This led to bassist Tim Foreman posting a detailed work-around on the band's website (which was promptly removed by Columbia Records).

Nothing Is Sound was at the forefront of the Sony BMG CD copy prevention scandal, which eventually led to the recall of all CDs that contained the protection.

The people at those shows, (the extended Switchfoot family), they shaped this song as much as anyone," lead singer Jon Foreman said.

Jon Foreman even hinted that the album could be viewed as "a dark chapter revealing even more mysteries to be solved".

[3] Lyrically the songs explore topics ranging from loneliness, the end of the world, anti-entropy, and the commercialization of sex.

[3] The band has always viewed the album as being more hopeful than anything, pointing to songs like "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine" as how a seemingly dark theme can actually be positive.

In October, just over a month after its original release date, Nothing Is Sound was certified gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies.

[16] In November 2005, it was revealed that Sony was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc.

Though Sony refused to release a list of the affected CDs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified Nothing Is Sound as one of the discs with the invasive software.

The band also filmed a video for the song "Happy Is a Yuppie Word" in anticipation of its being released as the first single.