Native Tongue (Switchfoot album)

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Native Tongue
Switchfoot-Native-Tongue-cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
Recorded2018
StudioMelody League Studios, San Diego [1]
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length51:19
Label Fantasy
Switchfoot chronology
Where the Light Shines Through
(2016)
Native Tongue
(2019)
Native Tongue (Reimagine/ Remix) Ep
(2020)
Singles from Native Tongue
  1. "Native Tongue"
    Released: October 19, 2018
  2. "Voices"
    Released: November 16, 2018
  3. "All I Need"
    Released: December 14, 2018
  4. "Let It Happen"
    Released: January 4, 2019
  5. "The Strength to Let Go"
    Released: July 2019
  6. "Joy Invincible"
    Released: 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Native Tongue (stylized in all uppercase) is the eleventh studio album by American alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released on January 18, 2019, through Fantasy Records. [1] [3] [4] Native Tongue peaked at No. 41 in its opening week on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Christian albums chart. At the 50th Dove Awards, Native Tongue won Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year.

Contents

Promotion

Singles

"Native Tongue" was released on October 19, 2018, as the album's first single, and was written by Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman, and Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic. [1] The video for the track premiered on Paste magazine's website the same day. [3]

"Voices" was released on November 16, 2018, as the second single and the music video was released on the same day. [5] Switchfoot promoted the album with a North American Native Tongue Tour, with supporting acts Colony House and Tyson Motsenbocker. [1]

"All I Need" was released on December 14, 2018, across all streaming platforms, followed by "Let it Happen" on January 4, 2019.

Accolades

YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
2019 GMA Dove Awards Rock/Contemporary Album of the YearWon [6]
Year-end lists
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
365 Days of Inspiring MediaTop 50 Albums of 2019
2
[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let It Happen"
  • Jon Foreman
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
  • Tyler Chester
4:41
2."Native Tongue"
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
  • Kutzle
4:38
3."All I Need" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
3:08
4."Voices"
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
  • Kutzle
  • Spry
2:58
5."Dig New Streams" 
  • J. Foreman
  • Tim Foreman
3:45
6."Joy Invincible" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
3:42
7."Prodigal Soul" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
3:51
8."The Hardest Art" (featuring Kaela Sinclair) 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
  • Kutzle
  • Spry
4:13
9."Wonderful Feeling" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
4:06
10."Take My Fire" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
3:45
11."The Strength to Let Go" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
4:18
12."Oxygen" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
4:14
13."We're Gonna Be Alright" 
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
  • Chester
2:55
14."You're the One I Want"
  • J. Foreman
  • J. Foreman
  • T. Foreman
2:05
Total length:51:19
Switchfoot.com bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
15."All I Need" (West Coast Edition)3:23
16."Let's Go Higher"4:59
17."Native Tongue" (Acoustic)4:34
Walmart bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."White Lies"J. Foreman4:09
16."Don't Want Your Money"J. Foreman, T. Foreman3:10
17."All I Need" (Acoustic)J. Foreman, T. Foreman3:10

History

Native Tongue is Switchfoot's first studio album since Learning to Breathe (in 2000) not to crack the top 20 on the Billboard 200. It is also Switchfoot's first studio album since Hello Hurricane , in 2009, not to peak at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. It is Switchfoot's longest studio album by track listing, and the second-longest by duration, beaten only by Vice Verses .

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Native Tongue
Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [9] 20
US Billboard 200 [10] 41
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [11] 2
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [12] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 4
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [14] 22

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