Who Really Cares (TV Girl album)

Who Really Cares is the second studio album by American indie pop band TV Girl. It was self-released on February 26, 2016.[1] The album would later become popular due to the popularity of the band on TikTok. "Cigarettes out the Window" and "Not Allowed" would chart.

Who Really Cares
Studio album by
TV Girl
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
GenreIndie pop
Length36:55
LabelSelf-released
ProducerTV Girl
TV Girl chronology
French Exit
(2014)		 Who Really Cares
(2016)		 Maddie Acid's Purple Hearts Club Band
(2018)

"Natalie Wood" was recorded during the album sessions but was not included in the final cut of the album, instead being released as a standalone single, with "Like We Planned" as its B-side. The songs were later included in the Japanese edition CD as bonus tracks.

Reception

Who Really Cares was referred as "an album that is easy to relate to" by Bandwagon Magazine.[2]

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

  • "Cigarettes out the Window" and "For You" contains samples of "Love Song to Jom's Girlfriend" and "You Are", performed by Frankie Cosmos.
  • "Not Allowed" contains samples of "You Suck", "Not Allowed", "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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Who Really Cares.[upper-alpha 1]

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

Charts
Chart performance for Who Really Cares
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[3] 21

Notes
  1. The free download of the album, on Bandcamp, contains a PDF of the liner notes.[1]

References
  1. "Who Really Cares | TV Girl". Bandcamp. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  2. Billups, Noel (April 11, 2016). "Album Review: T.V. Girl – Who Really Cares". Bandwagon. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  3. "2023 38-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. September 22, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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