In the Neighborhood

For the Sisters Underground song, see In the Neighbourhood.
"In the Neighborhood"
Single by Tom Waits
from the album Swordfishtrombones
B-side "Frank's Wild Years"
Released October 1983 (1983-10)
Format 7"
Recorded August 1982 (1982-08) at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre Experimental rock
Length 3:04
Label Island
Writer(s) Tom Waits
Producer(s) Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Jersey Girl"
(1980)		 "In the Neighborhood"
(1983)		 "Hang Down Your Head"
(1985)

In the Neighborhood is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. It released as a single in October 1983 by Island Records.

Accolades

Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2000 Colin Larkin United Kingdom The All-Time Top 100 Singles[1] 57
2004 Elvis Costello United Kingdom The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever[2] *
2009 The Guardian United Kingdom 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear[3] *
2015 Les Inrockuptibles France 1000 Necessary Songs[4] 76
2015 NPO Radio 2 Netherlands Top 2000[5] 1594

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Tom Wiats.

UK 7" single (IS 141)
  1. "In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
  2. "Frank's Wild Years" – 1:50

Personnel

Adapted from the In the Neighborhood liner notes.[6]

Musicians
Production and additional personnel

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Island LP IS 141

References

  1. ↑ "The All-Time Top 100 Singles (2000)". acclaimedmusic.net. 2000. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". The Guardian. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "1000 morceaux indispensables". Les Inrockuptibles. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Top 2000, In the neighborhood
  6. ↑ In the Neighborhood (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1983.
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Notable songs
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