Recording and release

The album was recorded in the summer of 2009, with the majority being completed before Chris Murphy

Chris Murphy (Canadian musician)

Chris Murphy is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan.Although born in Prince Edward Island, Murphy is commonly associated with Nova Scotia; like his fellow bandmates, he currently resides in Toronto...

's involvement in an actual hit and run collision

Hit and run (vehicular)

Hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic accident , and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards...

 in July, after which the EP is named. The EP was released on Sloan's own Murderecords

Murderecords

Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...

 label, in a digital download

Music download

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-only format.

On September 29, prior to the EP's release in November, the single "Take It Upon Yourself" was released as a free digital download

Music download

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 to subscribers of Sloan's fan mailing list

Mailing list

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.

Tracklist

1. "Take It Upon Yourself" - 2:34 (Murphy
   Chris Murphy (Canadian musician)
   Chris Murphy is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan.Although born in Prince Edward Island, Murphy is commonly associated with Nova Scotia; like his fellow bandmates, he currently resides in Toronto...
   
   )
2. "Midnight Mass" - 2:10 (Ferguson
   Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician)
   Jay Ferguson is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
   
   )
3. "It Is Never" - 3:12 (Pentland
   Patrick Pentland
   Patrick Pentland is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs. Patrick plays guitar, bass, keyboards in the studio, and occasionally plays drums live....
   
   )
4. "Where Are You Now?" - 2:02 (Scott
   Andrew Scott (drummer)
   Andrew Walter Gibson Scott is a Canadian musician born in Ottawa, Ontario and currently living in Toronto, Ontario. His first bands include No Damn Fears, Oreo Reversed and Blackpool from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, he is a drummer with the Toronto-based band Sloan. He also plays guitar with...
   
   )
5. "Oh Dear Diary" - 3:15 (Murphy)

Reception

Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott (drummer)

Andrew Walter Gibson Scott is a Canadian musician born in Ottawa, Ontario and currently living in Toronto, Ontario. His first bands include No Damn Fears, Oreo Reversed and Blackpool from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, he is a drummer with the Toronto-based band Sloan. He also plays guitar with...

's track "Where Are You Now?", described as "garage rock

Garage rock

Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...

in'" and "full of crotch-rock swagger and shouts", reached the number-one

The R3-30 number-one hits of 2010

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 spot on the February 20 edition of CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3

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's in-house R3-30

The R3-30

The R3-30 is a weekly record chart show on CBC Radio 3, which counts down the week's top indie rock singles as determined by airplay , listener feedback , and other criteria . The show, hosted by Craig Norris and produced by Pedro Mendes, airs at 11 a.m Eastern time The R3-30 is a weekly record...

chart. The song spent a total of five weeks on the chart, having debuted on, "for the first time in R3-30 history", the unbroadcasted previous edition.