Song · Neighbourhood
“Afraid” by Neighbourhood
From the album I Love You. (2013)
“Afraid” by Neighbourhood appears on 15 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2013 and 2020. It was first released in 2013 on the album I Love You.. Its best result is #22 on The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #35 alternative song of 2013, #7,360 alternative song of all time and #220 of the '10s.
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"Afraid" was the second single from I Love You., the debut album the Neighbourhood released on Columbia in April 2013, and it moves like a slow-motion panic attack. Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels and Jeremy Freedman are among the band members who wrote it, and Justyn Pilbrow and Emile Haynie produced it.
Underneath the moody, smoked-out atmosphere, the song is about anxiety and depression, and its chorus circles the dread of waking up to find yourself replaced. Billboard singled out its hooks for being sharp and understated at once, which is about right: nothing here shouts, but it all sticks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 50 Songs of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 54 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2013 | 91 |
| 2013 | 80 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 27 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2013 | 99 |
| 2013 | 38 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2013 | 135 |
| 2013 | 85 | 88.3 The Sting Cleveland, OH | 88.3 The Sting WBWC Top 88 Songs of 2013 | 88 |
| 2013 | 48 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Year End Top 50 of 2013 | 50 |
| 2013 | 76 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2013 | 103 |
| 2013 | 37 | 94.5 The Buzz Houston, TX | 94.5 The Buzz Top 94 of 2013 | 94 |
| 2013 | 51 | 97X Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL | 97X Top 97 of 2013 | 97 |
| 2014 | 22 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2014 | 99 |
| 2014 | 24 | 94.3 WCYY Portland, ME | WCYY Top 50 CYY Songs of 2014 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62 | ALT 98.7 | ALT 98.7 Top 98 ALT Songs of the Decade | 98 |
| 2020 | 51 | The Buzz | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of the Decade | 99 |
| 2020 | 473 | DC101 | The DC101 Top 500 | 500 |
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