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2008 single by Passion Pit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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 8 September 2008. When the song had been re-released on Manners, it had an updated sound.[1]
"Sleepyhead" | ||||
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Single by Passion Pit | ||||
from the album Chunk of Change and Manners | ||||
A-side | "Sleepyhead" | |||
B-side | "Better Things" | |||
Released | 8 September 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Columbia (UK) Frenchkiss (U.S.) Neon Gold | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Angelakos | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Zane | |||
Passion Pit singles chronology | ||||
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The music video showcases a series of images with clapping hands, instruments and Michael Angeakos singing, all together it mimicked 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 includes usage in the games official soundtrack.[3][4]
Single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sleepyhead" | 2:55 |
2. | "Better things" | 4:32 |
Chart (2008/2009) | Peak position |
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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 |
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U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs[8] | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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