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Switchfoot Is A Grammy-Winning Alternative Rock Band From San Diego California United States. The Band Was Formed In 1996 With The Brothers Jon Foreman Lead Singer/guitarist And Tim Foreman Bass . Long-Time Friend Chad Butler Drums Joined Soon After. Eventually The Band Evolved To What It Is Today With The Addition Of Members Jerome Fontamillas Key/guitar/electronics - Formerly Of Mortal And Fold Zandura And Drew Shirley Guitar - Formerly Of All Together Separate . Although The Band Started Out Playing At Christian Music Festivals They Shun The Label Of "Christian Rock " With Singer And Guitarist Jon Foreman Saying "For Us It's A Faith Not A Genre. We've Always Been Very Open And Honest About Where The Songs Are Coming From. For Us These Songs Are For Everyone. Calling Us `Christian Rock' Tends To Be A Box That Closes Some People Out And Excludes Them. And That's Not What We're Trying To Do. Music Has Always Opened My Mind -- And That's What We Want." They Started Out On Charlie Peacock's Label "re Think" And Spent Several Years Appearing At Christian Festivals And Enjoying Christian Radio Hits. Most Of Their Early Tours Were With Christian Bands And Both Of The Band's New Members Were Borrowed From Christian Bands. Switchfoot Did Not See Success Outside Of The Christian Rock Scene Until They Were Featured Alongside Singer Mandy Moore On The A Walk To Remember Soundtrack. The Band's First True Commercial Success Came In 2003 With The Release Of Their Fourth Major Label And First Mainstream Label Offering The Beautiful Letdown. The Album Went On To Sell More Than 2 Million Albums And Switchfoot Became The Most Popular Rock Band To Be Associated With Christian Music. They Were Featured On The British Edition Of The Spiderman II Soundtrack Along With The Likes Of Taking Back Sunday And Dashboard Confessional To Name A Few In 2004 With The Song 'Meant To Live'. In 2005 Switchfoot Released "Nothing Is Sound". The Album Went Gold Within 3 Months And Received Much Critical Acclaim. Switchfoot's Highly Anticipated Album Titled "Oh! Gravity." Was Released On December 26th 2006. On November 10th 2009 Switchfoot Released Their First Album Produced Under Their Own Label Lowercase People. "Mess Of Me" A Single From The Album Released Months Before The CD Has Enjoy Chart-Topping Radio Plays Since Its Release. In 2010 Switchfoot Released Their Album "Hello Hurricane". On September 27th 2011 To Much Anticipation And Excitement Switchfoot Released Their Newest Album "Vice Verses". Sites Www.Switchfoot.Com
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Mess Of Me Is A Song Written And Recorded By The Alternative Rock Band Switchfoot And Is To Be The Lead Single Off Their Seventh Studio Album Hello Hurricane. The Song Is A Protest Against Society's Obsession With The Pharmaceutical Industry Which Has Become The New Way To "attain Never-Ending Everlasting Abundant Life" According To Foreman. Often Misconstrued As An Anti-Drug Song It Is Rather A Harsh Commentary On The Culture's Need To Live Forever Using Drugs As A Means To That End. On September 1st 2009 Switchfoot Announced That They Were Hiding Copies Of The New Single Around The World. The First Copy Was Hidden In Moonlight Beach Under A Palm Tree. The Band Asked Fans That If They Were To Find A Copy To Make A Copy Of The Disk And Hide That Copy Somewhere. The Single Has Since Spread From Coast To Coast And Overseas Since.
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Switchfoot Is A Grammy-Winning Alternative Rock Band From San Diego California United States. The Band Was Formed In 1996 With The Brothers Jon Foreman Lead Singer/guitarist And Tim Foreman Bass . Long-Time Friend Chad Butler Drums Joined Soon After. Eventually The Band Evolved To What It Is Today With The Addition Of Members Jerome Fontamillas Key/guitar/electronics - Formerly Of Mortal And Fold Zandura And Drew Shirley Guitar - Formerly Of All Together Separate . Although The Band Started Out Playing At Christian Music Festivals They Shun The Label Of "Christian Rock " With Singer And Guitarist Jon Foreman Saying "For Us It's A Faith Not A Genre. We've Always Been Very Open And Honest About Where The Songs Are Coming From. For Us These Songs Are For Everyone. Calling Us `Christian Rock' Tends To Be A Box That Closes Some People Out And Excludes Them. And That's Not What We're Trying To Do. Music Has Always Opened My Mind -- And That's What We Want." They Started Out On Charlie Peacock's Label "re Think" And Spent Several Years Appearing At Christian Festivals And Enjoying Christian Radio Hits. Most Of Their Early Tours Were With Christian Bands And Both Of The Band's New Members Were Borrowed From Christian Bands. Switchfoot Did Not See Success Outside Of The Christian Rock Scene Until They Were Featured Alongside Singer Mandy Moore On The A Walk To Remember Soundtrack. The Band's First True Commercial Success Came In 2003 With The Release Of Their Fourth Major Label And First Mainstream Label Offering The Beautiful Letdown. The Album Went On To Sell More Than 2 Million Albums And Switchfoot Became The Most Popular Rock Band To Be Associated With Christian Music. They Were Featured On The British Edition Of The Spiderman II Soundtrack Along With The Likes Of Taking Back Sunday And Dashboard Confessional To Name A Few In 2004 With The Song 'Meant To Live'. In 2005 Switchfoot Released "Nothing Is Sound". The Album Went Gold Within 3 Months And Received Much Critical Acclaim. Switchfoot's Highly Anticipated Album Titled "Oh! Gravity." Was Released On December 26th 2006. On November 10th 2009 Switchfoot Released Their First Album Produced Under Their Own Label Lowercase People. "Mess Of Me" A Single From The Album Released Months Before The CD Has Enjoy Chart-Topping Radio Plays Since Its Release. In 2010 Switchfoot Released Their Album "Hello Hurricane". On September 27th 2011 To Much Anticipation And Excitement Switchfoot Released Their Newest Album "Vice Verses". Sites Www.Switchfoot.Com
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Mess of me is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot and is to be the lead single off their seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane.
The song is a protest against society's obsession with the pharmaceutical industry, which has become the new way to "attain never-ending, everlasting, abundant life" according to Foreman. Often misconstrued as an anti-drug song, it is rather a harsh commentary on the culture's need to live forever, using drugs as a means to that end.
On September 1st, 2009, Switchfoot announced that they were hiding copies of the new single around the world. The first copy was hidden in Moonlight Beach under a palm tree. The band asked fans that if they were to find a copy to make a copy of the disk, and hide that copy somewhere. The single has since spread from coast to coast and overseas since. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.