Peak
14
Weeks
37
Score
3,800
Chart Year
2013
The Neighbourhood is a California-based alternative rock band that formed in August 2011. The band comprises vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zach Abels, bassist Mikey Margott, and drummer Bryan Sammis. In May 2012, the band unveiled their first self-released free EP, I'm Sorry, which featured this song. A year later, after signing to Columbia Records, The Neighbourhood released their first full length album, I Love You. The twelve tracks on I Love You push the listener through a series of angst-ridden themes based on both the vibe and lyrical content of the songs. Bryan Sammis explained to Coup De Main magazine: "I think that at least in terms of the musical aspect of it, all of us try and get our own emotions out through our instruments, which is not always the easiest thing to do. I think for Jesse [Rutherford] lyrically, what I really like about him and about us as a band is that a lot of his lyrics aren't necessarily pre-ordained, because he's not trying to force it. A lot of his lyrics are off the top of his head when he first hears the song, because that makes it more natural, it's legitimately what he is thinking about and how he is feeling when he hears that song." Rutherford told Swide that this track posed the biggest problem in expressing the emotions that that he wanted to convey. He explained: "That song has done so much for us and it's a super solid song but it was the first one we wrote. We have grown a lot and have gotten our sound more locked in since that song. It still feels right alongside all the other songs but it definitely is the hardest one to put other tracks around." The song started in a similar way to how many others do. "One day Jesse was at my house and I was playing guitar," Abels recalled to Radio.com. "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." "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. 'Good job, keep going.'"
And all I am is a man I want the world in my hands I hate the beach But I stand in California with my toes in the sand Use the sleeves of my sweater Let's have an adventure Head in the clouds but my gravity centered Touch my neck and I'll touch yours You in those little high waisted shorts, oh Oh, she knows what I think about And what I think about One love, two mouths One love, one house No shirt, no blouse Just us, you find out Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about, no 'Cause it's too cold For you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater And if I may just take your breath away I don't mind if there's not much to say Sometimes the silence guides a mind To move to a place so far away The goosebumps start to raise The minute that my left hand meets your waist And then I watch your face Put my finger on your tongue 'cause you love to taste, yeah These hearts adore, everyone the other beats hardest for Inside this place is warm Outside it starts to pour Coming down One love, two mouths One love, one house No shirt, no blouse Just us, you find out Nothing that I wouldn't wanna tell you about, no, no, no 'Cause it's too cold For you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater 'Cause it's too cold For you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater Whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Whoa, whoa 'Cause it's too cold For you here And now, so let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater It's too cold For you here And now, let me hold Both your hands in the holes of my sweater And it's too cold, it's too cold The hands of my sweater
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 22, 2013 | 98 | 28 |
| 2 | Jun 29, 2013 | 95 | 31 |
| 4 | Jul 13, 2013 | 96 | 30 |
| 5 | Jul 20, 2013 | 96 | 30 |
| 6 | Jul 27, 2013 | 97 | 29 |
| 7 | Aug 3, 2013 | 89 | 37 |
| 8 | Aug 10, 2013 | 91 | 35 |
| 9 | Aug 17, 2013 | 81 | 45 |
| 10 | Aug 24, 2013 | 82 | 44 |
| 11 | Aug 31, 2013 | 75 | 51 |
| 12 | Sep 7, 2013 | 72 | 54 |
| 13 | Sep 14, 2013 | 73 | 53 |
| 14 | Sep 21, 2013 | 64 | 62 |
| 15 | Sep 28, 2013 | 58 | 68 |
| 16 | Oct 5, 2013 | 60 | 66 |
| 17 | Oct 12, 2013 | 60 | 66 |
| 18 | Oct 19, 2013 | 58 | 68 |
| 19 | Oct 26, 2013 | 57 | 69 |
| 20 | Nov 2, 2013 | 53 | 73 |
| 21 | Nov 9, 2013 | 42 | 84 |