Editing Switchfoot (section)

===Formation and early years (1996–2002)===
Switchfoot was founded in 1996 as Chin Up, consisting of Jon Foreman and his brother Tim along with Chad Butler on drums. After playing a few shows including the Foreman brothers' dad's megachurch North Coast Calvary Chapel in [[Carlsbad, California]], the band was contacted by music industry veteran [[Charlie Peacock]] and eventually signed to his indie label [[Rethink (record label)|Re:think Records]] under the current moniker, Switchfoot. Re:think went on to distribute the first three Switchfoot albums, ''[[The Legend of Chin]]'', ''[[New Way to Be Human]]'', and ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]''. Because Re:think was bought by Christian giant [[Sparrow Records]] before Switchfoot's first release, however, the band's and Peacock's intentions of being marketed outside of the [[Contemporary Christian music]] scene and reaching a wider audience were put on hold. Consequently, the band was mostly marketed to Christian radio and retail outlets early in their careers, a time Jon Foreman has described as when "half of who we were was lost."<ref name="christianitytoday03">
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 |url         = http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2003/jonforeman-0103.html
 |title       = Switchfoot Focuses on Life's Beauty over Letdowns
 |date        = January 1, 2003
 |access-date  = July 22, 2009
 |magazine   = Christianity Today
 |last        = Argyrakis
 |first       = Andy
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090811180638/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2003/jonforeman-0103.html
 |archive-date = August 11, 2009
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Of Switchfoot's first three albums, ''[[Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)|Learning to Breathe]]'' was the most successful, receiving a Grammy nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Gospel Album|Best Rock Gospel Album]].

Later in 2002, Switchfoot's music was featured prominently in the movie ''[[A Walk to Remember (film)|A Walk to Remember]]'', starring singer and actress [[Mandy Moore]], who sang Switchfoot's song "[[Only Hope]]" during a scene in the movie. In addition to Moore's [[Cover version|cover]] of "Only Hope",<ref name="IMBD">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/soundtrack|title=Soundtracks for A Walk to Remember (2002)|website=Internet Movie Database|access-date=August 30, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102204722/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/soundtrack|archive-date=November 2, 2006}}</ref> Switchfoot's songs "You", "Learning to Breathe", and "I Dare You to Move" were showcased in the film, as well as their own original version of "Only Hope" towards the end of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Remember-Various-Artists/dp/B00005UT2K | title = A Walk to Remember (Soundtrack) | website = Amazon | access-date = April 6, 2011 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427122132/http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Remember-Various-Artists/dp/B00005UT2K | archive-date = April 27, 2011 }}</ref>