"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.) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael Angelakos | |||
Producer(s) | Chris Zane | |||
Passion Pit singles chronology | ||||
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"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 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").
An instrumental version of the song also makes an appearance in the video game LittleBigPlanet 2.[1]
Chart (2008/2009) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 71 |
U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 4 |
U.S. Heatseekers Songs | 9 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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U.S. Hot Dance Club Songs | 11 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[2] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |