Sleepyhead (song)

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"Sleepyhead"
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Single by Passion Pit
from the album Chunk of Change and Manners
A-side "Sleepyhead"
B-side "Better Things"
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre
Length2:55
Label Columbia (UK)
Frenchkiss (U.S.)
Neon Gold
Songwriter(s) Michael Angelakos
Producer(s) Chris Zane
Passion Pit singles chronology
"Sleepyhead"
(2008)		"The Reeling"
(2009)

"Sleepyhead" is the debut single from American electronic band Passion Pit, featured on their first EP, Chunk of Change , and later on their debut album Manners . The single was released on September 8, 2008. When the song had been re-released on Manners, it had an updated sound. [1]

Contents

The music video showcases a series of images with clapping hands, instruments and Michael Angelakos singing, all together it mimicks the animation style of a zoetrope.

The song contains samples of "Óró Mo Bháidín" by Mary O'Hara and "San Francisco Scene (The Beat Generation)" by Jack Kerouac ("and everything is going to the beat"). [2]

In the announcement trailer for the puzzle-platform game 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. [3] [4]

Track listing

Single

No.TitleLength
1."Sleepyhead"2:55
2."Better things"4:32

Charts

Chart (2008/2009)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 71
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [6] 4
U.S. Heatseekers Songs [7] 9
Chart (2011)Peak
position
U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs [8] 11

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] 2× Platinum2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Sleepyhead by Passion Pit on Apple Music, September 8, 2008, retrieved September 28, 2024
  2. ↑ Dillon, Brian (June 15, 2023). "Internet mind-blown that famous US electropop track samples Irish folk song". Irish Star. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Little Big Planet 2 confirmed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lyons, Patrick (September 14, 2018). "Passion Pit's 'Chunk Of Change' EP Turns 10". Stereogum. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Chart History Passion Pit Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Chart History Passion Pit US Bubbling Hot Under 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Chart History Passion Pit US Heartseekers Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Chart History Passion Pit Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Passion Pit – Sleepyhead". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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