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Sweater Weather

"Sweater Weather" is a song by American alternative 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 Airplay 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] The song was also covered by Kurt Hugo Schneider, Alyson Stoner, and Max S in 2014.[4] 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.[5] As of 26 November 2024, the song is the 8th most streamed on Spotify. In late 2023, for the 35th anniversary of Alternative Airplay, Billboard ranked the song as the 15th-most successful in the chart's history.[6][7]

"Sweater Weather"
The band's and song's names stylized like the title card of a classic Hollywood movie over a blurry photo of palm trees and power lines shot from below.
Single by the Neighbourhood
from the album I Love You.
ReleasedDecember 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)[1]
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length4:00
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Justyn Pilbrow
The Neighbourhood singles chronology
"Female Robbery"
(2012) 		"Sweater Weather"
(2012) 		"Let It Go"
(2013)

Background and writing

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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.'"[8]

"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."[9]

Music video

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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.,[10] shot in grayscale to go with their black-and-white theme, released on March 5, 2013.

Influence

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Social media platforms regularly use the song's title or listening to the song as a shorthand for bisexuality, also citing it as a "bisexual anthem".[11] Unpublished Zine said that the song has been made a bisexual anthem due to its exploration of intimacy, the lyrics' relative gender neutrality, the narrator's wearing of "bisexual" clothes, and the association of the song to other music popular on Tumblr upon its release — a time, reportedly, when many users were starting to express their bisexuality.[12]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Sweater Weather"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[64] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[65] 7× Platinum 560,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[66] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[67] 3× Gold 900,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[68] 2× Platinum 200,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[69] Diamond+Platinum+Gold 390,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[70] 5× Platinum 150,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[71] 7× Platinum 70,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[72] 2× Platinum 120,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[73] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[74] 11× Platinum 11,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[75] 4× Platinum 8,000,000†
Sweden (GLF)[76] 3× Platinum 24,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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