Chunk of Change

Chunk of Change is the debut EP by American electropop band Passion Pit, released on September 16, 2008 by Frenchkiss Records and Columbia Records. A video for the single "Sleepyhead" was released in October 2008, directed by The Wilderness. The track was featured in the debut trailer for the 2011 video game LittleBigPlanet 2. "Better Things" was sampled by the alternative hip hop duo Chiddy Bang for their 2009 song "Truth".

Chunk of Change
EP by
Passion Pit
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
GenreElectropop, synthpop, indie pop
Length29:15
LabelFrenchkiss, Columbia
Passion Pit chronology
Chunk of Change
(2008)		 Manners
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clashfavorable[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
entertainment.ie[4]
Hot Press3/5[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME7/10[7]
Now3/5[8]
Pitchfork Media7.9/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
URB[11]

Background

The tracks "Better Things" and "Sleepyhead" were added for the commercial release of the EP.[12] "Sleepyhead" was eventually included on Passion Pit's full-length debut album Manners (2009).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Angelakos, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."I've Got Your Number"6:12
2."Smile Upon Me"5:49
3."Cuddle Fuddle"4:32
4."Live to Tell the Tale"5:15
5."Better Things"4:32
6."Sleepyhead" (Angelakos, Mary O'Hara)2:55
Sample credits
  • "Sleepyhead" contains elements of "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara.

Personnel
  • Michael Angelakos – engineer
  • Ian Hultquist – vocal engineer (5, 6)
  • Frank Napolski – artwork, layout

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[13] 13
French Singles Chart[14] 58
US Heatseekers Albums[15] 35

Release history
Country Date Label
United States[16] September 16, 2008 Frenchkiss Records, Columbia Records
Australia[17] February 13, 2009 Sony Music
France[18] February 16, 2009
United Kingdom[19] Columbia Records

References
  1. "Chunk Of Change [EP] – Passion Pit". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  2. Diver, Mike (February 23, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change". Clash. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. Barrett, Brad (January 20, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  4. Murphy, Lauren (January 18, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change E.P." entertainment.ie. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  5. Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Retrieved October 14, 2011. Note: Rating can be found here.
  6. Monk, Christopher. "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change EP". musicOMH. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  7. Mackay, Emily (February 18, 2009). "Album review: Passion Pit". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  8. Bimm, Jordan (January 14, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Now. Now Communications. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  9. Bevan, David (November 5, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  10. Fiander, Matthew (September 23, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change". PopMatters. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  11. Simmons, Lysette (September 28, 2008). "Passion Pit :: Chunk of Change". URB. NativeSon Media, Inc. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  12. "Passion Pit". Frenchkiss Records. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  13. "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 30th March 2009" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Pandora Archive. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  14. "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change EP" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  15. "Passion Pit Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  16. "Chunk of Change: Passion Pit". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  17. "Passion Pit Store – Chunk of Change". Getmusic. Universal Music Australia. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
  18. "Chunk Of Change: Passion Pit" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  19. "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Columbia Records UK. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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