Chunk of Change

Chunk of Change is the debut extended play (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
Released	September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
Genre	Indie Pop
Length	29:15
Label	Frenchkiss Columbia
Passion Pit chronology
Chunk of Change (2008) Manners (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	Favorable[2]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[3]
entertainment.ie	[4]
Hot Press	3/5[5]
musicOMH	[6]
NME	7/10[7]
Now	3/5[8]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[9]
PopMatters	6/10[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 debut studio album, Manners (2009).

Reception

Pitchfork's Tyler Grisham praised the EP, writing that it "deftly walks the line between beat-driven, Hot Chip floor geeking and twee atmospherics".^[9]

Patrick Lyons of Seterogum writing for the EPs 10th anniversary, had still praised the EP with a groovy tone of teenage romance that Passion Pit held for its humble beginnings, "Angelakos’ bedroom pop was endearingly homespun and laptop-lo-fi at a time when that was still a novelly twee concept, but it sparkled and moved with expertise beyond its sonic constraints.".^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

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

Sample credits

• "Sleepyhead" contains elements from "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chunk of Change.^[14]

• Michael Angelakos – recording
• Ian Hultquist – vocal engineering (tracks 5, 6)
• Frank Napolski – artwork, layout

Charts

Chart performance for Chunk of Change

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[15]	13
France (SNEP)[16]	58
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[17]	35

Release history

Release history for Chunk of Change

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United States	September 16, 2008	Frenchkiss Columbia	[18]
Australia	February 13, 2009	Sony	[19]
France	February 16, 2009		[20]
United Kingdom		Columbia	[21]