# Chunk of Change > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chunk_of_Change > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chunk_of_Change.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunk_of_Change > Source revision: 1298372104 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Chunk of Change | type = ep | artist = [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit) | cover = Chunkofchangecover.jpeg | border = yes | alt = | released = {{Start date|2008|9|16}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = [Indie pop](/source/Indie_pop) | length = 29:15 | label = * [Frenchkiss](/source/Frenchkiss_Records) * [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records) | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = [Manners](/source/Manners_(album)) | next_year = 2009 }} {{Music ratings | MC = 71/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/chunk-of-change-ep/passion-pit |title=Chunk Of Change [EP] by Passion Pit Reviews and Tracks |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |access-date=July 2, 2021}} | rev1 = ''[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine))'' | rev1score = Favorable{{cite web |last=Diver |first=Mike |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/passion-pit-chunk-change |title=Passion Pit – Chunk of Change |work=[Clash](/source/Clash_(magazine)) |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011}} | rev2 = ''[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound)'' | rev2score = 8/10{{cite web |last=Barrett |first=Brad |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13926/reviews/4136107 |title=Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change |website=[Drowned in Sound](/source/Drowned_in_Sound) |date=January 20, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112123420/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/13926/reviews/4136107}} | rev3 = [entertainment.ie](/source/entertainment.ie) | rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Passion-Pit-Chunk-of-Change-EP/6175.htm |title=Passion Pit – Chunk of Change E.P. |website=[entertainment.ie](/source/entertainment.ie) |date=January 18, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225174406/http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Passion-Pit-Chunk-of-Change-EP/6175.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2011}} | rev4 = ''[Hot Press](/source/Hot_Press)'' | rev4score = 3/5 * Full review: {{cite web |last=Freyne |first=Patrick |url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/chunk-of-change-5294085 |title=Chunk of change |work=[Hot Press](/source/Hot_Press) |date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2021}} * Rating: {{cite web |last=Freyne |first=Patrick |url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/5294085.html |title=Chunk of change |work=Hot Press |date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414110456/http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/5294085.html |archive-date=April 14, 2009}} | rev5 = ''[musicOMH](/source/musicOMH)'' | rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |last=Monk |first=Christopher |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/passion-pit-chunk-of-change-ep |title=Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change EP |website=[musicOMH](/source/musicOMH) |date=16 February 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2021}} | rev6 = ''[NME](/source/NME)'' | rev6score = 7/10{{cite web |last=Mackay |first=Emily |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/passion-pit/10100 |title=Album review: Passion Pit |work=[NME](/source/NME) |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108045826/https://www.nme.com/reviews/passion-pit/10100 |archive-date=November 8, 2012}} | rev7 = ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))'' | rev7score = 3/5{{cite news |last=Bimm |first=Jordan |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=166778 |title=Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change |newspaper=[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper)) |volume=28 |issue=20 |date=January 14, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906214016/http://www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=166778 |archive-date=September 6, 2012}} | rev8 = ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))'' | rev8score = 7.9/10{{cite web |last=Bevan |first=David |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12379-chunk-of-change-ep/ |title=Passion Pit: Chunk of Change EP |website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website)) |date=November 5, 2008 |access-date=May 16, 2009}} | rev9 = ''[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters)'' | rev9score = 6/10{{cite web |last=Fiander |first=Matthew |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/passion-pit-chunk-of-change |title=Passion Pit: Chunk of Change |website=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) |date=September 23, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413014620/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/passion-pit-chunk-of-change/ |archive-date=April 13, 2012}} | rev10 = ''[URB](/source/URB_(magazine))'' | rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Simmons |first=Lysette |url=http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=820 |title=Passion Pit :: Chunk of Change |work=[URB](/source/URB_(magazine)) |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602113457/http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=820 |archivedate=June 2, 2009}} }} '''''Chunk of Change''''' is the debut [extended play](/source/extended_play) (EP) by American [electropop](/source/electropop) band [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit), released on September 16, 2008, by [Frenchkiss Records](/source/Frenchkiss_Records) and [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records). A video for the single "[Sleepyhead](/source/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](/source/LittleBigPlanet_2)''. "Better Things" was [sampled](/source/Sampling_(music)) by the [alternative hip hop](/source/alternative_hip_hop) duo [Chiddy Bang](/source/Chiddy_Bang) for their 2009 song "[Truth](/source/Truth_(Chiddy_Bang_song))". ==Background== The tracks "Better Things" and "Sleepyhead" were added for the commercial release of the EP.{{cite web |url=http://frenchkissrecords.com/bands/profile/passion_pit/ |title=Passion Pit |publisher=[Frenchkiss Records](/source/Frenchkiss_Records) |access-date=October 14, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006015926/http://frenchkissrecords.com/bands/profile/passion_pit/ |archivedate=October 6, 2011}} "Sleepyhead" was eventually included on Passion Pit's debut studio album, ''[Manners](/source/Manners_(album))'' (2009). ==Reception== ''[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))''{{'}}s Tyler Grisham praised the EP, writing that it "deftly walks the line between beat-driven, [Hot Chip](/source/Hot_Chip) floor geeking and [twee](/source/Twee_pop) atmospherics". Patrick Lyons of [Seterogum](/source/Stereogum) 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.".{{Cite web |date=2018-09-14 |title=Passion Pit's 'Chunk Of Change' EP Turns 10 |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2014536/passion-pit-chunk-of-change-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920141321/https://www.stereogum.com/2014536/passion-pit-chunk-of-change-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/ |archive-date=2024-09-20 |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=Stereogum |language=en}} ==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = [Michael Angelakos](/source/Michael_Angelakos), except where noted | title1 = I've Got Your Number | length1 = 6:12 | title2 = Smile Upon Me | length2 = 5:49 | title3 = Cuddle Fuddle | length3 = 4:32 | title4 = Live to Tell the Tale | length4 = 5:15 | title5 = Better Things | length5 = 4:32 | title6 = [Sleepyhead](/source/Sleepyhead) | note6 = Angelakos, [Mary O'Hara](/source/Mary_O'Hara) | length6 = 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''.{{cite AV media notes |title=Chunk of Change |type=liner notes |others=[Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit) |publisher=[Frenchkiss Records](/source/Frenchkiss_Records) |year=2008 |id=FKR035-2}} * [Michael Angelakos](/source/Michael_Angelakos) – recording * Ian Hultquist – vocal engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 6)}} * Frank Napolski – artwork, layout ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Chunk of Change'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Hitseekers Albums ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts)){{cite magazine |url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue996.pdf |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090419140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090420-0000/issue996.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-19 |title=ARIA Hitseekers – Week Commencing 30th March 2009 |magazine=[The ARIA Report](/source/The_ARIA_Report) |issue=996 |date=30 March 2009 |page=21 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |via=[National Library of Australia](/source/National_Library_of_Australia)}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | 13 |- {{single chart|France|58|artist=Passion Pit|song=Chunk of Change EP|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2012}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|35|artist=Passion Pit|rowheader=true|access-date=July 2, 2021}} |} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ Release history for ''Chunk of Change'' |- ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row"| United States | September 16, 2008 | {{hlist|[Frenchkiss](/source/Frenchkiss_Records)|[Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records)}} | align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Chunk-Change-Passion-Pit/dp/B001DSNG0O |title=Chunk of Change: Passion Pit |website=[Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) |location=United States |access-date=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213075215/http://www.amazon.com/Chunk-Change-Passion-Pit/dp/B001DSNG0O |archive-date=December 13, 2009}} |- ! scope="row"| Australia | February 13, 2009 | rowspan="2"| [Sony](/source/Sony_Music) | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.getmusic.com.au/passionpit/store/detail?id=52170 |title=Passion Pit Store – Chunk of Change |website=Getmusic |location=Australia |access-date=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610131016/http://www.getmusic.com.au/passionpit/store/detail?id=52170 |archive-date=June 10, 2012}} |- ! scope="row"| France | rowspan="2"| February 16, 2009 | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.amazon.fr/Chunk-Of-Change-Passion-Pit/dp/B001PA7OWQ |title=Chunk Of Change: Passion Pit |website=Amazon |language=fr |location=France |access-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307025311/http://www.amazon.fr/Chunk-Of-Change-Passion-Pit/dp/B001PA7OWQ |archive-date=March 7, 2016}} |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | Columbia | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.columbia.co.uk/releases/883/ |title=Passion Pit – Chunk Of Change |publisher=[Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records) UK |access-date=October 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407022521/http://www.columbia.co.uk/releases/883/ |archive-date=April 7, 2012}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Passion Pit}} {{Authority control}} Category:2008 debut EPs Category:Columbia Records EPs Category:Passion Pit albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chunk of Change](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunk_of_Change) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunk_of_Change?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.