Neighbourhood (song)

"Neighbourhood" is a song by Space, written by band members Tommy Scott and Franny Griffiths and released as the second single (though the band prefer it to be the first, as they consider "Money"/"Kill Me" to be a "test" release) from their debut album, Spiders, and their third single altogether. It was originally released on 25 March 1996 and peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, but it was later re-released on 21 October that year, this time peaking at number 11. Outside the UK, "Neighbourhood" reached number 18 in Iceland, number 22 in New Zealand and number 90 in Australia.

For other uses, see Neighbourhood (disambiguation).
"Neighbourhood"
Single by Space
from the album Spiders
Released
  • 25 March 1996
  • 21 October 1996 (re-issue)
Recorded1995-1996
GenreRock
Length3:28
LabelGut Records
Songwriter(s)Tommy Scott, Franny Griffiths, Space
Producer(s)Stephen Lironi
Space singles chronology
"Money / Kill Me"
(1995)		 "Neighbourhood"
(1996)		 "Female of the Species"
(1996)

In September 2004, "Neighbourhood" was used by the BBC in an ident for their short-lived series Fat Nation. The line "Who lives in a house like this?" is thought to be a reference to Through the Keyhole, another BBC programme. The song is also on the soundtrack from the 1997 movie "Shooting Fish".

Content

The lyrics to "Neighbourhood" were partially inspired by frontman Tommy Scott's upbringing in the Liverpool housing estate Cantril Farm (which has since been reestablished as Stockbridge Village), yet it stays true to the band's twisted sense of humour by depicting a variety of somewhat warped personalities including a man who thinks he's Saddam Hussein, Mr Miller, a "local vicar and a serial killer," a "big butch queen" who's "bigger than Tyson and twice as mean," and others. The lyrical style has eighties dub reggae & sound system deejay influences.

Track listing

Initial release

CD

  1. "Neighbourhood"
  2. "Turn Me On To Spiders"
  3. "Rejects"
  4. "Neighbourhood" (Live It! Club Mix)

12

  1. "Neighbourhood" (Live it! Club Mix)
  2. "Neighbourhood" (Live it! Instrumental Club Mix)
  3. "Neighbourhood" (Pissed Up Stomp Mix)
  4. "Neighbourhood"

Re-issue

CD

  1. "Neighbourhood" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Only Half An Angel"
  3. "Crisis"
  4. "Shut Your Mouth"

Remix CD

  1. "Neighbourhood" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Welcome To The Neighbourhood" (Remix by Franny Aspirin)
  3. "Nighthood" (Remix by Franny Aspirin)
  4. "Neighbourhood" (Pissed-Up Stomp Mix)

Charts
Chart (1996–1997) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 90
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[2] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 22
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[4] 10
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5] 11

References
  1. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (13.2. '97 – 19.2. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 14 February 1997. p. 16. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Charts.nz – Space %5BUK%5D – Neighbourhood". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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