Who Really Cares (TV Girl album)

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Who Really Cares
TV Girl - Who Really Cares.png
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
Genre Indie pop
Length36:55
Label Self-released
Producer TV Girl
TV Girl chronology
French Exit
(2014)
Who Really Cares
(2016)
Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band
(2018)

Who Really Cares is the second studio album by American indie pop band TV Girl. It was self-released on February 26, 2016 [1] and is described by the band as "an album about sex or lack thereof, and its consequences or lack thereof". [2]

Contents

Reception

Who Really Cares was referred as "an album that is easy to relate to" by Bandwagon Magazine. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brad Petering

Who Really Cares track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Taking What's Not Yours"3:25
2."Song About Me" (with Madison Acid)4:03
3."Cigarettes out the Window"3:18
4."Till You Tell Me to Leave"3:26
5."Not Allowed"2:47
6."(Do The) Act Like You Never Met Me"4:14
7."Safeword"3:36
8."For You"3:35
9."Loving Machine"3:47
10."Heaven is a Bedroom"4:38
Total length:36:55
Japanese CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Natalie Wood"3:59
12."Like We Planned" (with Madison Acid)3:48
Total length:44:42

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Who Really Cares. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for Who Really Cares
Chart (2023–2024)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] 13
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [6] 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [7] 67

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References

  1. "Who Really Cares | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. Pearis, Bill (February 27, 2016). "TV Girl release new album 'Who Really Cares,' touring this spring (dates, LP stream)". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. Billups, Noel (April 11, 2016). "Album Review: T.V. Girl – Who Really Cares". Bandwagon. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
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