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. It was self-released on August 9, 2002. It was re-released on September 30, 2003 via

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. There exists a rare demo of "At the Wake," with its former title "Piano Song" this version of the songs includes a longer intro (with some extra drums) and different lyrics.

Color scheme

The original self-released version of ''EP'' had an orange color scheme, while The Western Tread re-release changes the color scheme of the artwork with each pressing. Western Tread's first pressing had a red color scheme, the second had a brown color scheme, the third had a green color scheme, and the 2016 vinyl reprinting of the EP had a salmon color scheme.

Title

The simple title of this release caused much confusion among fans, leading many to believe it was either self-titled (i.e. "''The Format''") or called "''The EP''." The correct title is simply "''EP''."

Track listing

All tracks written by Sam Means and Nate Ruess. # "The First Single" – 4:26 # "At the Wake" – 4:22 # "One Shot, Two Shots" – 3:24 # "Let's Make This Moment a Crime" – 4:26 # "Even Better Yet" – 3:43

Personnel

* Sam Means – piano, keyboards, guitars * Nate Ruess – vocals ;Other personnel * Bob Hoag – additional playing, recorded, produced, mixed and engineered * Chris Serafini – additional playing * Matt Murman – mastering

References

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