Sweater Weather

"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]

"Sweater Weather"
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)

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.

Internet code

The song's popularity on Tumblr and elements of its lyrical content are perhaps why it began being used as code for "bisexual" in online social media platforms such as TikTok. A reference to "sweater weather" might suggest bisexual gender fluidity, while a reference to the Norwegian musician Girl in Red would indicate lesbian, or a reference to Mother Mother could indicate non-binary. More recently, a reference to "Everybody Talks" by Neon Trees became a reference to pansexual, as before those who identified as pansexual would have to use the "sweater weather code".[8]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[34] Platinum 70,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[35] Gold 45,000
Italy (FIMI)[36] Gold 35,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] Platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA)[38] 5× Platinum 5,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

See also

References
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  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.
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  34. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  35. "Danish single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". IFPI Denmark.
  36. "Italian single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved November 23, 2020. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sweater Weather" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  37. "British single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  38. "American single certifications – The Neighbourhood – Sweater Weather". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 23, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 


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