Sweater Weather

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"Sweater Weather"
Sweater Weather (The Neighborhood single cover).jpg
Single by the Neighbourhood
from the album I Love You.
ReleasedMarch 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)[1]
Recorded2011
GenreIndie rock[2]
Length3:56
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Justyn Pilbrow
The Neighbourhood singles chronology
"Female Robbery"
(2012) 		"Sweater Weather"
(2012) 		"Let It Go"
(2013)

"Sweater Weather" is a song by American alternative pop, pop rock band the Neighbourhood. The song was written by group members Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels and Jeremy Freedman, and was produced by Justyn Pilbrow. It serves as the lead single from their debut studio album, I Love You (2013). "Sweater Weather" reached number one on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in June 2013, logging eleven non-consecutive weeks at the summit of the chart. Pentatonix covered the song for their 2018 album Christmas Is Here! with an accompanying music video.[3] In mid-to-late 2020, the song experienced a resurgence in popularity due to it being used on the social media platform TikTok. The song gained over 5 million on-demand streams on Spotify within the month of November 2020.[4]

Background and writing[]

Zach Abels recalled to Radio.com: "One day Jesse was at my house and I was playing guitar. And he said, 'Hey that's pretty cool, let me record that.' And it just so happened to be "Sweater Weather." When we got done writing the song, when it was all said and done we were like 'Okay this is pretty good we should keep writing songs.'"[5]

"I think 'Sweater Weather' might've been the best song we'd ever written," Rutherford added, "but I didn't think it was going to be the best song we'd ever write. It was kind of like getting a Platinum record, like a little tap on the butt."[6]

Music video[]

There are two music videos for "Sweater Weather". The original video was released on March 28, 2012, but was later set as unlisted. The second music video for "Sweater Weather" was directed by Zack Sekuler and Daniel Iglesias Jr.,[7] shot in grayscale to go with their black-and-white theme, released on March 5, 2013.

Influence[]

Critical reception[]

Social media[]

Social media platforms regularly use the song's title or listening to the song as a shorthand for bisexuality. Unpublished Magazine attributes this coding partially to timing– that the song became a chart-topper in 2013, when adolescents on Tumblr were starting to express their bisexuality. The coding was also attributed to the lyrics of the song, which are decidedly intimate.[8]

Its legacy remains as the “bisexual anthem”.[citation needed]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Sales certifications for Sweater Weather
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Platinum 70,000double-dagger
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[37] Gold 45,000double-dagger
Italy (FIMI)[38] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Mexico (AMPROFON)[39] 2× Platinum+Gold 150,000double-dagger
Portugal (AFP)[40] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Platinum 600,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[42] 6× Platinum 6,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

  • List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 2010s

References[]

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  2. ^ "The Neighbourhood, 'Sweater Weather' – Song Meaning". Popcrush. February 2, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "[OFFICIAL VIDEO] Sweater Weather - Pentatonix". YouTube. October 26, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Neighbourhood Score Best On-Demand Streaming Weeks Yet For 'Sweater Weather' & 'Daddy Issues'". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. ^ "Interview: The Neighbourhood Wants to Be the Biggest Band in the World". Radio.com. January 23, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Songfacts. "Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  7. ^ "The Neighbourhood Premieres New Video For 'Afraid'". Sony Music Entertainment. October 17, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "How "Sweater Weather" Became a Bisexual Anthem". Unpublished Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  10. ^ "The Neighbourhood Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
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  14. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201415 into search. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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  23. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 20214 into search. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "Netherlands Single Tip Chart - January 9, 2021". Mega Charts. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  25. ^ "IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 1 2021". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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  27. ^ "2021 1-os SAVAITĖS (sausio 1-7 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 8, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  28. ^ "Portuguese Charts – Singles Top 20 – 51/2020". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 20215 into search. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  30. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 4". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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  36. ^ "Latest Accreditations – Current as of 31 August 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  37. ^ "Danish single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  38. ^ "Italian single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sweater Weather" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  39. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 3 March 2021. Type The Neighbourhood in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Sweater Weather in the box under TÍTULO
  40. ^ "Top 200 Singles + EPs Digitais – Semana 53 de 2020 – De 25 a 31 de Dezembro de 2020" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  41. ^ "British single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  42. ^ "American single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

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