Learning to Breathe (Switchfoot album)

Learning to Breathe
Studio album by Switchfoot
Released	September 26, 2000 (2000-09-26)
Recorded	Charlie Peacock Productions
Genre	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Length	43:28
Label	re:think Records
Producer	Charlie Peacock Jacquire King Switchfoot
Switchfoot chronology
New Way to Be Human (1999)New Way to Be Human1999 Learning to Breathe (2000) The Beautiful Letdown (2003)The Beautiful Letdown2003
Singles from Learning To Breathe
"You Already Take Me There" "Living Is Simple"

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Jesus Freak Hideout
HM
Cross Rhythms

Learning to Breathe is the third studio album by the band Switchfoot. It was released on September 26, 2000. 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.

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.

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 songs written and composed by Jon Foreman, except where noted. Tracks 3 and 11 were released as the album's only two singles. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Dare You To Move"		4:07
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"		5:17

Personnel

Switchfoot

• Jon Foreman – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Tim Foreman – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
• Chad Butler – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• Vicky Hampton – additional backing vocals (track 4)
• Darwin Hobbs – additional backing vocals (track 4)
• Jan Foreman – additional vocals (track 11)

Technical personnel

• Charlie Peacock – production (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
• Jacquire King – production (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), recording (tracks 3, 6–8, 10), mixing (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
• Switchfoot – production (track 11)
• Shane D. Wilson – recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (track 11)
• Richie Biggs – overdubs recording (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
• Jon Foreman – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11)
• Ryan Fisher – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), engineering assistance (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), mixing (tracks 1 and 4)

• Tony Miracle – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5, 9 and 11), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), analog synths and textures (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
• Kip Kuban – pre-production recordings (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9), synths and noise (tracks 1–2, 4–5 and 9)
• Dan Leffler – mixing assistance (tracks 2–3, 5–10)
• Chris Grainger – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
• Chris Hauser – assistance (tracks 3, 6–8, 10)
• Lynn A. Nichols – executive production
• Ken Love – mastering

External links

• Lyrics for Learning to Breathe