Homework (EP)

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Homework
Darren Criss - Homework.png
EP by
ReleasedDecember 15, 2017 [1]
Length18:11
Label Independent
Darren Criss chronology
Human
(2010)
Homework
(2017)
Masquerade
(2021)
Singles from Homework
  1. "I Dreamed a Dream"
    Released: December 15, 2017
  2. "I Don't Mind"
    Released: December 19, 2017 [2]

Homework is the second EP released by singer-songwriter Darren Criss. It was released on December 15, 2017. The EP reached No. 7 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darren Criss, except where noted..

Homework track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Foolish Thing"4:01
2."I Dreamed a Dream" (writers: Herbert Kretzmer, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg)2:52
3."Going Nowhere"3:57
4."I Don't Mind"2:33
5."The Day That the Dance Is Over" (writers: Chuck Criss, D. Criss)4:48

Charts

Chart performance for Homework
Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [3] 1
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] 7

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