Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected): version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 16:03 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added **Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected)**, UPC 827969458129 (wanted row, old 2007 title "Nothing Is Sound [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]"), plus the family stub **family/nothing-is-sound**. Identity: US Columbia CD, catalogue CK 94581, released 2005-09-13, 12 tracks; the barcode is confirmed by MusicBrainz release 49dc927e, Discogs release 5282972, a US eBay listing title and Wikipedia's XCP list, which pairs CK94581 with this UPC. XCP copy protection: EFF's November 2005 list and Wikipedia. Tracks: MusicBrainz lengths and Wikipedia writers. Credits and matrix: Discogs. Brand: existing brand/columbia-records. Record company and prefix owner: existing company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment (derived from the ©/℗ credit). Manufacturer: existing company/sony-dadc (Discogs: glass mastered at Terre Haute, pressed at Pitman). Category: 10001459 CD/MD pre-recorded. Family stub lists nine editions with check-digit-valid barcodes from Discogs (Target and Wal-Mart CDs, DualDiscs, LP, Canadian and Sparrow CDs). Unresolved, recorded in research_gaps: MusicBrainz and Discogs call CK 94581 a Wal-Mart exclusive, which conflicts with Discogs' CK 96534 (Wal-Mart) and CK 96437 (Target) entries. The running time is 50:58 from the track sum against 50:54 on Wikipedia. No licensed cover image was found, no GS1 registrant is named, and there is no dated price. Could not add prefix 0827969 to the existing Sony BMG company stub in this pass.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969458129
name: Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected)
family: family/nothing-is-sound
default_observation: us-cd
summary: Standard US CD of Switchfoot's 2005 album Nothing Is Sound, Columbia CK 94581, shipped with Sony BMG's XCP copy protection.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: jewel case
status: discontinued
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | Released on the Columbia imprint (^musicbrainz); Discogs credits Sony BMG Music Entertainment with the © and ℗; Wikipedia gives the label as Columbia / Sony BMG (^wiki-album) |
| manufactured_by | company/sony-dadc | US | | | | sourced | ^discogs-us | Discogs credits glass mastering at Sony DADC, Terre Haute (CPTP-133581) and pressing at Sony DADC, Pitman |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs-us | Barcode 0827969458129; no source names the registrant of prefix 0827969; target is the © and ℗ holder credited on the release, owner of the Columbia label at the time (^wiki-album) |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^ebay | US eBay listing titled "Nothing Is Sound by Switchfoot (CD, Sep-2005, Columbia (USA)) 827969458129", read through a web search (the page refuses the server); a 2005 release, so second-hand trade; no price or condition read. Release country US per ^musicbrainz and ^discogs-us | 2026-09-13 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Nothing Is Sound | name | en | | |
| Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound | search | en | | |
| CK 94581 | search | | | |
| Nothing Is Sound [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Switchfoot
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
copyright: © Sony BMG Music Entertainment
phonographic_copyright: ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment
catalogue_number: CK 94581
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2005-09-13
release_country: US
genre: Alternative rock, Rock
runtime_min: 51
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ |
| 1 | Lonely Nation | | 3:45 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 2 | Stars | | 4:20 | ^musicbrainz | Guest background vocals by Andy Sturmer (^wiki-album) | Jon Foreman |
| 3 | Happy Is a Yuppie Word | | 4:51 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 4 | The Shadow Proves the Sunshine | | 5:04 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 5 | Easier Than Love | | 4:29 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 6 | The Blues | | 5:17 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 7 | The Setting Sun | | 4:24 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 8 | Politicians | | 3:28 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 9 | Golden | | 3:36 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 10 | The Fatal Wound | | 2:44 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
| 11 | We Are One Tonight | | 4:42 | ^musicbrainz | Guest background vocals by Rachel Masen (^wiki-album) | Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman |
| 12 | Daisy | | 4:18 | ^musicbrainz | | Jon Foreman |
<!--/tracks-->
## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| --------------- | ------------------------------ | ---- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | CD, album, copy protected | | ^discogs-us | MusicBrainz lists the medium as Copy Control CD (^musicbrainz) | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Copy protection | Extended Copy Protection (XCP) | | ^eff | EFF confirmed a data session with a VERSION.DAT file announcing the XCP version | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Jewel case | | ^musicbrainz | | us-cd | | | | known | printed | |
| Matrix / runout | CPTP-133581 1 | | ^discogs-us | Mastering SID IFPI L328; mould SID IFPI 7210 or IFPI 7226 | us-cd | | | | 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 | US CD edition, Columbia CK 94581 | edition | US | en | 2005-09-13 | | 2026-09-13 | supported | | | | ^discogs-us | Release date per ^musicbrainz; barcode and catalogue number paired in ^wiki-xcp | | 1 | | jewel case | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| us-cd | Columbia | Label | ^discogs-us | Catalogue number CK 94581 |
| us-cd | Columbia Records | Manufactured by, distributed by | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | John Fields | Producer, recorded by | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Switchfoot | Producer, recorded by | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Bob Clearmountain | Mixed by | ^wiki-album | Tracks 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12 |
| us-cd | Chris Lord-Alge | Mixed by | ^wiki-album | Tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8 and 11 |
| us-cd | Ted Jensen | Mastered by | ^discogs-us | Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York (^wiki-album) |
| us-cd | Justin Clark | Art direction, design | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Danny Clinch | Photography | ^discogs-us | Back and silhouette band photos |
| us-cd | Sony DADC, Terre Haute | Glass mastered at | ^discogs-us | |
| us-cd | Sony DADC, Pitman | Pressed by | ^discogs-us | |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ |
| | images | unknown | No licensed cover photograph found; not on Open Food Facts; Cover Art Archive licence for the MusicBrainz release not checked | ^musicbrainz |
| us-cd | identity | disputed | MusicBrainz and Discogs label CK 94581 a Wal-Mart exclusive, but Discogs gives that note to CK 96534 and marks CK 96437 as the Target exclusive; Wikipedia's XCP list names all three catalogue numbers with separate UPCs, so CK 94581 is probably the standard edition | ^wiki-xcp |
| us-cd | media | disputed | Running time: the MusicBrainz track lengths sum to 50:58; Wikipedia gives 50:54 | ^wiki-album |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner edge is derived from the © and ℗ holder | |
| | markets | unknown | Retailer pages printing the barcode (eBay, daddykool) refuse the server; no dated price read | |
| us-cd | identity | not_researched | Whether this barcode was among the discs Sony BMG recalled and exchanged, and for how long it stayed on sale; status discontinued rests on the recall reported in ^wiki-album | ^wiki-album |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from MusicBrainz and Discogs release records, Wikipedia, the EFF XCP title list and a US eBay listing title; no pack photo read. runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz track lengths (calculated, 50:58).
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/49dc927e-ba9c-420a-a368-99abfc10e2e3?inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits+annotation+release-groups&fmt=json | MusicBrainz release: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (Copy Control CD, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 49dc927e-ba9c-420a-a368-99abfc10e2e3 | | CC0 | | |
| discogs-us | https://api.discogs.com/releases/5282972 | Discogs release 5282972: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 5282972 | identifiers, companies, credits, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-master | https://api.discogs.com/masters/2315194/versions?per_page=100 | Discogs master 2315194: Nothing Is Sound, all versions | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 2315194 | | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Is_Sound | Wikipedia: Nothing Is Sound | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lead, copy protection controversy, DualDisc release, track listing, personnel | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| wiki-xcp | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compact_discs_sold_with_Extended_Copy_Protection | Wikipedia: List of compact discs sold with Extended Copy Protection | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Album list, row Nothing Is Sound | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| eff | https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2005/11/are-you-infected-sony-bmgs-rootkit | EFF: Are You Infected by Sony-BMG's Rootkit? | 2026-09-13 | Electronic Frontier Foundation | publication | 2005-11 | | List of titles confirmed to carry XCP | CC BY | | |
| ebay | https://www.ebay.com/itm/155313422025 | eBay listing: Nothing Is Sound by Switchfoot (CD, Sep-2005, Columbia (USA)) 827969458129 | 2026-09-13 | eBay | retailer | | 155313422025 | Listing title | | | |
| archive-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301005705/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969458129/nothing-is-sound-sony-xcp-contentcopy-protected-cd | Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): Nothing Is Sound [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] | 2026-09-13 | Internet Archive | other | 2007-03-01 | | | | | |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
Nothing Is Sound is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band Switchfoot, released by Columbia Records on 13 September 2005; it debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.[^wiki-album] This barcode is the US CD, catalogue number CK 94581, with 12 tracks produced by John Fields and Switchfoot.[^musicbrainz][^discogs-us] The disc carries Sony BMG's Extended Copy Protection (XCP), which installed rootkit software on Windows computers; the Electronic Frontier Foundation confirmed XCP on this title in November 2005.[^eff] Wikipedia's list of XCP discs pairs this UPC with CK 94581, next to the Target and Wal-Mart editions.[^wiki-xcp] Bassist Tim Foreman posted a work-around on the band's message boards, and the album was caught up in Sony BMG's recall of affected CDs.[^wiki-album]
The DualDisc edition released at the same time carried no copy protection.[^wiki-album] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia had a page for this barcode, taken from Amazon.com data, titled "Nothing Is Sound [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]".[^archive-2007]
<!--/about-->