# @switchfootofficial on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@switchfootofficial/video/7258142907738197290
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34335053-switchfootofficial-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3b59399ad3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-07-21T05:41:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Switchfoot (@switchfoot) — https://gondola.cc/switchfoot

## Caption

We’re honored to have the one and only  @Jon Bellion cover Meant To Live complete with a full string arrangement! Recorded at Abbey Road Studios… yes THE Abbey Road, composed by the incredible John Metcalfe (Peter Gabriel, Blur, Coldplay). Years ago @JonBellion mentioned Switchfoot in a tweet as an inspiration for a song he was working on. I hit Bellion back to tell him that I’ve loved his stuff for years. Fast forward to this year- when we started re-recording The Beautiful Letdown; we had a lot of friends reach out with stories about how that album had impacted their lives- one of those friends was Bellion. He had this wild idea of recreating “Meant to Live”, his own version - using just his voice and strings. I wrote “Meant To Live” on a loaner guitar, on a borrowed couch, in a tear-down, rented house. Hearing Abbey Road strings playing a John Metcalfe arrangement with Bellion’s voice singing those lyrics was sublime. The moment felt like an arrival. It’s like I’m hearing the song for the first time, and I wonder who wrote it, and where music even comes from. I hope this song greets you like you like an old friend. I hope this song gives you a deep breath. Maybe your heart rate slows, you close your eyes, and you’re reminded of a bigger story. Much love to all of y’all. around the world, thanks for singing along #jonbellion #switchfoot #abbeyroad #fyp #fypシ #TheBeautifulLetdown #fypviralシ゚viral #fypviral #tiktok #fypviral #jonbellionmusic #meanttolive #viral #viralvideo #viraltiktok 

## Stats

- **Views:** 371,900
- **Likes:** 1,951
- **Shares:** 51
- **Comments:** 543

## Tags

fypシ, fypviralシ, tiktok, switchfoot, thebeautifulletdown, meanttolive, jonbellion, viral, jonbellionmusic, viralvideo, viraltiktok, fypviral, fyp, abbeyroad

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