Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (DualDisc): version 2
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# Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (DualDisc) <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969642726
name: Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (DualDisc)
family: family/nothing-is-sound
default_observation: us-ca-dualdisc
summary: Standard US and Canadian DualDisc of Switchfoot's 2005 album Nothing Is Sound, Columbia CN 96427: the 12-track album on the CD side and a DVD side with the album in 5.1 surround and stereo and a making-of documentary.
brand: brand/columbia-records
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US, CA
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: super jewel box
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| marketed_by | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | US | | | | derived | ^wiki-album | MusicBrainz and Discogs give the label as Columbia (CN 96427); Wikipedia gives the album's label as Columbia / Sony BMG |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs | Barcode 827969642726, prefix 0827969; the same prefix is on the other Columbia 2005 editions of the album, whose © and ℗ holder was Sony BMG Music Entertainment (sibling CD CK 94581) |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | -------- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs release 5462804 prints this barcode and gives release country "USA & Canada"; MusicBrainz lists release events in the United States and Canada; 17 second-hand copies were offered on the Discogs marketplace, lowest USD 4.00 | 2026-09-26 | used | | |
| CA | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs release 5462804 prints this barcode and gives release country "USA & Canada"; MusicBrainz lists a Canadian release event | 2026-09-26 | | | |
| US | derived | ^amazon-us | Amazon.com listing B000CDG5AY, "Nothing Is Sound [DualDisc]", item model number CN96427 (this catalogue number), Audio CD, 1 disc, breadcrumb CDs & Vinyl; no barcode printed. The offer seen was used (Very Good), sold by 831Flips and fulfilled by Amazon | 2026-09-26 | used | | USD 9.99 |
| CA | derived | ^amazon-ca | Amazon.ca listing B000CDG5AY, item model number CN96427, label Sony Music Canada Entertainment Inc., Audio CD, 1 disc, category Music; no barcode printed. Shown as currently unavailable | 2026-09-26 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ----------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Nothing Is Sound | name | en | | |
| Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound | search | en | | |
| CN 96427 | search | | | |
| Nothing Is Sound [DualDisc] | search | en | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Switchfoot
label: brand/columbia-records
record_company: company/sony-bmg-music-entertainment
catalogue_number: CN 96427
media: dualdisc
discs: 1
released: 2005-09-13
release_country: US, CA
genre: Rock, Alternative rock
runtime_min: 51
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1-1 | Lonely Nation | | 3:45 | ^musicbrainz | CD side | |
| 1-2 | Stars | | 4:20 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 4:22 | |
| 1-3 | Happy Is a Yuppie Word | | 4:51 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 1-4 | The Shadow Proves the Sunshine | | 5:04 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 1-5 | Easier Than Love | | 4:29 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 1-6 | The Blues | | 5:18 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 5:17 | |
| 1-7 | The Setting Sun | | 4:25 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 4:24 | |
| 1-8 | Politicians | | 3:29 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 3:28 | |
| 1-9 | Golden | | 3:36 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 3:26 | |
| 1-10 | The Fatal Wound | | 2:44 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 1-11 | We Are One Tonight | | 4:42 | ^musicbrainz | | |
| 1-12 | Daisy | | 4:19 | ^musicbrainz | Discogs gives 4:18 | |
| 2-1 | Lonely Nation | | 3:46 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side: the album in 5.1 surround (AC3) and stereo (LPCM) per Discogs | |
| 2-2 | Stars | | 4:21 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-3 | Happy Is a Yuppie Word | | 4:52 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-4 | The Shadow Proves the Sunshine | | 5:04 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-5 | Easier Than Love | | 4:29 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-6 | The Blues | | 5:18 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-7 | The Setting Sun | | 4:26 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-8 | Politicians | | 3:29 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-9 | Golden | | 3:38 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-10 | The Fatal Wound | | 2:44 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-11 | We Are One Tonight | | 4:42 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 2-12 | Daisy | | 4:21 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side | |
| 3-1 | The Making of Nothing Is Sound (documentary) | | 29:55 | ^musicbrainz | DVD side; Discogs gives 29:54 | |
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## Specifications <!--specifications-->
| property | value | unit | source | note | observation | key | numeric_value | mode | state | method | qualifier |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------- | --- | ------------- | ---- | ----- | ------- | --------- |
| Format | Hybrid, DualDisc, multichannel, stereo, album | | ^discogs | MusicBrainz models the one disc as three media: the CD side, the DVD side audio and the documentary | us-ca-dualdisc | | | | known | printed | |
| DVD side contents | All 12 songs in AC3 5.1 surround sound and LPCM stereo; documentary "The Making of Nothing Is Sound" | | ^discogs | Wikipedia describes the documentary as about 30 minutes long | us-ca-dualdisc | | | | known | printed | |
| Packaging | Super jewel box | | ^musicbrainz | | us-ca-dualdisc | | | | known | printed | |
| Copy protection | None | | ^wiki-album | Wikipedia states that the DualDisc CDs did not contain the copy protection software of the standard CD | us-ca-dualdisc | | | | 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-ca-dualdisc | US and Canada DualDisc, Columbia CN 96427 | edition | US, CA | en | 2005-09-13 | | 2026-09-26 | supported | | | | ^discogs | Barcode 82796-96427-26 on the Discogs record; MusicBrainz release 55cf3ed4 carries the same barcode; release date is the album's per Wikipedia, which says the DualDisc came out simultaneously with the standard editions | | 1 | | super jewel box | |
<!--/observations-->
## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | status | note |
| -------------- | ---------- | ------ | ------------ | ------ | ------------------------- |
| us-ca-dualdisc | Columbia | Label | ^musicbrainz | | Catalogue number CN 96427 |
| us-ca-dualdisc | Switchfoot | Artist | ^musicbrainz | | |
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## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| -------------- | ------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| us-ca-dualdisc | media | disputed | Track lengths: MusicBrainz and Discogs differ by one to ten seconds on six CD-side tracks (Golden 3:36 against 3:26); the table follows MusicBrainz | ^discogs |
| | relationships | unknown | No source names the GS1 registrant of prefix 0827969; the gs1_prefix_owner edge is derived from the © and ℗ holder of the sibling Columbia CD | |
| us-ca-dualdisc | media | not_researched | Production credits and pressing plant for this DualDisc: the Discogs record lists none; the sibling CD CK 94581 credits John Fields and Switchfoot as producers | ^discogs |
| us-ca-dualdisc | identity | unknown | Whether this edition is still manufactured: Amazon US offers only used copies and Amazon.ca shows it as unavailable | ^amazon-ca |
<!--/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 the Amazon.com and Amazon.ca listings. runtime_min is the sum of the MusicBrainz CD-side track lengths (calculated, 51:02).
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## 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-ede80931.webp | front | cover-art-archive | editorial | Cover Art Archive / MusicBrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/release/55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602/cover-art | 2026-09-26 | | 55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602 | 26066937020 | https://coverartarchive.org/release/55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602/26066937020.jpg | https://coverartarchive.org/release/55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602/26066937020-1200.jpg | 2026-09-26T21:23:20.138Z | 827969642726 | barcode | 1 | 1193 | 1200 | 1193 | 1200 | | |
<!--/images-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (DualDisc, US, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 55cf3ed4-71bc-4eef-be67-b74183e33602 | barcode, label, packaging, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/5462804 | Discogs release 5462804: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (DualDisc, USA & Canada, 2005) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | catalogue | | 5462804 | identifiers, formats, notes, tracklist | | | |
| discogs-market | https://api.discogs.com/marketplace/stats/5462804?curr_abbr=USD | Discogs marketplace statistics for release 5462804 | 2026-09-26 | Discogs | retailer | | 5462804 | | | | |
| wiki-album | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_Is_Sound | Wikipedia: Nothing Is Sound | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Lead, Dual Disc release | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| amazon-us | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000CDG5AY | Amazon.com: Nothing Is Sound (DualDisc, CN96427) | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.com | retailer | | B000CDG5AY | | | | |
| amazon-ca | https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B000CDG5AY | Amazon.ca: Nothing Is Sound: Switchfoot | 2026-09-26 | Amazon.ca | retailer | | B000CDG5AY | | | | |
| archive-2007 | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301004341/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969642726/nothing-is-sound | Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): Nothing Is Sound | 2026-09-26 | 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 standard DualDisc edition for the United States and Canada, catalogue number CN 96427, packed in a super jewel box.[^discogs][^musicbrainz] One side holds the 12 album tracks as a CD; the other is a DVD side with all 12 songs in 5.1 surround and stereo and the documentary "The Making of Nothing Is Sound", about half an hour long.[^discogs][^wiki-album] Unlike the standard CD, which carried Sony BMG's XCP copy protection, the DualDisc was released without it.[^wiki-album]
The DualDisc came out simultaneously with the standard editions of the album.[^wiki-album] The 2006-2013 Barcodepedia had a page for this barcode titled "Nothing Is Sound".[^archive-2007]
<!--/about-->