The Neighbourhood (album)

The Neighbourhood is the self-titled third studio album by American alternative band The Neighbourhood. It was 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.[8] 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.[6]

The Neighbourhood
Studio album by The Neighbourhood
Released	March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09)
Genre	Dark pop[1] electropop[2]
Length	42:58
Label	Columbia
Producer	Lars Stalfors (also exec.) 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]

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

Credits taken from Tidal.[17]

Standard edition[2]

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[18]

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 Evan 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 Benjamin Levin Frank Dukes Stalfors	Stalfors	4:09
20.	"Sadderdaze"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Matt Schwartz Dave Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:10
21.	"Beautiful Oblivion" (featuring IDK)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Matt Schwartz Dave Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:23
Total length:				1:14:43

Hard — EP[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Roll Call"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	4:11
2.	"You Get Me So High"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	2:33
3.	"Noise"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	3:23
4.	"24/7"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Nowels	Stalfors	3:41
5.	"Sadderdaze"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Matt Schwartz Dave Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:10
Total length:				17:49

To Imagine — EP[20]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dust"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Saint John Hudson	Stalfors	3:28
2.	"Scary Love"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott McGarity Stalfors	Mighty Mike Stalfors	3:44
3.	"Heaven"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Saint John Hudson Brady Rock Mafia Parra	Rock Mafia Stalfors Parra	3:25
4.	"Compass"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	2:49
5.	"Stuck with Me"	Audino Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Hughes	Stalfors Hughes	4:18
Total length:				17:42

Hard to Imagine — EP[21]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Roll Call"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	4:11
2.	"Noise"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors DeMatteo Bates	Bates DeMatteo Stalfors	3:23
3.	"24/7"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Nowels	Stalfors	3:41
4.	"Heaven"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Saint John Hudson Brady Rock Mafia Parra	Rock Mafia Stalfors Parra	3:25
5.	"Compass"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	2:49
6.	"Dust"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Saint John Hudson	Stalfors	3:28
Total length:				20:52

Ever Changing — EP[22]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Kill Us All" (featuring Denzel Curry)	Fried Denzel Curry Freedman Rutherford Stalfors Margott Abels	Stalfors	2:41
2.	"Livin' in a Dream" (featuring Nipsey Hussle)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Ermias Asghedom	Garrett G. Flynn Stalfors	3:15
3.	"Beat Take 1" (featuring Ghostface Killah)	Nicholas Audino Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Lewis Hughes	Stalfors Hughes	3:27
4.	"Paradise"	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors	Stalfors	3:29
5.	"Beautiful Oblivion" (featuring IDK)	Rutherford Fried Freedman Abels Margott Stalfors Matt Schwartz Dave Sitek	Stalfors Sitek	4:23
Total length:				17:17

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23]	89
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)[24]	7
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25]	106
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[26]	17
US Billboard 200[27]	61
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[28]	4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29]	10

Release history

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

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	March 9, 2018	CD digital download	Standard	Columbia	[2][30]
		Digital download	Deluxe		[6]

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