Music release
Nothing Is Sound – Switchfoot (CD, XCP copy-protected)
Standard US CD of Switchfoot's 2005 album Nothing Is Sound, Columbia CK 94581, shipped with Sony BMG's XCP copy protection.
Versions & editions
US CD edition, Columbia CK 94581[4]
United States · English · supported
Evidence reviewed
Context, dates & evidence notes
- Evidence observed
- 2026-09-13
- Known applicable from
- 2005-09-13
- Pack
- jewel case
- Units in pack
- 1
Release date per ^musicbrainz; barcode and catalogue number paired in ^wiki-xcp
Specifications
- Format
- CD, album, copy protected[4]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: CD, album, copy protected
known · printed
MusicBrainz lists the medium as Copy Control CD (^musicbrainz)
- Copy protection
- Extended Copy Protection (XCP)[5]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Extended Copy Protection (XCP)
known · printed
EFF confirmed a data session with a VERSION.DAT file announcing the XCP version
- Packaging
- Jewel case[3]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: Jewel case
known · printed
- Matrix / runout
- CPTP-133581 1[4]
Conditions & original evidence
Recorded: CPTP-133581 1
known · printed
Mastering SID IFPI L328; mould SID IFPI 7210 or IFPI 7226
Credits
- Columbia · Label[4] · Catalogue number CK 94581
- Columbia Records · Manufactured by, distributed by[4]
- John Fields · Producer, recorded by[4]
- Switchfoot · Producer, recorded by[4]
- Bob Clearmountain · Mixed by[2] · Tracks 4, 6, 9, 10 and 12
- Chris Lord-Alge · Mixed by[2] · Tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 8 and 11
- Ted Jensen · Mastered by[4] · Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York (^wiki-album)
- Justin Clark · Art direction, design[4]
- Danny Clinch · Photography[4] · Back and silhouette band photos
- Sony DADC, Terre Haute · Glass mastered at[4]
- Sony DADC, Pitman · Pressed by[4]
Tracks
| 1 | Lonely Nation Written by Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman [3] | 3:45 |
| 2 | Stars Written by Jon Foreman Guest background vocals by Andy Sturmer (^wiki-album) [3] | 4:20 |
| 3 | Happy Is a Yuppie Word Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 4:51 |
| 4 | The Shadow Proves the Sunshine Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 5:04 |
| 5 | Easier Than Love Written by Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman [3] | 4:29 |
| 6 | The Blues Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 5:17 |
| 7 | The Setting Sun Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 4:24 |
| 8 | Politicians Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 3:28 |
| 9 | Golden Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 3:36 |
| 10 | The Fatal Wound Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 2:44 |
| 11 | We Are One Tonight Written by Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman Guest background vocals by Rachel Masen (^wiki-album) [3] | 4:42 |
| 12 | Daisy Written by Jon Foreman [3] | 4:18 |
Release facts
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- 827969458129 check digit OK
- Brand
- Columbia Records
- Family
- Nothing Is Sound
- Category
- Audio Visual/Photography, Audio Visual Media, Pre-Recorded or Digital Content Media, CD/MD - Pre-recorded
- Pack
- jewel case
- Sold in
- 🇺🇸 United States[1]
- GS1 prefix
- 082 · United States and Canada
- Status
- discontinued
- Artists
- Switchfoot
- Label
- Columbia Records
- Record company
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Catalogue number
- CK 94581
- Format
- cd
- Released
- 2005-09-13 · US
- Genre
- Alternative rock, Rock
- Running time
- 51 min
- Copyright
- © Sony BMG Music Entertainment
- Phonographic copyright
- ℗ Sony BMG Music Entertainment
About this product
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.[2] This barcode is the US CD, catalogue number CK 94581, with 12 tracks produced by John Fields and Switchfoot.[3][4] 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.[5] Wikipedia's list of XCP discs pairs this UPC with CK 94581, next to the Target and Wal-Mart editions.[6] 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.[2]
Where it's sold
🇺🇸 United States
eBay listing[1] sourced
- Listing observed
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
A listing is evidence that this barcode is sold there, on that date; a price is what that listing showed, not a recommended price.
Other names for this product
Also known as
- Nothing Is Sound en
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Sources & research
Evidence reviewed
eBay
eBay listing: Nothing Is Sound by Switchfoot (CD, Sep-2005, Columbia (USA)) 827969458129
retailer · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [1] ↗MusicBrainz
MusicBrainz release: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (Copy Control CD, US, 2005)
catalogue · Accessed 2026-09-13
Source & attribution [3] ↗Coverage & research gaps (8)
Coverage measures the evidence recorded here. It does not rate the product.
- Identity: 3 / 3 · Name, brand and classification recorded
- Release details: 5 / 5 · Profile fields recorded: artists, label, media, released, catalogue_number. Missing fields may require research or an applicability note.
- tracks evidence: 12 / 12 · Recorded rows linked to source evidence; does not measure whether the list is complete
- Context: 1 / 1 · Evidence groups assigned to a researched label, edition or analysis
- Label photographs: 0 / 1 · Researched contexts with an assigned photograph
- Specifications: 0 / 4 · Recorded specifications mapped to comparable property keys
- images · unknown: No licensed cover photograph found; not on Open Food Facts; Cover Art Archive licence for the MusicBrainz release not checked
- 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
- media · disputed: Running time: the MusicBrainz track lengths sum to 50:58; Wikipedia gives 50:54
- 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
- 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
- images · not_researched: No product photographs recorded.
- schema · schema_gap: Some specifications retain source labels without comparable property keys.
All references & source details
References
- ↑ eBay listing: Nothing Is Sound by Switchfoot (CD, Sep-2005, Columbia (USA)) 827969458129 eBay. retailer. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 155313422025. Listing title.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Nothing Is Sound Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. Lead, copy protection controversy, DualDisc release, track listing, personnel. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ MusicBrainz release: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (Copy Control CD, US, 2005) MusicBrainz. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 49dc927e-ba9c-420a-a368-99abfc10e2e3. CC0.
- ↑ Discogs release 5282972: Switchfoot – Nothing Is Sound (CD, Album, Copy Protected, US, 2005) Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 5282972. identifiers, companies, credits, tracklist.
- ↑ EFF: Are You Infected by Sony-BMG's Rootkit? Electronic Frontier Foundation. publication. Published 2005-11. Accessed 2026-09-13. List of titles confirmed to carry XCP. CC BY.
- ↑ Wikipedia: List of compact discs sold with Extended Copy Protection Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. Album list, row Nothing Is Sound. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ↑ Barcodepedia (archived 1 March 2007): Nothing Is Sound [SONY XCP CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] Internet Archive. other. Published 2007-03-01. Accessed 2026-09-13.
Further sources
Additional sources recorded for this entry, including other observations and related pages.
- Discogs master 2315194: Nothing Is Sound, all versions Discogs. catalogue. Accessed 2026-09-13. Record: 2315194.
Barcode & identifiers
- GTIN-14
00827969458129- EAN-13 / GTIN-13
0827969458129- UPC-A / GTIN-12
827969458129
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