Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)
Learning to Breathe | ||||
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Studio album by Switchfoot | ||||
Released | September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26) | |||
Recorded | Charlie Peacock Productions | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, post-grunge[1] | |||
Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | re:think | |||
Producer |
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Switchfoot chronology | ||||
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Singles from Learning To Breathe | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Cross Rhythms | [3] |
Jesus Freak Hideout | [4] |
HM[5] | |
Melodic | [6] |
Learning to Breathe is the third studio album by the band Switchfoot. It was released on September 26, 2000.[7] It was their final record for independent label re:think Records, which was distributed by Sparrow Records. This album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album in 2001.[8]
Promotion
A music video was filmed for the song "You Already Take Me There". It shows the band skydiving out of an airplane, and playing the song on the ground.[9]
Composition
"Dare You To Move", "Playing For Keeps", "The Loser", "Erosion" and "Living Is Simple" are in the key of E major or C♯ minor.
"Learning to Breathe" and "You Already Take Me There" are in the key of G major.
"Love is the Movement" and "Innocence Again" are in the key of D minor.
"Poparazzi" is in the key of C major. "The Economy of Mercy" is written in the key of D major.
References
- The quote "All will be made well" by Julian of Norwich is heard in "Living is Simple".
- Marilyn Monroe, MTV, Nirvana, and other popular people and media are referenced in "Poparazzi".
Legacy
The songs "I Dare You to Move" and "Learning to Breathe" were prominently used in a popular teen romantic drama film starring Mandy Moore and Shane West, A Walk to Remember (2002).
The phrase "Love Is the Movement" has been adopted as a motto by To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit organization that Switchfoot supports.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jon Foreman, except where noted. Tracks 3 and 11 were released as the album's only two singles[when?]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I Dare You to Move" | 4:08 | |
2. | "Learning to Breathe" | 4:35 | |
3. | "You Already Take Me There" | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman | 2:42 |
4. | "Love Is the Movement" | 5:10 | |
5. | "Poparazzi" | 3:20 | |
6. | "Innocence Again" | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman | 3:28 |
7. | "Playing for Keeps" | 3:44 | |
8. | "The Loser" | 3:43 | |
9. | "The Economy of Mercy" | 3:56 | |
10. | "Erosion" | 3:22 | |
11. | "Living Is Simple" | 5:19 |
Personnel
Switchfoot
Additional musicians[10]
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References
- ^ "Learning to Breathe - Switchfoot - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ Learning to Breathe at AllMusic
- ^ "Review: Learning To Breathe - Switchfoot - Cross Rhythms". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Switchfoot, "Learning to Breathe" Review". Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ (The) Kern County Kid (November–December 2000). "Reviews: Learning to Breathe". HM Magazine (86): 84. ISSN 1066-6923.
- ^ Wippsson, Johan (December 16, 2002). "Switchfoot - Learning to Breathe". Melodic. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Learning to Breathe – Switchfoot". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
- ^ 43rd Grammy Awards nomination list Archived February 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, MLSCMusic.com
- ^ You Already Take Me There (Official Music Video), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved September 11, 2019
- ^ a b Adapted from CD liner notes.
External links
- Lyrics for Learning to Breathe
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- Jon Foreman
- Tim Foreman
- Chad Butler
- Jerome Fontamillas
- Drew Shirley
- The Legend of Chin
- New Way to Be Human
- Learning to Breathe
- The Beautiful Letdown
- Nothing Is Sound
- Oh! Gravity.
- Hello Hurricane
- Vice Verses
- Fading West
- Where the Light Shines Through
- Native Tongue
- Interrobang
- Switchfoot: Live – EP
- Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1
- Hello Hurricane Live
- The Early Years: 1997–2000
- The Best Yet
- Switchfootage 1 and 2
- Live in San Diego
- The Beautiful Letdown (Dual Disc)
- Feet Don't Fail Me Now
- Nothing Is Sound (Dual Disc)
- Live at the Ventura Theatre
- The Best Yet - Live
- Fading West
- "Meant to Live"
- "Dare You to Move"
- "Stars"
- "Awakening"
- "Rebuild"
- "This Is Home"
- "Mess of Me"
- "Always"
- "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)"
- "Your Love Is a Song"
- "Dark Horses"
- "Restless"
- "Who We Are"
- "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight"