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For the song by Son Lux, see We Are Rising. 2007 single by Switchfoot featuring Matt Thiessen and Dustin Ruth

"Rebuild"

Single by Switchfoot featuring Matt Thiessen and Dustin Ruth
Released	November 1, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Rock
Length	3:39
Label	lowercase people
Songwriter(s)	Jon Foreman Matt Thiessen
Producer(s)	Switchfoot

"Rebuild" is a song written by Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Matt Thiessen of Relient K. The song was written in conjunction with the bands' 2007 Appetite for Construction Tour, featuring members from all three bands on tour, Switchfoot, Relient K, and Ruth. Thiessen sang second vocals, and Dustin Ruth of Ruth played harmonica.

All proceeds from the song download will be donated to Habitat For Humanity. It was slated to surface on iTunes, but Relient K frontman Matt Thiessen said the two bands would release the single online for free, but with an option for donation for Habitat. "So I think we're gonna release it for free online and create a place where people can donate to Habitat," Thiessen said.

The song was first played live on October 17, 2007 at a live show in Columbus, Ohio.

Early appearances

Some of Switchfoot's live bootlegs from the tour contain this song.
Jon Foreman officially confirmed the song's imminent online release on October 28, 2007 at a live show in Mobile, Alabama

Official release

It was officially made available to the public November 1, 2007, as an optional download. Methods of downloading offered by the bands included donating money or time to Habitat, or downloading the song for free. This marked the very first release by Switchfoot's fledgling record label, lowercase people records.

References

Bands using music to 'build' something that lasts - Published October 26, 2007 (retrieved May 16, 2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RiYrCxkvqw - Published October 17, 2007 (retrieved May 16, 2009)

External links

v t e Relient K
Matt Thiessen Matt Hoopes Dave Douglas Tom Breyfogle Josh Sudduth Todd Frascone Stephen Cushman John Warne Jon Schneck Brett Schoneman Jared Byers Brian Pittman Ethan Luck
Studio albums	Relient K The Anatomy of the Tongue in Cheek Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do Mmhmm Five Score and Seven Years Ago Let It Snow, Baby... Let It Reindeer Forget and Not Slow Down Collapsible Lung Air for Free
Extended plays	The Creepy EP Employee of the Month EP The Vinyl Countdown Deck the Halls, Bruise Your Hand Apathetic EP The Nashville Tennis EP Is for Karaoke EP
Other	All Work & No Play (demo) The Bird and the Bee Sides (rarities album) Is for Karaoke (cover album)
Selected singles	"My Girlfriend" "Pressing On" "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" "Be My Escape" "Who I Am Hates Who I've Been" "The Truth" "Must Have Done Something Right" "Forgiven" "The Best Thing" "I Need You" "Give Until There's Nothing Left"
Tours	Warped Tour (2005, 2008, 2011, 2013) Nintendo Fusion Tour (2006) The Appetite for Construction Tour Looking for America Tour
Related articles	Discography "Rebuild"
Category

v t e 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 Where the Light Shines Through Native Tongue Interrobang
Live Albums	Switchfoot: Live – EP Best of Bootlegs Vol. 1 Hello Hurricane Live
EPs	Oh! EP Building a Hurricane Eastern Hymns for Western Shores Vice Re-Verses Fading West EP The Edge of the Earth
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	"Meant to Live" "Dare You to Move" "Stars" "Awakening" "Rebuild" "This Is Home" "Mess of Me" "Always" "The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" "Your Love Is a Song" "Dark Horses" "Restless" "Who We Are" "Love Alone Is Worth the Fight"
Other songs	"Only Hope" "Lonely Nation"
Tours	Oh! Gravity. Tour The Appetite for Construction Tour Music Builds Tour Crazy Making Tour Looking for America Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards lowercase people Fiction Family

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