Sleepyhead (song)

"Sleepyhead" is the debut single from American electronic band Passion Pit, featured on their first EP, Chunk of Change. The single was released in September 2008. 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"). Two different versions of the song exist with minute differences. On the Chunk of Change EP, the song ends on a fade out while on the Manners album the song ends with a definite stop.

    "Sleepyhead"
    Single by Passion Pit
    from the album Chunk of Change and Manners
    A-side"Sleepyhead"
    B-side"Better Things"
    Released8 September 2008
    Recorded2008
    Genre
    Length2:55
    LabelColumbia (UK)
    Frenchkiss (U.S.)
    Songwriter(s)Michael Angelakos
    Producer(s)Chris Zane
    Passion Pit singles chronology
    "Sleepyhead"
    (2008)
    "The Reeling"
    (2009)

    An instrumental version of the song also makes an appearance in the video game LittleBigPlanet 2.

    Track listing

    7" Single
    1. "Sleepyhead" – 2:55
    2. "Better Things" – 4:32
    Grum & Little Vampires Club Mixes
    1. "Sleepyhead (Grum Remix)" – 7:26
    2. "Sleepyhead (Grum Dub)" – 7:26
    3. "Sleepyhead (Grum Radio Edit)" – 3:57
    4. "Sleepyhead (Little Vampires Remix)" – 3:56
    Wawa Club Mixes
    1. "Sleepyhead (Wawa Remix)" – 6:08
    2. "Sleepyhead (Wawa Dub)" – 6:02
    3. "Sleepyhead (Wawa Radio Edit)" – 3:03

    Charts

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

    Certifications

    Region CertificationCertified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. "Sleepyhead / Better Things" at Discogs
    2. https://www.discogs.com/Passion-Pit-Sleepyhead-Grum-Little-Vampires-Club-Mixes/release/4969997
    3. https://www.discogs.com/Passion-Pit-Sleepyhead-Wawa-Club-Mixes/release/4969965
    1. "American single certifications – Passion Pit – Sleepyhead". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 30, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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