2012 single by the Neighbourhood
"Sweater Weather " is a song by Americanalternative bandthe Neighbourhood . The song was written by group membersJesse 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 theBillboard Alternative Airplay chart in June 2013, logging eleven non-consecutive weeks at the summit of the chart.Pentatonix covered the song for their 2018 albumChristmas Is Here! with an accompanying music video.[ 3] The song was also covered byKurt Hugo Schneider ,Alyson Stoner , andMax 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 platformTikTok . The song gained over 5 million on-demand streams on Spotify within the month of November 2020.[ 5] As of 10 January 2025, the song is the7th 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]
Background and writing [ edit ] Zach Abels recalled toRadio.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]
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 byZack Sekuler and Daniel Iglesias Jr.,[ 10] shot ingrayscale to go with theirblack-and-white theme, released on March 5, 2013.
Social media platforms regularly use the song's title or listening to the song as a shorthand forbisexuality , also citing it as a "bisexual anthem".[ 11] Unpublished Zine said that the song has been made a bisexual anthem due to its exploration of intimacy, the lyrics' relative gender neutrality, the narrator's wearing of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]
Monthly chart performance for "Sweater Weather" Chart (2022) Position Czech Republic (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[ 46] 17 Slovakia (Singles Digitál – Top 100)[ 47] 20
Year-end chart performance for "Sweater Weather" Chart (2013) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard )[ 48] 18 US Rock Airplay (Billboard )[ 49] 4 Chart (2014) Position USBillboard Hot 100[ 50] 75 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard )[ 51] 48 US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard )[ 52] 11 Chart (2021) Position Global 200 (Billboard )[ 53] 65 Portugal (AFP)[ 54] 71 Chart (2022) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 55] 74 Global 200 (Billboard )[ 56] 34 Lithuania (AGATA)[ 57] 10 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[ 58] 49 UK Singles (OCC)[ 59] 81 Chart (2023) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 60] 75 Global 200 (Billboard )[ 61] 45 Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[ 62] 56 UK Singles (OCC)[ 63] 85 Chart (2024) Position Australia (ARIA)[ 64] 87 Global 200 (Billboard )[ 65] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 66] 99
Certifications for "Sweater Weather" Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 67] Platinum 70,000‡ Canada (Music Canada )[ 68] Diamond 800,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 69] 2× Platinum 180,000‡ Germany (BVMI )[ 70] 3× Gold 900,000‡ Italy (FIMI )[ 71] 2× Platinum 200,000‡ Mexico (AMPROFON )[ 72] Diamond+Platinum+Gold 390,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 73] 5× Platinum 150,000‡ Portugal (AFP )[ 74] 7× Platinum 70,000‡ Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 75] 2× Platinum 120,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 76] 3× Platinum 1,800,000‡ United States (RIAA )[ 77] 11× Platinum 11,000,000‡ Streaming Greece (IFPI Greece )[ 78] Diamond 10,000,000† Sweden (GLF )[ 79] 3× Platinum 24,000,000† ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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