''Chunk of Change'' is the debut
extended play
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electropop
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band
Passion Pit, released on September 16, 2008, by
Frenchkiss Records
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and
Columbia Records
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. 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 ''
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''. "Better Things" was
sampled
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by the
alternative hip hop duo
Chiddy Bang
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for their 2009 song "
Truth
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".
Background
The tracks "Better Things" and "Sleepyhead" were added for the commercial release of the EP. "Sleepyhead" was eventually included on Passion Pit's debut studio album, ''
Manners
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'' (2009).
Track listing
Sample credits
* "Sleepyhead" contains elements from "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Chunk of Change''.
*
Michael Angelakos
Michael John Angelakos (born May 19, 1987) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the indietronica band Passion Pit.
Career
Passion Pit (2008–present)
The first Passion Pit songs, ...
– recording
* Ian Hultquist – vocal engineering
* Frank Napolski – artwork, layout
Charts
Release history
References
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2008 debut EPs
Columbia Records EPs
Passion Pit albums