The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)

"The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)"
Single by Switchfoot
from the album Hello Hurricane
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009 (digital single)
April 27, 2010 (U.S. radio)
Recorded2009
GenreAlternative rock, post-grunge, hard rock
Length3:47
Labellowercase people/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Jon Foreman, Tim Foreman
Producer(s)Switchfoot, Mike Elizondo
Switchfoot singles chronology
"Always"
(2009)
"The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)"
(2009)
"Your Love Is a Song"
(2010)

"The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)" is a song written and recorded by Jon Foreman and Tim Foreman for the alternative rock band Switchfoot. It is a track from the band's seventh studio album, Hello Hurricane, and was released as a digital single on October 27, 2009, to all major digital outlets.[1] It was serviced to alternative rock radio on April 27, 2010,[2] becoming their second Top 15 hit from the album, and the band's first Top 10 single since "Dare You to Move."[3]

  1. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002T6DPEG [dead link]
  2. ^ "AllAccess.com Alternative eWeekly". AllAccess. April 20, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Chart Wednesday (Week of September 4, 2010): TOP 10!; "safe to say we all have a crush on red rocks." - Published August 25, 2010 (retrieved August 28, 2010)