Chunk of Change

Chunk of Change
Chunk of Change
EP by Passion Pit
Released	September 16, 2008
Genre	Indie pop
Length	29:15
Label	Frenchkiss; Columbia;
Passion Pit chronology

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]

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".

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

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

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

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	Sony	^[20]
United Kingdom	February 16, 2009	Columbia	^[21]

References

^ "Chunk Of Change [EP] by Passion Pit Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Diver, Mike (February 23, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change". Clash. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Barrett, Brad (January 20, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Murphy, Lauren (January 18, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change E.P." entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^
- Full review: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- Rating: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Monk, Christopher (February 16, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change EP". musicOMH. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ Mackay, Emily (February 18, 2009). "Album review: Passion Pit". NME. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Bimm, Jordan (January 14, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Now. Vol. 28, no. 20. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Bevan, David (November 5, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
^ Fiander, Matthew (September 23, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ Simmons, Lysette (September 28, 2008). "Passion Pit :: Chunk of Change". URB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Passion Pit". Frenchkiss Records. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
^ "Passion Pit's 'Chunk Of Change' EP Turns 10". Stereogum. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
^ Chunk of Change (liner notes). Passion Pit. Frenchkiss Records. 2008. FKR035-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 30th March 2009" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 996. March 30, 2009. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change EP" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ "Passion Pit Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "Chunk of Change: Passion Pit". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Passion Pit Store – Chunk of Change". Getmusic. Australia. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
^ "Chunk Of Change: Passion Pit". Amazon (in French). France. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
^ "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Columbia Records UK. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[1] "Chunk Of Change [EP] by Passion Pit Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[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. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[4] Murphy, Lauren (January 18, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change E.P." entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[5] 
Full review: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

Rating: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[6] Full review: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[7] Rating: Freyne, Patrick (March 5, 2009). "Chunk of change". Hot Press. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[6] Monk, Christopher (February 16, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change EP". musicOMH. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[7] Mackay, Emily (February 18, 2009). "Album review: Passion Pit". NME. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[8] Bimm, Jordan (January 14, 2009). "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Now. Vol. 28, no. 20. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[PitchforkReview-9] Bevan, David (November 5, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 16, 2009.

[10] Fiander, Matthew (September 23, 2008). "Passion Pit: Chunk of Change". PopMatters. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.

[11] Simmons, Lysette (September 28, 2008). "Passion Pit :: Chunk of Change". URB. 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] "Passion Pit's 'Chunk Of Change' EP Turns 10". Stereogum. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

[14] Chunk of Change (liner notes). Passion Pit. Frenchkiss Records. 2008. FKR035-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[15] "ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 30th March 2009" (PDF). The ARIA Report. No. 996. March 30, 2009. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[sc_France_Passion_Pit-16] "Passion Pit – Chunk of Change EP" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Passion_Pit-17] "Passion Pit Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[18] "Chunk of Change: Passion Pit". Amazon. United States. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[19] "Passion Pit Store – Chunk of Change". Getmusic. Australia. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

[20] "Chunk Of Change: Passion Pit". Amazon (in French). France. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

[21] "Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change". Columbia Records UK. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.

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