The discography of American alternative rock band Switchfoot consists of 14 studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, five video albums, 10 extended plays, 43 singles, nine promotional singles and 39 music videos. The band, originally called Chin Up, consists of singer/rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter Jon Foreman, bassist Tim Foreman, drummer Chad Butler, synthesizer/keyboardist/guitarist Jerome Fontamillas, and lead guitarist Boaz Roberts. Lead guitarist Drew Shirley left the band in February 2022.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Album sales US USAlt. USChrist.Peak chart positions for albums on the Christian Albums chart in the United States: All except noted: New Way to Be Human and Learning to Breathe: USRock USHol AUS Oh! Gravity: Vice Verses: CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Nothing Is Sound: Vice Verses: Fading West: JPN NZ UK The Legend of Chin Release date: June 17, 1997 Label: Re:Think, Sparrow Formats: CD, CS, DL — — — — — — — — — — New Way to Be Human Release date: March 11, 1999 Label: Re:Think, Sparrow Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 21 — — — — — — — Learning to Breathe Release date: September 26, 2000 Label: Re:Think, Sparrow Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 23 — — — — — — — RIAA: GoldUS: 500,000 The Beautiful Letdown Release date: February 25, 2003 Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL 16 — 1 — — 45 — — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Gold US: 3,000,000 Nothing Is Sound Release date: September 13, 2005 Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: CD, DualDisc, CS, LP, DL 3 — 1 — — 25 20 73 31 — RIAA: Gold US: 549,000 Oh! Gravity. Release date: December 26, 2006 Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL 18 — 1 4 — 74 — — — —US: 292,000 Hello Hurricane Release date: November 10, 2009 Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, DL 13 3 2 4 — — — — 13 —US: 230,000 Vice Verses Release date: September 27, 2011 Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, DL 8 3 1 3 — 62 30 — 31 127US: 188,000 Fading West Release date: January 14, 2014 Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, DL 6 1 1 2 — 50 12 — 27 —US: 94,000 Where the Light Shines Through Release date: July 8, 2016 Label: Vanguard Formats: CD, LP, DL 10 3 1 3 — 34 20 — — —US: 29,000 Native Tongue Release date: January 18, 2019 Label: Fantasy Formats: CD, LP, DL 41 5 2 4 — — — — — — Interrobang Release date: August 20, 2021 Label: Fantasy Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 6 — — — — — — — US: 3,000 Forever Now Released: June 26, 2026 Label: By Design, BMG Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 4 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Re-recorded albums + List of re-recorded albums Title Album details The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) Released: May 5, 2023 Label: lowercase people Formats: CD, LP, DL
Holiday albums + List of holiday albums Title Album details This Is Our Christmas Album Released: November 4, 2022 Label: lowercase people Formats: CD, LP, DL
Live albums + List of live albums Title Album details Best of Bootlegs, Vol. 1 Released: March 31, 2008 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: CD, digital download The Best Yet Live in Nashville Released: 2009 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: CD, digital download Hello Hurricane Live Disc two of Vice Verses: Deluxe Edition Released: September 27, 2011 Label: lowercase people Formats: CD Live in Manila (Split EP with Relient K) Released: September 2016 Label: Cure International Formats: CD (only available via donation to Cure International) Live in Chicago: The Looking for America Tour Released: October 2016 Label: lowercase people Formats: Digital download
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USChrist. The Early Years: 1997–2000 Released: November 2, 2004 (US) Label: Re:Think, Sparrow Formats: CD box set — 20 RIAA: Gold The Best Yet Released: November 4, 2008 (US) Label: Columbia, Sony, Credential Formats: CD, digital download 123 9 Playlist: The Very Best of Switchfoot Released: May 21, 2013 (US) Label: Columbia/Legacy Formats: CD — — 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Switchfoot Released: July 31, 2015 Label: Capitol CMG Formats: CD — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Certifications Switchfootage Released: 2003 (US) Label: Self-released Formats: DVD Live in San Diego Released: March 23, 2004 (US) Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: DVD RIAA: Gold Switchfootage 2 Released: 2006 (US) Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: DVD Live at the Ventura Theatre Released: 2007 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: DVD The Best Yet: Live Released: December 4, 2009 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: DVD
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US USAlt. USChrist. USDance USRock Live EP Released: March 9, 2004 (US) Label: Columbia, Sony BMG Formats: Digital download — — — — — Oh! EP Released: October 17, 2006 (US) Label: Self-released Formats: CD — — — — — Building a Hurricane Released: 2009 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: CD — — — — — iTunes Session Released: August 30, 2010 (US) Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: Digital download — — 17 — — Eastern Hymns for Western Shores Released: December 7, 2010 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: CD — — — — — Live at the John Perkins Benefit Released: February 7, 2012 Label: lowercase people Formats: Digital download — — — — — Vice Re-Verses Released: April 21, 2012 (US) Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download — — 33 19 — Backstage EP Released: December 2012 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: CD — — — — — Fading West (EP) Released: September 17, 2013 (US) Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download Preview of Fading West LP — — — — — Backstage EP #2 Released: November 25, 2013 (US) Label: lowercase people Formats: Digital download — — — — — The Edge of the Earth: Unreleased Songs From the Film Fading West Released: September 9, 2014 Label: lowercase people, Atlantic Formats: Digital download 39 6 3 — 11 Live From the NATIVE TONGUE Tour Released: May 31, 2019 Label: Fantasy Formats: Digital download — — — — — Native Tongue (Reimagine / Remix) Released: January 17, 2020 Label: Fantasy Formats: Digital download — — — — — Covers Released: June 19, 2020 Formats: Digital download Label: Fantasy — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles 1990s + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Chem 6A" 1997 The Legend of Chin "New Way to Be Human" 1999 New Way to Be Human
2000s + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAdultPop USAlt. USChrist. USChrist.Rock USRock AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Meant to Live": "Dare You to Move" and "Stars": NLD UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "Meant to Live": "Dare You to Move": "You Already Take Me There" 2000 — — — — — — — — — Learning to Breathe "Meant to Live" 2003 18 5 5 — — — 52 92 29 RIAA: Gold The Beautiful Letdown "More Than Fine" — — — 36 — — — — — "Gone" — — — 27 — — — — — "Ammunition" — — — — — — — — — "Dare You to Move" 2004 17 6 9 37 — — 35 — 117 RIAA: Gold "This Is Your Life" — 36 30 9 — — — — — "Stars" 2005 68 15 16 25 — — 43 — — RIAA: Gold Nothing Is Sound "We Are One Tonight" 2006 — 29 — 11 — — — — — "Dirty Second Hands" — — — — — — — — — Oh! Gravity. "Oh! Gravity." — — 36 26 8 — — — — "Awakening" 2007 — — — 16 6 — — — — "Head over Heels (In This Life)" — — — 22 — — — — — "This Is Home" 2008 — — — 14 — — — — — The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) "Mess of Me" 2009 — — 13 30 1 22 — — — Hello Hurricane "Always" — — — 16 — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2010s + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USAdultPop USAlt. USChrist. USChrist.Airplay USChrist.Rock USChrist.Digital USRock "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" 2010 — — 7 — — 1 32 15 Hello Hurricane "Your Love Is a Song" — 27 — 18 — 3 — "Bullet Soul" — — 40 — — 13 — — "Dark Horses" 2011 — — 5 — — 1 2 17 Vice Verses "Restless" — — — 23 — 2 — "Afterlife" 2012 — — 19 28 1 17 33 "The Original" — — 39 — — 1 — — "Where I Belong" — — — — — — 48 — "Who We Are" 2013 — — 16 13 — — 1 28 Fading West "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" — — — 6 14 13 2 21 "Let It Out" 2014 — — — 35 29 9 — — "When We Come Alive" — — — 29 34 17 29 — "Fading West" 2015 — — — — — — — — The Edge of the Earth: Unreleased Songs From the Film Fading West "Against the Voices" — — — — — — — — "The Edge of the Earth" — — — — — — — — "Live It Well" 2016 — — — 18 13 18 12 39 Where the Light Shines Through "Float" — — — 34 — 2 — — "Where the Light Shines Through" — — — 43 — — — — "I Won't Let You Go" — — — 45 20 — — — "Shake This Feeling" 2017 — — — — — — — — "If the House Burns Down Tonight" — — — — — — — — "Shine Like Gold"(with Lifehouse) — — — — — — — — "You Found Me" 2018 — — — 50 36 30 — — Unbroken: Path to Redemption "Native Tongue" — — — 25 27 4 11 — Native Tongue "Voices" — — — 47 — — 22 — "All I Need" — — — 34 — — — — "Let It Happen" 2019 — — — 48 — — — — "The Strength to Let Go" — — — 49 32 — — — "Voices" — — — 34 — — — — Native Tongue (Reimagine / Remix) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2020s + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USAlt. USChrist. USChrist.Airplay "Swim Good" 2020 — — — — Covers "Harmony Hall" — — — — "Lucky Man" — — — — "Joy Invincible" — 37 49 — Native Tongue "I Need You (To Be Wrong)" 2021 — 45 — — Interrobang "Fluorescent" — — — — "The Bones of Us" — — — — "If I Were You" — — — — "Interrobang" 2022 — — — — Interrobang (B-Sides) "Youth of the Young" — — — — "Wake Up, Mr. Crow" 2026 — — — — Forever Now "Absolution" 26 — — 15 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Underwater" 1997 The Legend of Chin "Home" "Ode to Chin" "Incomplete" 1999 New Way to Be Human "I Turn Everything Over" "Something More (Augustine's Confession)" "Love Is the Movement" 2000 Learning to Breathe "Learning to Breathe" "Lonely Nation" 2005 Nothing Is Sound "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" 2008 Nothing Is Sound
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USChrist. USChrist.Airplay USChrist.Digital "Dare You To Move (iTunes Session)" 2010 — — 39 iTunes Session "Ba55" 2013 25 — 7 Fading West EP "The World You Want" 2014 49 — — Fading West "Slipping Away" 48 — — "All or Nothing at All" 45 — — "Lost 'Cause" 2021 48 — — Interrobang "Beautiful Life" 2026 — 40 — Forever Now
Music videos