Manners (album)

Manners
Studio album by
Passion Pit
ReleasedMay 15, 2009 (2009-05-15)
RecordedNovember–December 2008
StudioGigantic, New York City
Genre
Length45:33
LabelFrenchkiss
ProducerChris Zane
Passion Pit chronology
Chunk of Change
(2008) 		Manners
(2009) 		Gossamer
(2012)
Alternative cover
New artwork created by German artist Robert Seidel.
Extended edition cover
Singles from Manners
  1. "The Reeling"
    Released: May 11, 2009
  2. "To Kingdom Come"
    Released: August 24, 2009
  3. "Little Secrets"
    Released: December 14, 2009

Manners is the debut studio album by American electropop band Passion Pit. It was released on May 15, 2009, by Frenchkiss Records. "The Reeling" was released as the album's lead single on May 11, 2009, and its music video was premiered on YouTube on April 21, 2009. A second single, "To Kingdom Come", was released in August 2009, followed by "Little Secrets" in December 2009. "Sleepyhead" was originally included on Passion Pit's first EP, Chunk of Change (2008), but was mastered for inclusion on Manners (none of the tracks on the EP were mastered). As of December 2009, the album had sold 82,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

A deluxe edition of the album was released on April 13, 2010, containing three bonus tracks and new artwork. The bonus tracks included stripped-down versions of "Moth's Wings" and "Sleepyhead" and a cover of the Cranberries' 1992 song "Dreams", which the band played live on their 2010 world tour.[5]

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Manners, Passion Pit embarked on an 18-date North American tour in 2019, which began on April 30 in Tempe, Arizona, and concluded on May 25 in Washington, D.C.[6]

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  3. ^ Palathingal, George (July 12, 2013). "The real deal". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved December 11, 2019. ... the fresh, soaring electro-indie of his outfit's debut album Manners...
  4. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (December 21, 2009). "Pitchfork Top 10 Albums, In US Sales". Fluxtumblr. Retrieved September 14, 2017 – via Tumblr.
  5. ^ Phillips, Amy (March 16, 2010). "Passion Pit Reissue Debut Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  6. ^ Reed, Ryan (February 4, 2019). "Passion Pit Plot 'Manners' 10th Anniversary Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 11, 2019.