Who Really Cares (TV Girl album)

Who Really Cares
Studio album by TV Girl
Released	February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia plunderphonics indie pop
Length	36:55
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]

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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
11.	"Natalie Wood"	3:59
12.	"Like We Planned" (with Madison Acid)	3:48
Total length:		44:42

Sample credits

• "Taking What's Not Yours" contains a sample from the 1992 anti-piracy PSA Don't Copy That Floppy and a sample from a 1973 speech by Richard Nixon.
• "Cigarettes Out the Window" and "For You" contains samples of "Love Song to Jom's Girlfriend" by Frankie Cosmos
• "Not Allowed" contains samples of "You Suck", "FCC", "Fuck Yourself", and "Sue Your Friends", performed by the Yeastie Girlz.
• "For You" contains elements of "Dating Courtesy", by the Shangri-Las from their Good Taste Tips and "You Are", performed by Frankie Cosmos.
• "Loving Machine" uses samples of "Some Other Time", performed by Bill Evans Trio.
• "Safeword" uses the song "Wisdom of a Fool" by The Royal Jesters.

Personnel

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

• Brad Petering – vocals, songwriting, recording, production, mixing, art design
• Jason Wyman – recording, production, mixing, mastering
• Amber Quintero – additional vocals (tracks 2 and 3)
• Ally Hasche – additional vocals (track 3)
• Madison Acid – additional vocals (tracks 2 and 12)
• M. Richard Kirstel – photography (album cover)
• George Hester – photography (liner notes)

Charts

Chart performance for Who Really Cares

Chart (2023–2025)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	13
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) [6]	6
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [7]	67
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	46

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.
4. TV Girl (2016). Who Really Cares (Media notes).
5. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
6. "2024 1-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
7. "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 05.01.2024–11.01.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved January 18, 2024.
8. "Independent Albums: Week of March 29, 2025". Billboard . Retrieved March 25, 2025.