The Early Years: 1997–2000

Compilation album by Switchfoot

Released

November 2, 2004

Recorded

1996–2000

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

118:58

Label

Sparrow

Switchfoot chronology

The Beautiful Letdown
(2003)

The Early Years: 1997–2000
(2004)

Nothing Is Sound
(2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Cross Rhythms	^[2]
Jesus Freak Hideout	^[3]

The Early Years: 1997–2000 is a three-disc set consisting of the first three albums by alternative rock band Switchfoot. This set was released after the band's meteoric rise to mainstream popularity with the double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown. The Early Years is seen as an introduction to Switchfoot's earlier material for fans who were introduced to the band with The Beautiful Letdown.

The three discs on this compilation were the original pressings of The Legend of Chin, New Way to Be Human, and Learning to Breathe. The original booklets and artwork are also included in the double jewel case that houses the entire collection.^[4]

The Early Years has been certified RIAA Gold, with total sales of over 500,000 copies.^[5]

Track listing

The Legend of Chin

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bomb"	Jon Foreman	2:46
2.	"Chem 6A"	Jon Foreman	3:11
3.	"Underwater"	Jon Foreman, Casey Gee	3:46
4.	"Edge of My Seat"	Jon Foreman	2:47
5.	"Home"	Jon Foreman	4:03
6.	"Might Have Ben Hur"	Jon Foreman	2:38
7.	"Concrete Girl"	Jon Foreman	5:05
8.	"Life and Love and Why"	Jon Foreman	2:52
9.	"You"	Jon Foreman	4:13
10.	"Ode to Chin"	Jon Foreman	2:15
11.	"Don't Be There"	Jon Foreman	4:22

New Way to Be Human

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"New Way to Be Human"	Jon Foreman, Douglas Kaine McKelvey	3:36
2.	"Incomplete"	Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman	4:13
3.	"Sooner or Later (Soren's Song)"	Jon Foreman	3:58
4.	"Company Car"	Jon Foreman	3:13
5.	"Let That Be Enough"	Jon Foreman	2:38
6.	"Something More (Augustine's Confession)"	Jon Foreman, Douglas Kaine McKelvey	4:00
7.	"Only Hope"	Jon Foreman	4:13
8.	"Amy's Song"	Jon Foreman	4:30
9.	"I Turn Everything Over"	Jon Foreman	3:21
10.	"Under the Floor"	Jon Foreman	3:55

Learning to Breathe

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Dare You To Move"	Jon Foreman	4:07
2.	"Learning to Breathe"	Jon Foreman	4:35
3.	"You Already Take Me There"	Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman	2:42
4.	"Love Is the Movement"	Jon Foreman	5:10
5.	"Poparazzi"	Jon Foreman	3:20
6.	"Innocence Again"	Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman	3:28
7.	"Playing for Keeps"	Jon Foreman	3:44
8.	"The Loser"	Jon Foreman	3:43
9.	"The Economy of Mercy"	Jon Foreman	3:56
10.	"Erosion"	Jon Foreman	3:22
11.	"Living Is Simple"	Jon Foreman	5:17

References

↑ allmusic review
↑ Cross Rhythms review
↑ Jesus Freak Hideout review
↑ Switchfoot Revisits Early Years Nov. 2nd - Published October 2004 (Retrieved July 17, 2008)
↑ Switchfoot - "The Early Years" Goes Gold! - Published September 27, 2008 (Retrieved September 28, 2008).

Switchfoot

Jon Foreman Tim Foreman Chad Butler Jerome Fontamillas Drew Shirley

Albums	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

Live Albums	Switchfoot: Live - EP Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1 iTunes Session The Best Yet Live in Nashville Hello Hurricane Live

EPs	Oh! EP Building a Hurricane Eastern Hymns for Western Shores Vice Re-Verses Backstage EP Fading West EP Backstage EP #2 The Edge of the Earth Backstage EP #3 Backstage EP #4

Compilations	The Early Years: 1997–2000 The Best Yet

DVDs/Films	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

Singles	"Chem 6A" "Home" "Ode to Chin" "Underwater" "New Way to Be Human" "Incomplete" "Company Car" "You Already Take Me There" "Living Is Simple" "Meant to Live" "More Than Fine" "Gone" "Dare You to Move" "This Is Your Life" "On Fire" "Stars" "We Are One Tonight" "Dirty Second Hands" "Oh! Gravity." "Awakening" "Head over Heels (In This Life)" "Rebuild" "This Is Home" "Another Christmas (Old Borego)" "Mess of Me" "Always" "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" "Your Love Is a Song" "Bullet Soul" "Dark Horses" "Restless" "Afterlife" "The Original" "Where I Belong" "Who We Are" "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight" "Let It Out" "When We Come Alive" "Fading West" "Against the Voices" "The Edge of the Earth"

Tours	The Beautiful Letdown Nothing Is Sound Oh! Gravity. Appetite for Construction Up in Arms Music Builds Crazy Making Hello Hurricane Vice Verses Fading West

Other songs	"Only Hope" "Lonely Nation"

Related articles	Discography Awards lowercase people Fiction Family

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