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"
ReleasedOctober 1983 (1983-10)
RecordedAugust 1982 (1982-08) at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Genre
Length3:04
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tom Waits
Producer(s)Tom Waits
Tom Waits singles chronology
"Jersey Girl"
(1980) 		"In the Neighborhood"
(1983) 		"Jockey Full of Bourbon"
(1985)

"In the Neighborhood" is a song by Tom Waits appearing on his 1983 album Swordfishtrombones. It was 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[citation needed] 57
2004 Elvis Costello United Kingdom The Best Songs from the 500 Best Albums Ever[1] *
2009 The Guardian United Kingdom 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear[2] *
2015 Les Inrockuptibles France 1000 Necessary Songs[3] 76
2015 NPO Radio 2 Netherlands Top 2000[4] 1594

(*) designates unordered lists.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Tom Waits.

UK 7" single (IS 141)
  1. "In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
  2. "Frank's Wild Years" – 1:50
UK 12" single (12IS 160)
  1. "In the Neighborhood" – 3:04
  2. "Singapore" – 2:46
  3. "Tango 'Till They're Sore" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 3:20
  4. "16 Shells" Recorded live in Paris 16.11.85 – 5:27

Personnel

Adapted from the In the Neighborhood liner notes.[5]

Release history

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

References

  1. ^ "Costello's 500". Vanity Fair. November 1, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear". The Guardian. 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "1000 morceaux indispensables". Les Inrockuptibles. 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Top 2000, In the neighborhood
  5. ^ In the Neighborhood (booklet). Tom Waits. London, United Kingdom: Island Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)