Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, Sparrow): version 2
Saved 2026-09-26 21:22 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added product cover with source attribution and barcode provenance. This is the current version.
Source of v2
# Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, Sparrow) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00094631138300
name: Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, Sparrow)
family: family/nothing-is-sound
default_observation: us-cd-sparrow
summary: US CD of Switchfoot's 2005 album Nothing Is Sound on Sparrow Records (SPD 11383), marketed by Sparrow and distributed by EMI CMG Distribution, a copy-protected edition for the Christian retail channel.
brand: brand/sparrow-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ----------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/emi | US | | | | derived | ^discogs | Discogs credits Sparrow Records as marketer and manufacturer and EMI CMG Distribution as distributor; Sparrow was an EMI label from 1992 (Wikipedia); MusicBrainz gives the label as EMI |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/emi | | | | | derived | ^discogs | Barcode 094631138300, prefix 0094631; target is the group of the Sparrow Records marketer and the EMI CMG distributor credited on the release |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | --------- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs-market | Discogs release 12414415 prints this UPC and gives release country US; four second-hand copies were offered on the Discogs marketplace, lowest USD 5.40 | 2026-09-26 | used | | |
| US | derived | ^amazon-emi | Amazon.com listing B000OS7VZA matches by title and label without a printed barcode: Audio CD, label and manufacturer EMI, first available 2007-03-23, 1 disc, breadcrumb CDs & Vinyl > Christian & Gospel > Rock & Alternative; one new offer at USD 71.99 and one used from USD 80.99 | 2026-09-26 | new | | USD 71.99 |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Nothing Is Sound | name | en | | |
| Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound | search | en | | |
| SPD 11383 | search | | | |
| 0946 3 11383 0 0 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Switchfoot
label: brand/sparrow-records
record_company: company/emi
copyright: © Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: SPD 11383
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-09-13
release_country: US
genre: Rock
runtime_min: 51
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | -------- | -------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1 | Lonely Nation | | 3:45 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 2 | Stars | | 4:20 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman |
| 3 | Happy Is a Yuppie Word | | 4:51 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman |
| 4 | The Shadow Proves the Sunshine | | 5:04 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman |
| 5 | Easier Than Love | | 4:29 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 6 | The Blues | | 5:17 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 5:18 | Jon Foreman |
| 7 | The Setting Sun | | 4:24 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 4:25 | Jon Foreman |
| 8 | Politicians | | 3:28 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 3:29 | Jon Foreman |
| 9 | Golden | | 3:36 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman |
| 10 | The Fatal Wound | | 2:44 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman |
| 11 | We Are One Tonight | | 4:42 | ^discogs | | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 12 | Daisy | | 4:18 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz gives 4:19 | Jon Foreman |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | ------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | CD, album, copy protected | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz lists the medium as Copy Control CD | us-cd-sparrow | | | | known | printed | |
| Copy protection | Cactus Data Shield | | ^musicbrainz | The MusicBrainz annotation says some EMI versions of the album carry Cactus Data Shield; Wikipedia reports CDS on some discs published by EMI | us-cd-sparrow | | | | known | printed | |
<!--/specifications-->
## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------- | ------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-cd-sparrow | US CD, Sparrow SPD 11383 | edition | US | en | 2005-09-13 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^musicbrainz | Release date per MusicBrainz; barcode on MusicBrainz and Discogs | | 1 | | | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| us-cd-sparrow | Sparrow | Label | ^discogs | | Catalogue number SPD 11383 |
| us-cd-sparrow | Columbia | Label | ^discogs | | Catalogue number 0946 3 11383 0 0 |
| us-cd-sparrow | Sparrow Records | Manufactured by, marketed by | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | EMI CMG Distribution | Distributed by | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | Sony BMG Music Entertainment | Copyright, phonographic copyright | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | John Fields | Producer, recorded by | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | Switchfoot | Producer, recorded by | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixed by | ^discogs | | Tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 |
| us-cd-sparrow | Bob Clearmountain | Mixed by | ^discogs | | Tracks 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 |
| us-cd-sparrow | Ted Jensen | Mastered by | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | Justin Clark | Art direction, design | ^discogs | | |
| us-cd-sparrow | Danny Clinch | Photography | ^discogs | | Back and silhouette band photos |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ------------- | -------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| us-cd-sparrow | specifications | disputed | Copy protection: MusicBrainz and Wikipedia say only some EMI versions carry Cactus Data Shield; which pressings of this barcode carry it is not stated by either | ^wiki-album |
| | images | unknown | No licensed cover photograph: not on Open Food Facts, and no approved Cover Art Archive front for the MusicBrainz release | |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0094631; the gs1_prefix_owner edge is derived from the EMI group labels credited on the release | |
| us-cd-sparrow | markets | unknown | The Amazon.com listing B000OS7VZA prints no barcode and was first available in 2007, so it may be a later EMI pressing of the same edition | ^amazon-emi |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from the MusicBrainz and Discogs release records, Discogs marketplace statistics, Wikipedia and an Amazon.com listing. runtime_min is the sum of the Discogs track lengths (calculated, 50:58).
<!--/research-->
## Images <!--images-->
| asset | kind | source | licence | attribution | url | accessed | note | provider_entity_id | provider_image_id | source_image_url | download_url | retrieved_at | matched_barcode | match_method | match_confidence | original_width | original_height | stored_width | stored_height | upscaled | observation |
| ------------------- | ----- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | ---- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------- | -------------- | --------------- | ------------ | ------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| front-62cb46a7.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | 98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b | 39512747499 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b/39512747499.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b/39512747499-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T21:22:39.365Z | 094631138300 | barcode | 1 | 952 | 936 | 952 | 936 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (Copy Control CD, US, 2005, EMI SPD 11383) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 98022198-dcb8-341b-a364-b33f80322d7b | labels, annotation, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12414415 | Discogs release 12414415: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12414415 | identifiers, labels, companies, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-market | https://api.discogs.com/marketplace/stats/12414415?curr_abbr=USD | Discogs marketplace statistics for release 12414415 | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | retailer | | 12414415 | | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Is_Sound | Wikipedia: Nothing Is Sound | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lead, copy protection controversy | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-sparrow | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparrow_Records | Wikipedia: Sparrow Records | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lead, history | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-emi | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000OS7VZA | SWITCHFOOT - Nothing Is Sound - Amazon.com Music | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000OS7VZA | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Nothing Is Sound is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Switchfoot, released in September 2005; it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the US CD issued on Sparrow Records, catalogue number SPD 11383, with the same 12 tracks produced by John Fields and Switchfoot as the Columbia edition.[^musicbrainz][^discogs] Discogs credits Sparrow Records as marketer and EMI CMG Distribution as distributor, with copyright held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment.[^discogs] Sparrow, a Christian music label founded in 1976, belonged to EMI from 1992.[^wiki-sparrow] The disc is copy protected: some EMI versions of the album carry Cactus Data Shield, which blocks playback on computers and some CD players.[^musicbrainz]
Wikipedia reports that some of the EMI discs were recalled because of incorrect copy protection settings and exchanged for correctly protected copies.[^wiki-album]
<!--/about-->