Neighborhood_1_(Tunnels)

Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)

Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)

2004 single by Arcade Fire

The correct title of this article is Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels). The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" is a song by Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, and the first track on their debut album Funeral. It is the first of the four-part "Neighborhood" series found on Funeral. It was the band's first single, released several months before the album as a 7" vinyl record on June 20, 2004, to a pressing of 1500 copies. The B-side to the album is a recording of the song "My Buddy" by swing musician Alvino Rey. Rey is the maternal grandfather of Arcade Fire members Win and William Butler.[2]

Quick Facts Single by Arcade Fire, from the album Funeral ...

Arcade Fire re-issued the single on November 29, 2019 as part of Record Store Day's Black Friday event.[3]

Critical reception

The Arcade Fire "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" (2004)
30 second sample from Arcade Fire's first track off of Funeral.
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In August 2009, the song was named #10 on Pitchfork's "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".[4] In a 2012 Beats Per Minute article on The Essential Arcade Fire, it was named the band's most essential track by writer Lucien Flores.[5] Flores writes, "'Tunnels' has all the elements of a great Arcade Fire song: a head-bobbing rhythm section, lyrics that harken back to an imperfect past, a seamless blend of instruments, and a cathartic coda."

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - 4:48
  2. "My Buddy" (Alvino Rey Orchestra, live radio broadcast, 1940) - 2:32

Personnel

Arcade Fire

Additional musicians

References

  1. [1]
    "The 50 Best Alt-Rock Love Songs". Spin. February 12, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Arcade Fire – Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) (Vinyl)". Discogs. June 20, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Murray, Robin (October 11, 2019). "Arcade Fire To Re-Issue Debut Single 'Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)'". Clash. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The 200 Best Songs of the 2000s". Pitchfork. August 21, 2009. p. 11.
  5. [5]
    Flores, Lucien (August 2, 2012). "The Essential Arcade Fire". Beats Per Minute.
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