The Neighbourhood (album)

For the Los Lobos album, see The Neighborhood (album).

The Neighbourhood
Standard cover. Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing features the same image in color.
Studio album by The Neighbourhood
Released	March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Studio	Sonora (Los Angeles) Lankershim (Los Angeles) [1]
Genre	Electropop [2] ambient [3]
Length	42:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jon Bates Dylan Brady Tony DeMatteo Lewis Hughes Mighty Mike Dave Sitek Lars Stalfors
The Neighbourhood chronology
Hard to Imagine (2018) The Neighbourhood (2018) Ever Changing (2018)
Singles from The Neighbourhood
"Scary Love" Released: December 5, 2017

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	4.7/10 [5]
PopMatters	6/10 [6]

The Neighbourhood is the third studio album by American alternative band the Neighbourhood. It was initially released on March 9, 2018, by Columbia Records. ^{[7] [3]}

It was preceded by two EPs: Hard, which was released on September 22, 2017, ^[8] and To Imagine, released on January 12, 2018.^{[ citation needed ]} The tracks from the extended plays that were not finally included on the album were compiled in another EP called Hard to Imagine. ^[9] These tracks were also released in an additional disc on the digital deluxe edition of the album. ^[7] An edition known as Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing was released on November 2, 2018, and included all of the EPs' contents and all but two songs from the original album.

Singles

The lead single, "Scary Love" ^[10] was premiered as December 4, 2017's Zane Lowe's World Record ^[11] and properly released on digital platforms the next day. ^[12] To promote the track, the band performed it at The Late Late Show with James Corden on February 20, 2018 ^[13] and premiered its official music video starring Tommy Wiseau the album's release day, on March 9, 2018. ^{[14] [10]}

Before the album's release, two tracks were made available with its pre-order; "Void" on February 16, 2018 ^[15] and "Nervous" on March 2, 2018. ^[16]

Track listing

Standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Flowers"	Jesse Rutherford Brandon Fried Jeremiah Freedman Zachary Abels Michael Margott Lars Stalfors	Stalfors	3:18
2.	"Scary Love"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Mike McGarity Stalfors	Mighty Mike Stalfors	3:44
3.	"Nervous"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Benjamin Levin Frank Dukes	Stalfors	4:09
4.	"Void"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:25
5.	"Softcore"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:28
6.	"Blue"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Jesse St. John Geller Stalfors Dylan Brady Sarah Hudson	Stalfors Brady	3:13
7.	"Sadderdaze"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors David Andrew Sitek Matthew Schwartz	Stalfors Sitek	4:10
8.	"Revenge"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:19
9.	"You Get Me So High"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Tony DeMatteo Jon Bates	Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	2:33
10.	"Reflections"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Evan Bogart	Stalfors	4:04
11.	"Too Serious"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Brady Schwartz	Stalfors Brady	3:13
12.	"Stuck with Me"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Lewis Hughes Nicholas Audino	Stalfors Hughes	4:18
Total length:				42:58

Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dust"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Geller Hudson	Stalfors	3:28
2.	"Kill Us All" (featuring Denzel Curry)	Fried Denzel Curry Freedman Rutherford Stalfors Margott Abels	Stalfors	2:41
3.	"24/7"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Rick Nowels	Stalfors	3:41
4.	"Scary Love"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott McGarity Stalfors	Mighty Mike Stalfors	3:44
5.	"Softcore"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:28
6.	"Void"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:25
7.	"Roll Call"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	4:11
8.	"Livin' in a Dream" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Ermias Asghedom	Garrett G. Flynn Stalfors	3:15
9.	"You Get Me So High"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	2:33
10.	"Reflections"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Bogart	Stalfors	4:04
11.	"Blue"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Geller Hudson Brady Stalfors	Brady Stalfors	3:13
12.	"Paradise"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:29
13.	"Beat Take 1" (featuring Ghostface Killah)	Nicholas Audino Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Hughes	Stalfors Hughes	3:27
14.	"Stuck with Me"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	4:18
15.	"Flowers"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:18
16.	"Compass"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	2:49
17.	"Noise"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	3:23
18.	"Heaven"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Hudson Brady Rock Mafia Danny Parra	Rock Mafia Stalfors Parra	3:25
19.	"Nervous"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Levin Dukes Stalfors	Stalfors	4:09
20.	"Sadderdaze"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Schwartz Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:10
21.	"Beautiful Oblivion" (featuring IDK)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Jason Mills Stalfors Schwartz Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:23
Total length:				74:43

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[1]

The Neighbourhood

• Jesse Rutherford – performance
• Zach Abels – performance (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 7, 9, 12)
• Jeremy Freedman – performance (all tracks), background vocals (1, 7, 9, 12)
• Brandon Fried – performance (all tracks), background vocals (1, 7)
• Mikey Margott – performance (all tracks), background vocals (1, 7, 9, 12)

Additional contributors

• Lars Stalfors – programming, drum programming, synthesizer (all tracks); mixing (1, 3–6, 8, 11)
• Dave Cerminara – engineering (1–10, 12), programming (11)
• Miro Mackie – engineering (11)
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing (2)
• Matty Green – mixing (7, 9, 12)
• Jeff Ellis – mixing (10)
• Michael Freeman – mixing assistance (2)
• Artemio Lujan – mixing assistance (10)
• Joe LaPorta – mastering
• Dylan Brady – programming, synthesizer (6, 11)
• Dave Sitek – drum programming, synthesizer programming (7)
• Tony DeMatteo – programming (9)
• Jon Bates – programming (9)
• Matthew Schwartz – arrangement (10)
• Jen Simone – violin (10)
• Ginger Murphy – cello (10)
• Lewis Hughes – synthesizer programming, drum programming (12)
• Driely S. Carter – photography
• Adam Alessi – artwork, layout

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Neighbourhood Chart (2018) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [17] 89 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 106 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [19] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [20] 17 US Billboard 200 [21] 61 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [22] 4 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] 10 Weekly chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2022–2025) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [24] 114 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [25] 77 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [26] 21 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [27] 16 Portuguese Albums (AFP) [28] 85 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [29] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 60

Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2018) Position Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [31] 33 2024 year-end chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [32] 183 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [33] 97

Certifications

Certifications for The Neighbourhood

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [34]	Diamond	160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [35]	Gold	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [36]	Gold	10,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON) [37]	Platinum+Gold	90,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [38]	Platinum	15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [39]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [40]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [41]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, versions, formats, labels, and references

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	March 9, 2018	CD digital download	Standard	Columbia	[3] [42]
		Digital download	Deluxe		[7]

References

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10. "Tommy Wiseau stars in 'Scary Love' for The Neighborhood". Yahoo! Style . March 7, 2018.
11. "Listen to "World Record: The Neighbourhood "Scary Love"" posted by Zane Lowe". Apple Music. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
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15. Jacob Moore (February 16, 2018). "The Neighbourhood Announces Album, Shares New Song "Void"". Pigeons and Planes .
16. Scott T. Sterling (March 1, 2018). "The Neighbourhood Get 'Nervous' On New Single". Radio.com .
17. "The Neighbourhood Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
18. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
19. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 19, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
20. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
21. "The Neighbourhood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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23. "The Neighbourhood Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
24. "Ultratop.be – The Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
25. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
26. "The Neighbourhood: Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
27. "2022 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
28. "Top 200 Álbuns Semana 46 de 2025" (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 2. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
29. "Norwegiancharts.com – The Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
30. "Swisscharts.com – The Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
31. "2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA . Retrieved February 28, 2023.
32. "Jaaroverzichten 2024" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
33. "Album Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2024" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
34. "Brazilian album certifications – The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
35. "Canadian album certifications – Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine". Music Canada . Retrieved January 20, 2024.
36. "Danish album certifications – The Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved August 28, 2024.
37. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . Retrieved October 25, 2025.Type Neighbourhood in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and The Neighbourhood in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
38. "New Zealand album certifications – Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood". Radioscope. Retrieved October 25, 2025.Type The Neighbourhood in the "Search:" fieldand press Enter.
39. "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 13, 2025. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter The Neighbourhood in the search box.
40. "British album certifications – Neighbourhood – Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 10, 2023.
41. "American album certifications – The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved October 30, 2025.
42. "The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood". Amazon . March 9, 2018.

External links

• The Neighbourhood – The Neighbourhood at Discogs (list of releases)