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)
Genre	Electropop [1] ambient [2]
Length	42:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	Lars Stalfors Mighty Mike Dylan Brady Dave Sitek Tony DeMatteo Jon Bates Lewis Hughes Rock Mafia Danny Parra
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 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	4.7/10 [4]
PopMatters	6/10 [5]

The Neighbourhood is the eponymous third studio album by American alternative band the Neighbourhood. It was initially released on March 9, 2018, by Columbia Records. ^{[6] [2]}

It was preceded by two EPs: Hard, which was released on September 22, 2017, ^[7] 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. ^[8] These tracks were also released in an additional disc on the digital deluxe edition of the album. ^[6] 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" ^[9] was premiered as December 4, 2017's Zane Lowe's World Record ^[10] and properly released on digital platforms the next day. ^[11] To promote the track, the band performed it at The Late Late Show with James Corden on February 20, 2018 ^[12] and premiered its official music video starring Tommy Wiseau the album's release day, on March 9, 2018. ^{[13] [9]}

Before the album's release, two tracks were made available with its pre-order; "Void" on February 16, 2018 ^[14] and "Nervous" on March 2, 2018. ^[15]

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 Benjamin Levin Frank Dukes Stalfors	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 Saint John Sarah Hudson Dylan Brady Stalfors	Brady Stalfors	3:13
7.	"Sadderdaze"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Matt Schwartz Dave Sitek	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	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	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"	Nicholas Audino Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Lewis Hughes	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 Jesse Saint John 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 Tony DeMatteo Jon 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 Saint John 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 Lewis 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 Jesse Saint John 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 Matt Schwartz Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:10
21.	"Beautiful Oblivion" (featuring IDK)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Jason Mills Stalfors Matt Schwartz Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:23
Total length:				74:43

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for The Neighbourhood Chart (2018) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard) [16] 89 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 106 New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [18] 7 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [19] 17 US Billboard 200 [20] 61 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [21] 4 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] 10 Weekly chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2022–2024) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 114 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [24] 77 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [25] 21 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [26] 16 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [27] 25 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [28] 60

Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2018) Position Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [29] 33 2024 year-end chart performance for Hard to Imagine The Neighbourhood Ever Changing Chart (2018) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [30] 183 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [31] 97

Certifications

Certifications for The Neighbourhood

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [32]	2× Platinum	80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [33]	Gold	40,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34]	Gold	10,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [35]	2× Platinum	40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	Silver	60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [37]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ 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	[2] [38]
		Digital download	Deluxe		[6]

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31. "Album Top 100 - digitális és fizikai értékesítés alapján - 2024" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
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External links

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