New Way To Be Human
by Switchfoot

New Way To Be Human by Switchfoot
Year: 1999
Release date: 1999-00-00
Overall rank: 18,742nd   
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 33 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1999 (313th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (2,942nd)
Award Best albums of all time (18,742nd)

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Switchfoot bestography

New Way To Be Human is ranked 10th best out of 20 albums by Switchfoot on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Switchfoot is The Beautiful Letdown which is ranked number 5148 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 264.

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New Way To Be Human track list

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New Way To Be Human rankings

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Overall rank: 18,742nd | 1990s rank: 2,942nd | 1999 rank: 313th

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72/100 (from 33 votes)
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From start to finish, this album heralds a new way of living which is found in little else. This album has it all: connections to ancient philosophers, extended metaphors, personal pleas, and upbeat urges to find what is under the floor so that we may live in that new way to be human.
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