Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)
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The correct title of this article is Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels). The substitution or omission of the # sign is because of technical restrictions.
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| Single by Arcade Fire | ||||
| from the album Funeral | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2004 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 4:48 | |||
| Label | Merge | |||
| Arcade Fire singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
"Tunnels" 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.
In August 2009, the song was named #10 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s".[1] It is also the highest rated single of the 2000s on popular music ratings website rateyourmusic.com.
[edit] Track listing
- "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - 4:48
- "My Buddy" (Alvino Rey Orchestra, live radio broadcast, 1940) - 2:32
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