DISCLAIMERS:
The songs featured in this section are songs that are no longer available for purchasing, rare songs, or live recordings. We will never upload songs that can be bought or purchased. We do not want to steal any revenue from Switchfoot in any way, shape or form. If there is a certain song that you would like to have that is not in this media section, please check out our Purchasable Media section for a list of other rare songs and where you can buy them.
LIVE RECORDINGS:
We don’t always know where the original recording of songs came from. If you recorded a song and we have it on the site, let us know and we’ll give you recording credit!
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LYRICS
Lyrics for these songs can be accessed in the Rare Song Lyrics section, or on the Album Lyrics page.
RARE SWITCHFOOT/JON FOREMAN/FICTION FAMILY SONGS/POEMS
+ This Is Home (Every Breath Is Magic)
Notes: Rare version of This Is Home from the credits of Prince Caspian.
+ Collide
Notes: Acoustic, recorded at an aftershow.
+ I Wish I Could Change
Notes: Acoustic, recorded at an aftershow.
+ Everything Will Change In Time
Notes: Recorded pre-The Beautiful Letdown.
+ All of God’s Children
Notes: Performed with Sarah Masen. Full version.
+ Tomorrow’s Song (Demo)
Notes: Jon’s demo take on his community song writing project.
+ All of God’s Children
Notes: Acoustic. First ever live performance.
+ Come Home
Notes: Acoustic. First ever live performance.
+ Against The Voices
Notes: First ever live performance.
+ She Says (The Black-Eyed Blues)
Notes: Acoustic.
+ Against The Voices
Notes: Early, working version of the song, performed live at a soundcheck.
Recording Credit: Josefina
+ Restless – Poem
Notes: Read outloud at the UK’s BIG CHURCH DAY OUT
+ My Coffin
Notes: First ever live performance. Acoustic.
+ Mercy’s War
Notes: First ever live performance. Acoustic.
+ Just Rob Me
Notes: Jon and Drew.
+ Evergreen
Notes: The first live performance of the song.
+ The Math Poem
Notes: Jon Foreman reads an original poem at an aftershow
+ The Math Poem/Song
Notes: Jon Foreman reads an original poem at an aftershow, then puts the chorus to music
+ Just Rob Me
Notes: Jon Foreman, solo and acoustic
+ Just Rob Me
Notes: Fiction Family version, with Sara Watkins on violin
+ Do You Only Love The Ones Who Look Like You
Notes: Live version. Written and performed by Jon Foreman and Molly Jenson.
+ Dreamer
Notes: Written and performed by Jon Foreman and Molly Jenson. Recording credit: Gabby
+ The Story of a Man Named Pride
+ The Waco Song
Notes: A spur-of-the-moment song about Waco, Texas.
+ Throwing Chairs
Notes: Written by Jon Foreman and Daniel Victor.
+ Revenge
Notes: Full band version.
+ Rebuild
Notes: Featuring Relient K
SWITCHFOOT/FICTION FAMILY/JON FOREMAN COVERS
+ Money
Original Artist: Pink Floyd
Notes: Performed live in Cambridge.
+ Sing
Original Artist: Travis
Notes: Performed live in Edinburgh.
+ Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Original Artist: The Beach Boys
Notes: Performed live at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.
+ Don’t Dream It’s Over (Cover)
Original Artist: Crowded House
Notes: Performed by Anberlin, with a special guest appearance by Jon Foreman
+ Lucky Man
Original Artist: The Verve
Notes: From the Japanese edition of Hello Hurricane
+ Proud Mary
Original Artist: Ike & Tina Turner
Notes: Performed by Paper Tongues with Jon Foreman on backing vocals/harmonica.
+ I Fought the Law
Original Artist: The Clash
Notes: Full band live performance
+ High and Dry
Original Artist: Radiohead
Notes: Acoustic performance
+ Surrender
Original Artist: Cheap Trick
Notes: Recorded live
+ Sabotage
Original Artist: The Beastie Boys
Notes: Recorded live
+ Lucky Man
Original Artist: The Verve
Notes: Acoustic.
+ Feliz Navidad
Original Artist: Jose Feliciano
Notes: Recorded live.
+ Lucky Man
Original Artist: The Verve
Notes: Recorded live.
+ This Land Is Your Land
Original artist: Woody Guthrie
Notes: Fiction Family Cover
+ The Man In Me
Original artist: Bob Dylan
Notes: Fiction Family Cover
+ Keep The Car Running
Original artist: Arcade Fire
Notes: Fiction Family Cover
+ Idioteque
Original artist: Radiohead
Notes: Fiction Family Cover
+ Friday, I’m In Love
Original artist: The Cure
Notes: Fiction Family Cover
+ With A Little Help From My Friends
Original artist: The Beatles
Notes: This recording features Jon Foreman and various other artists and musicans.
+ Rebellion (Lies)
Original artist: Arcade Fire
Notes: Full band version.
+ Sorrow
Original artist: Bad Religion
Notes: Full band version.
+ When Loves Comes To Town
Orginal artist: U2
Notes: This cover was performed by members of Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Third Day and Robert Randolph and the Family Band. It was recorded by Katrina.
+ There, There
Orginal artist: Radiohead
+ With God On Our Side
Orginal artist: Bob Dylan
+ Your Cheating Heart
Orginal artist: Hank Williams
+ Rebellion (Lies)
Orginal artist: Arcade Fire
+ Sorrow
Orginal artist: Bad Religion
Notes: Covered by Jon.
+ Crazy In Love
Orginal artist: Beyonce
+ Boxing
Orginal artist: Ben Folds Five
+ God Only Knows
Orginal artist: Beach Boys
+ Respect
Orginal artist: Aretha Franklin
+ Die In Your Arms Tonight
Orginal artist: Cutting Crew
+ Spirits In The Material World
Orginal artist: The Police (MP3 courtesy of Switchfeed.com)
SWITCHFOOT REMIXES
+ Dare You To Move
Featured in Switchfootage 1
SWITCHFOOT ACOUSTIC
Since there are so many acoustic version of Switchfoot songs out there, we decided to dedicate this section to songs that are either of exceptionally high quality, songs that you do not normally hear acoustic, or first ever live acoustic performances.
+ Dark Horses
Notes: From the Hurley Acoustic Session.
+ Vice Verses
Notes: Performed live at Guitar Center. Features a spoken introduction.
+ The Sound
Notes: Performed live at Guitar Center. Features a spoken introduction.
+ Dark Horses
Notes: Performed live in Air1 Studios with Tim on bells and miscellaneous percussion.
+ Restless
Notes: Performed live in Air1 Studios with Tim on bells and acoustic bass.
+ Dark Horses
Notes: Live in Amsterdam.
+ Souvenirs
Notes: Live in Amsterdam.
+ Restless
Notes: Performed live at Disney’s Night of Joy.
+ Restless
Notes: Performed with Sarah Masen. First ever live performance.
+ Vice Verses
Notes: Live recording. Full band, acoustic and stripped.
+ Vice Verses
Notes: Acoustic and stripped.
+ Thrive
Notes: Acoustic. First ever live performance.
+ The Sound (Acoustic)
Notes: From the Hello Hurricane Japanese edition.
+ Dark Horses (Acoustic)
Notes: Acoustic. Album version.
+ Dark Horses (Acoustic)
Notes: Acoustic. Early version.
+ Your Love Is A Song (Acoustic)
Notes: Jon & Tim Foreman. Recorded at the Air 1 radio station.
+ The Sound (Acoustic)
Notes: Jon & Tim Foreman. Recorded at the Air 1 radio station.
+ Hello Hurricane (Acoustic)
Notes: Jon Foreman, solo on the mandolin version. Recorded by Timmy.
+ Stars
+ On Fire (With spoken intro)
+ This Is Your Life (Without spoken intro)
+ This Is Your Life (With spoken intro)
SWITCHFOOT/FICTION FAMILY/JON FOREMAN LIVE
A couple of exceptionally good performances of some of our favorite tunes, or first ever live performances.
+ The Cure For Pain
Notes: Featuring Ryan O’Neal of Sleeping At Last.
+ Vice Verses
Notes: Jon, Chad, Tim and Tom Curren. First ever live performance.
+ Dark Horses
Notes: Performed live at a soundcheck.
Recording Credit: Katelyn
+ Afterlife
Notes: Full band performance. First ever live performance.
+ Vice Verses
Notes: Jon with Keith Tutt & Aaron Redfield.
+ Sing It Out
Notes: Switchfoot & the Holy Nation choir, performing live at “The Sound: An Evening with Switchfoot & Dr. John M. Perkins”
+ Your Love Is A Song – Switchfoot & Holy Nation
Notes: Switchfoot & the Holy Nation choir, performing live at “The Sound: An Evening with Switchfoot & Dr. John M. Perkins”
+ Your Love Is A Song (Without spoken intro)
+ Your Love Is A Song – Stripped (With spoken intro)
Notes: Jon, Jerome and Drew perform this song live and stripped at a radio station appearance.
+ Free
Notes: Full band. First ever live, stripped performance.
+ Yet
Notes: First ever live performance.
+ We Are One Tonight/Your Love Is Strong/Shadow/C’mon C’mon Mash Up
Notes: Recorded live, at a concert.
+ Betrayal
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ Mostly Prove Me Wrong
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ We Ride
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ Look For Me Baby
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ Not Sure
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ When She’s Near
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
+ War In My Blood
Notes: Written and performed by Fiction Family.
SWITCHFOOT ON TV
+ Always
Notes: Live at Craig Ferguson.
+ Mess of Me
Notes: Live at the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.
+ This Is Home
Notes: Live at the Dove Awards.
+ Dirty Second Hands
Notes: Live at CD USA.
+ Oh! Gravity.
Notes: Live at Letterman.
+ Oh! Gravity.
Notes: Live at Jay Leno.
+ We Are One Tonight
Notes: Live at Carson Daly.
+ We Are One Tonight
Notes: Live at Jimmy Kimmel.
+ The Shadow Proves the Sunshine
Notes: Live at MTV.
+ Stars
Notes: Live at Jay Leno.
+ Dare You To Move
Notes: Live at Jay Leno.
OTHER
+ Heart of Worship/Let That Be Enough/I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever Medley
Notes: A medley of worship tunes performed at a concert.
+ Always (Radio Edit)
Notes: The radio edit of track 8 off Hello Hurricane.
+ This Is Home (Every Breath Is Magic)
Notes: Version #3, from the credits of Prince Caspian.
+ Oh! Gravity – Bagpipes
Notes: Oh! Gravity., recorded with bagpipes, as played by a fan.
+ Dirty Second Hands
Notes: An alternate version of the song, as featured on Switchfoot’s Myspace.
+ Awakening
Notes: An unplugged version of the song, featuring the harmonica.
+ C’mon, C’mon
Notes: The original version and first public performance of this song.
+ I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever
Notes: Switchfoot sings this popular worship tune at the end of a concert.
+ The Times Are A’changing & On Fire
A mix up of the Bob Dylan song and the popular Switchfoot tune.
+ Dare You To Move (Orchestra)
Featuring a full orchestra section.