Song History
This song, written by Switchfoot singer/songwriter Jon Foreman, was originally produced solely by Charlie Peacock and recorded as the opening track for Switchfoot's 2000 album Learning to Breathe, and also appeared on the A Walk to Remember soundtrack, which featured several other Switchfoot songs. The song can be heard in Season 1, Episode 8 and in Season 2, Episode 5 of One Tree Hill.
Bassist Tim Foreman (Jon Foreman's brother) remarked that upon finishing the song, all the bandmembers knew that they had really created something powerful. Jon Foreman (primary songwriter) said that "sometimes it still can move him to tears, and that he's glad it got a second chance, (on The Beautiful Letdown)." The reason the band gave the song a rewrite was "that song hadn't lived its shelf life yet." In addition, "after having played it a couple years live, I feel like we've got a better grip of how we want it to be on a record," he said.
Foreman has called it "a defining song" for the band. "It's me talking to myself and I think a lot of times I feel stagnant and stuck in the same place," says Jon. "And 'Dare You to Move' is kind of a song for myself to get me up and get me moving and tackling a new part of life."
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