Vice Verses

Vice Verses
The album title written in black with two stars covering the second "E" in "Verses". Above that is the word "Vice", and the words "Switchfoot" can be seen in the middle.
Studio album by
Switchfoot
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
Recorded2007–2011
StudioSpot X Studio, San Diego, CA
Genre
Length52:30
Labellowercase people records/Atlantic
Producer
Switchfoot chronology
Eastern Hymns for Western Shores
(2010) 		Vice Verses
(2011) 		Vice Re-Verses
(2012)
Singles from Vice Verses
  1. "Dark Horses"
    Released: August 2, 2011
  2. "Restless"
    Released: August 2011
  3. "Afterlife"
    Released: February 28, 2012[1]
  4. "The Original"
    Released: September 11, 2012
  5. "Where I Belong"
    Released: December 31, 2012

Vice Verses is the eighth studio album by American alternative rock band Switchfoot. It was released on September 27, 2011.[2][3] "Dark Horses" was the first single released from the album, with an August 2 radio date[4] and digital release on the same day. Vice Verses debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number eight. "Afterlife" impacted radio on February 28, 2012.[5] "The Original" impacted radio on September 11, 2012.[6]

The song "Afterlife" was nominated for the 2013 GMA Dove Award in the category Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year.[7]

As of November 2013, the album has sold 188,000 copies in the U.S.[8]

  1. ^ ""Afterlife" to be second VV single; "Dark Horses" in 10 Best Alt Songs of 2011". landofbrokenhearts.org. January 21, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  2. ^ Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations - Published June 7, 2011 (retrieved June 7, 2011) Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Collar, Matt. "Vice Verses – Switchfoot". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. July 26, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. February 21, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. September 4, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "2013 Award Nominees" (PDF). GMA Dove Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "Switchfoot Hopes Surf Documentary Will Help It Crest the Charts Again". Billboard.