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“Neighbors” by The Rolling Stones
“Neighbors” by The Rolling Stones appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1981 and 1997. Its best result is #51 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 1981.
Mick Jagger wrote the words to "Neighbours" with Keith Richards in mind, or at least the trouble that followed him home: Richards had been evicted from a New York City apartment over complaints that he played his music too loud. The song, credited to both men, surfaced on August 24, 1981 as the sixth track on Tattoo You, though it had been kicking around since the Emotional Rescue sessions in June and July of 1979 and got more work that October and again from April to June 1981.
It's an uptempo rocker with Sonny Rollins on saxophone, and The Glimmer Twins produced. Richards called it the first song he thought Jagger had ever truly written for him, and one he wished he'd written himself.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981 | 106 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 933 | 102.3 WBAB | WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) | 1023 |
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