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| Single by the Neighbourhood | ||||
| from the album I Love You. | ||||
| Released | July 23, 2013[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Length | 4:11 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| The Neighbourhood singles chronology | ||||
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| "Afraid" (Explicit) on YouTube | ||||
"Afraid" is a song by American alternative pop group the Neighbourhood. The song was written by group members Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels and Jeremy Freedman, and was produced by Justyn Pilbrow and Emile Haynie. It serves as the second single to their debut studio album, I Love You, which was released on April 19, 2013 via Columbia Records.
The lyrics of "Afraid" can be interpreted in many ways, but it mainly deals with anxiety and depression, hence the lyrics in the hook/chorus "When I wake up, I'm afraid / Somebody else might take my place".[2] The song has been praised by Billboard for its "edgy, subtle hooks".[3] The song was featured in an episode of the television show "The Vampire Diaries".
- ^ "Alternative > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ The Neighborhood Album Review - The Californian (released May 1, 2013)
- ^ The Neighbourhood Premieres New Video For "Afraid" - Reuters (published October 17, 2013)