short it may be but to be pretty much the only music played is huge especially when so many people were watching that game.
Michael Salvo January 11, 2011 at 3:29 pm | Permalink

ESPN has been playing Switchfoot all year long for college football and NFL games. ‘We Are One Tonight’ and ‘Mess of Me’ were used the most this year. NBC used their songs once or twice as well.
1. JeannaLOBH January 11, 2011 at 6:56 pm | Permalink
  
  I know right? Pretty cool!
ImAddingToTheNoise January 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm | Permalink

Thanks for putting the video up. I didn’t catch it last night, because sports pretty much bore me. XD

So excited for the new album! I had a dream last night that I spent all my money on clothes and then the album came out and I had no cash to buy it. So sad. XD Probably the most realistic dream I’ve ever had. Hahaha
again January 12, 2011 at 3:49 am | Permalink

Am I the only one who loves Jons shirt in that video?? Yay plaid lol. Super excited for vice verses!!