Battle of Who Could Care Less

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"Battle of Who Could Care Less"
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Single by Ben Folds Five
from the album Whatever and Ever Amen
ReleasedFebruary 27, 1997 [1]
Genre Piano rock
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five singles chronology
"Uncle Walter (song)"
(1996)
"Battle of Who Could Care Less"
(1997)
"Kate"
(1997)

"Battle of Who Could Care Less" is a song performed by Ben Folds Five, released as part of their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen , written by Ben Folds. [2] It peaked at #26 in the UK Singles Chart, [3] and enjoyed widespread radio airplay in the summer of 1997 in the UK, with the music video being regularly shown on both MTV and VH1.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Battle of Who Could Care Less" - 3:17
  2. "Hava Nagila" - 1:33
  3. "For Those of Y'all Who Wear Fanny Packs" - 6:05

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References

  1. "Billboard". 29 March 1997.
  2. BMI
  3. Official Charts Company – Ben Folds Five – Battle Of Who Could Care Less