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"Your Love Is a Song"
Single by Switchfoot
from the album Hello Hurricane
Released	March 16, 2010 (Australia iTunes) June 29, 2010 (U.S. Top 40 Radio)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	4:19 3:23 (Chris Lord-Alge AC Mix)
Label	lowercase people records Atlantic WEA
Songwriter(s)	Jon Foreman Mike Elizondo
Producer(s)	Switchfoot Mike Elizondo
Switchfoot singles chronology
"The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" (2010) "Your Love Is a Song" (2010) "Bullet Soul" (2010)

"Your Love Is a Song" is a song written and recorded by the alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was first released as a single to the iTunes Store in Australia, and became the third radio single from the band's seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane.

Song history

"Your Love Is a Song" first came together as a collaboration between Switchfoot singer Jon Foreman and the hip hop producer Mike Elizondo. The band had arrived at a standstill in the recording process for Hello Hurricane, having recorded nearly 80 songs and needing an outside perspective to help "make sense of the mess we made", brought Elizondo into the process.

After some phone conversations with Foreman, the two got together and wrote "Your Love Is a Song."

Switchfoot performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 12, 2010.

A remix of the song was also released by Sven Kirchhof.

Music video

A music video for "Your Love Is a Song" was scheduled for production with actress Jennifer Love Hewitt set to direct. Despite the success of the single, no video was ever made.

Reception

The song netted Switchfoot their first Adult Pop Songs charting song since "We Are One Tonight" entered the tally at No. 29 in 2006. "Your Love Is a Song" peaked at No. 27 and spent 15 weeks on the chart before falling off. It also fared well on the Christian Songs chart, reaching No. 18 and remaining on the chart for 19 weeks.

In popular culture

The song was featured prominently at the end of an episode of One Tree Hill called "You Know I Love You, Don't You".

Chart

References

1. "iTunes - Music - Your Love Is a Song - Single by Switchfoot". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
2. New Switchfoot singles galore; "Your Love Is a Song" to follow "The Sound" as the third single; Switchfoot covering the Beastie Boys? - Published March 27, 2010 (retrieved March 30, 2010)
3. BREAKING: "Your Love Is a Song" scheduled for a Top 40 Mainstream release June 29, 2010! - Published June 8, 2010 (retrieved June 8, 2010)
4. LOBH Exclusive Interview With Mike Elizondo
5. BREAKING: Switchfoot set to perform on the Tonight Show this Friday! - Published November 9, 2010 (retrieved December 23, 2010)
6. "PREVIEW: Switchfoot – Your Love Is A Song (Sven Kirchhof's Footstep Remix)". Electronica Oasis. 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
7. New Switchfoot singles galore; "Your Love Is a Song" to follow "The Sound" as the third single; Switchfoot covering the Beastie Boys? - Published March 27, 2010 (retrieved December 23, 2010)
8. "Your Love Is a Song" on One Tree Hill - Published December 1, 2009 (retrieved March 23, 2010)
9. "Switchfoot Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
10. "Switchfoot Chart History (Hot Christian Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
11. "Switchfoot Chart History Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

• 2009 songs
• 2010 singles
• Switchfoot songs
• Songs written by Jon Foreman
• Songs written by Mike Elizondo
• Song recordings produced by Mike Elizondo
• Warner Music Group singles
• Atlantic Records singles