Switchfoot have announced via newsletter that their former label, Columbia Records, will be releasing a Greatest Hits album of the band’s music on Tuesday, November 4.
The compilation, titled "The Best Yet", will feature songs from the band’s entire catalog and will document 12 years of band history.
In addition to the standard CD, they will be releasing a Deluxe Edition which will feature 14 music videos and band commentary.
Track-listing for CD:
01. Dare You To Move
02. Meant To Live
03. Stars
04. Oh! Gravity
05. This Is Home (unreleased, full-band version)
06. Learning to Breathe
07. Awakening
08. This Is Your Life
09. On Fire
10. Only Hope
11. Dirty Second Hands
12. Love Is the Movement
13. Company Car
14. Lonely Nation
15. The Shadow Proves The Sunshine
16. Concrete Girl
17. Twenty-Four
18. The Beautiful Letdown
Track-listing for DVD:
01. Dare You To Move
02. Meant To Live
03. Stars
04. Oh! Gravity
05. Awakening
06. We Are One Tonight
07. The Blues
08. Chem 6A
09. Company Car
10. New Way To Be Human
11. You Already Take Me There
12. Happy Is A Yuppie Word
13. Meant To Live (original)
14. Dare You To Move (alternate)
In other Switchfoot news, the band will be embarking on a short tour with 3 Doors Down this December in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S.
The dates are:
12/04 - Orange Beach, AL - The Amphitheater at the Wharf
12/06 - Biloxi, MS - The Hard Rock Hotel
12/09 - Pikesville, KY - Eastern KY Expo Center
12/12 - Charlotte, NC - Cricket Arena
12/13 - Hampton, VA - Hampton Coliseum
12/17 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
12/18 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
12/20 - Duluth, GA - Gwinnet Arena
Switchfoot are currently working on a new record to be released in Spring of 2009. It will be their first since leaving Columbia Records and Sony BMG to pursue their career independently.
Report by David Lowe-Bianco.
