"Neighbourhood" is a song by Space, written by band members Tommy Scott and Franny Griffiths

Franny Griffiths

Franny Griffiths is a keyboardist, producer and remixer, who is best known for being a member of the band, Space. He also plays guitar, melodica and piano. His main influences are Kraftwerk, hip-hop, Can, various electro bands and Crass...

, and released as the second single (though the band prefer it to be the first, as they consider "Money"/"Kill Me" to be a "test" release) from their debut album Spiders

Spiders (album)

Spiders is the debut album by Space, released on September 16, 1996, peaking at #5 in the UK album charts and later going platinum. "Money", "Kill Me", "Neighbourhood", "Female of the Species", "Me and You Versus the World" and "Dark Clouds" were released as singles.-Track listing:# "Neighbourhood"...

, and their third single altogether. It was originally released on March 25, 1996 and peaked at #56 in the UK charts, but it later re-released on October 21 that year, this time managing to peak at #11. Though it is overshadowed by its more successful follow-up "Female of the Species

Female of the Species

"Female of the Species" is a song by the English rock band Space, released as their fourth single, and second single proper from their debut album Spiders on May 27, 1996, reaching #14 in the UK charts. It was the band's only entry on any music chart in the U.S...

", "Neighbourhood" remains a strong composition in their catalogue.

Apparently more autobiographical than their other material, "Neighbourhood" depicts a variety of
somewhat warped personalities living in a rather atypical English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...

, including a man who thinks he's Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...

, Mr Miller, a "local vicar and a serial killer," a "big butch queen" who's "bigger than Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

 and twice as mean," and others.

In September 2004, "Neighbourhood" was used by the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 in an ident for their short-lived series Fat Nation. The line "Who lives in a house like this?" is a reference to Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole

Through the Keyhole was a British panel game, hosted by Sir David Frost where panellists are given a video tour of a mystery famous guest's property and attempt to identify them. As of 1996, it is produced by David Frost's own production company, Paradine Productions at The Leeds Studios , and has...

, another BBC programme. The song is also on the soundtrack from the 1997 movie "Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish

Shooting Fish is a 1997 British film co-written by Richard Holmes and Stefan Schwartz. Holmes produced and Schwartz directed. It co-starred Dan Futterman and Stuart Townsend as two con men with Kate Beckinsale as their unwilling assistant. It was produced by Winchester Films and partly funded by...

".

Initial release

• CD:

1. "Neighbourhood"
2. "Turn Me On To Spiders"
3. "Rejects"
4. "Neighbourhood" (Live It! Club Mix)

• '12:

1. "Neighbourhood" (Live it! Club Mix)
2. "Neighbourhood" (Live it! Instrumental Club Mix)
3. "Neighbourhood" (Pissed Up Stomp Mix)
4. "Neighbourhood"

Re-issue

• CD:

1. "Neighbourhood" (Radio Edit)
2. "Only Half An Angel"
3. "Crisis"
4. "Shut Your Mouth"

• Remix CD:

1. "Neighbourhood" (Radio Edit)
2. "Welcome To The Neighbourhood" (Remix by Franny Aspirin)
3. "Nighthood" (Remix by Franny Aspirin)
4. "Neighbourhood" (Pissed-Up Stomp Mix)

External links

• "Neighbourhood" article
• "Neighbourhood" re-issue article