Chunk of Change

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{{Infobox album

| name = Chunk of Change

| type = ep

| artist = Passion Pit

| cover = Chunkofchangecover.jpeg

| border = yes

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2008|9|16}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Indie pop

| length = 29:15

| label = * Frenchkiss

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Manners

| 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 |access-date=July 2, 2021}}

| rev1 = Clash

| 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 |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=October 14, 2011}}

| rev2 = 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 |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

| 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 |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

| 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 |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

| 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 |date=16 February 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2021}}

| rev6 = 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 |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

| 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 |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

| 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 |date=November 5, 2008 |access-date=May 16, 2009}}

| rev9 = 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 |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

| 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 |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 (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.{{cite web |url=http://frenchkissrecords.com/bands/profile/passion_pit/ |title=Passion Pit |publisher=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 (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".

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.".{{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, 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

| note6 = Angelakos, 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 |publisher=Frenchkiss Records |year=2008 |id=FKR035-2}}

  • Michael Angelakos – recording
  • Ian Hultquist – vocal engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 6)}}
  • Frank Napolski – artwork, layout

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Chunk of Change

scope="col"| Chart (2009)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA){{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 |issue=996 |date=30 March 2009 |page=21 |access-date=July 2, 2021 |via=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

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|+ 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|Columbia}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Chunk-Change-Passion-Pit/dp/B001DSNG0O |title=Chunk of Change: Passion Pit |website=Amazon |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

| 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 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