Switchfoot

American alternative rock band
MusicGroup rock_band Q722232
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Switchfoot

Summary

Switchfoot is a rock band[1]. Switchfoot draws 3,442 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #90 of 861).[2]

Key Facts

  • Switchfoot is located in San Diego[3].
  • Switchfoot is in the country of United States[4].
  • Switchfoot's instance of is recorded as rock band[5].
  • Switchfoot's genre is alternative rock[6].
  • Switchfoot's genre is progressive rock[7].
  • Switchfoot's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[8].
  • Switchfoot's record label is recorded as Sony BMG[9].
  • Switchfoot's discography is recorded as Switchfoot discography[10].
  • Switchfoot's Commons category is recorded as Switchfoot[11].
  • Switchfoot's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Switchfoot comprises Jon Foreman[13].
  • Switchfoot comprises Jerome Fontamillas[14].
  • Switchfoot comprises Tim Foreman[15].
  • Switchfoot comprises Chad Butler[16].
  • Switchfoot comprises Drew Shirley[17].
  • 1996 marks the founding of Switchfoot[18].
  • Switchfoot's location of formation is recorded as San Diego[19].
  • Switchfoot's official website is recorded as http://www.switchfoot.com/[20].
  • Switchfoot's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Switchfoot[21].
  • Switchfoot's Commons gallery is recorded as Switchfoot[22].
  • Switchfoot's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Switchfoot'}[23].
  • Switchfoot's start of work period is recorded as 1996[24].
  • Switchfoot's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+359593'}[25].
  • Switchfoot's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+403674'}[26].
  • Switchfoot's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+413000'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1997[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, christian rock, contemporary christian, indie rock, post-grunge, rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, american, christian, christian rock, contemporary christian, indie rock, post-grunge, rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ff865aa0-4603-4f79-ae8b-8735332e2cfa[33]

Why It Matters

Switchfoot draws 3,442 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #90 of 861).[2] Switchfoot has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

Switchfoot has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[35], a musical group[36], founded in 2005[37].

FAQs

Who did Switchfoot influence?

Switchfoot has been cited as an influence by Jonas Brothers[35].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Songkick. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country
    Instance of rock band
    Nme artist id switchfoot
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6927]]: switchfoot, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214797224|switchfoot (#214797224)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix"
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