# Sleepyhead

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{{About|the Passion Pit song||Sleepyhead (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name          = Sleepyhead
| cover         = Sleepyhead Passion Pit.jpeg
| alt           = 
| type          = single
| artist        = [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit)
| album         = [Chunk of Change](/source/Chunk_of_Change)'' and ''[Manners](/source/Manners_(album))
| A-side        = Sleepyhead
| B-side        = Better Things
| released      = September 8, 2008
| recorded      = 2008
| studio        = 
| venue         = 
| genre         = *[Electropop](/source/Electropop)
*[neo-psychedelia](/source/neo-psychedelia)
*[post-disco](/source/post-disco)
| length        = 2:55
| label         = [Columbia](/source/Columbia_Records) (UK)<br>[Frenchkiss](/source/Frenchkiss_Records) (U.S.)<br>[Neon Gold](/source/Neon_Gold_Records)
| writer        = [Michael Angelakos](/source/Michael_Angelakos)
| producer      = Chris Zane
| chronology    = [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit)
| prev_title    = 
| prev_year     = 
| next_title    = [The Reeling](/source/The_Reeling)
| next_year     = 2009
}}

"'''Sleepyhead'''" is the debut single from American [electronic](/source/electronic_music) band [Passion Pit](/source/Passion_Pit), featured on their first [EP](/source/Extended_play), ''[Chunk of Change](/source/Chunk_of_Change)'', and later on their debut album ''[Manners](/source/Manners_(album))''. The single was released on September 8, 2008.

The music video showcases a series of images with clapping hands, instruments and [Michael Angelakos](/source/Michael_Angelakos) singing, all together it mimicks the animation style of a [zoetrope](/source/zoetrope). 

The song contains [samples](/source/Sampling_(music)) of "Óró Mo Bháidín" by [Mary O'Hara](/source/Mary_O'Hara) and "San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)" by [Jack Kerouac](/source/Jack_Kerouac) ("and everything is going to the beat").<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dillon |first=Brian |date=2023-06-15 |title=Internet mind-blown that famous US electropop track samples Irish folk song |url=https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/internet-mind-blown-famous-electropop-30240960 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921200117/https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/internet-mind-blown-famous-electropop-30240960 |archive-date=2024-09-21 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Irish Star |language=en}}</ref>
==Track listing==
'''Single'''
{{Track listing
| title1 = Sleepyhead
| length1 = 2:55
| title2 = Better things
| length2 = 4:32
}}
==Charts==
{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2008/2009)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|Canada ([Canadian Hot 100](/source/Canadian_Hot_100))<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chart History Passion Pit Canadian Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416231009/https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Billboard}}</ref>
|align="center"|71
|-
|U.S. [Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles](/source/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100_Singles)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chart History Passion Pit US Bubbling Hot Under 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416231009/https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|U.S. [Heatseekers Songs](/source/Heatseekers_Songs)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chart History Passion Pit US Heartseekers Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416231009/https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable"
!Chart (2011)
!Peak<br />position
|-
|U.S. [Hot Dance Club Songs](/source/Hot_Dance_Club_Songs)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chart History Passion Pit Dance Club Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416231009/https://www.billboard.com/artist/passion-pit/chart-history/alternative-songs/ |archive-date=2023-04-16 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|align="center"|11
|-
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Passion Pit|title=Sleepyhead|relyear=2008|certyear=2026|source=radioscope|access-date=January 24, 2026}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Passion Pit|title=Sleepyhead|relyear=2008|certyear=2025|id=21556-6387-1|access-date=November 1, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Passion Pit|title=Sleepyhead|relyear=2008|number=2|certyear=2023|access-date=August 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

== Legacy ==
In the announcement trailer for the puzzle-platform game ''[LittleBigPlanet 2](/source/LittleBigPlanet_2)'', the instrumental of the ''Chunk of Change'' version of the song had been used. This included usage in the game's official soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Little Big Planet 2 confirmed |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/little-big-planet-2-confirmed/1100-6261611/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222122509/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/little-big-planet-2-confirmed/1100-6261611/ |archive-date=2024-02-22 |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyons |first=Patrick |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/20210226015342/https://www.stereogum.com/2014536/passion-pit-chunk-of-change-turns-10/reviews/the-anniversary/ |archive-date=2021-02-26 |access-date=2024-09-20 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref>

On day 1 of the [Artemis II](/source/Artemis_II) mission, a cover of the song was played to temporarily wake up the crew for the [Perigee](/source/Apsis) Raise Burn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artemis II astronauts complete first burn, head back to sleep - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-astronauts-first-burn-sleep/5831775140618/ |access-date=2026-04-03 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.passionpitmusic.com/ Official band website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100501191241/http://vimeo.com/3962525 Official video]

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Category:2008 songs
Category:2008 debut singles
Category:Passion Pit songs
Category:Songs written by Michael Angelakos
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Frenchkiss Records singles
Category:Neon Gold Records singles

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