We've Been Going About This All Wrong

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We've Been Going About This All Wrong
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Studio album by
Sharon Van Etten
ReleasedMay 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length39:20
LabelJagjaguwar
Producer
  • Sharon Van Etten
  • Daniel Knowles
Sharon Van Etten chronology
Remind Me Tomorrow
(2019) 		We've Been Going About This All Wrong
(2022)
Singles from We've Been Going About This All Wrong
  1. "Porta"
    Released: February 8, 2022
  2. "Used to It"
    Released: March 1, 2022
  3. "Mistakes"
    Released: May 9, 2022
  4. "Headspace"
    Released: July 7, 2022
  5. "Never Gonna Change"
    Released: October 6, 2022
We've Been Going About This All Wrong ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[2]
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute88%[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Guardian[1]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[6]
NME[7]
Paste8.4/10[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Under the Radar[12]

We've Been Going About This All Wrong is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten. It was released on May 6, 2022, by Jagjaguwar.[10][7] On October 6, 2022, Van Etten announced a deluxe version of the album.

Background

Four singles were released prior to the album's release. "Mistakes", which was released May 9, 2022;[13] and "Headspace", which was released July 7;[14] were both included on the original album. "Porta", released February 8;[15] and "Used to It", released March 1;[16] were originally released as standalone singles before being announced as part of the deluxe edition on October 6. "Never Gonna Change" was released as a single the same day as the deluxe announcement.[17]

Music videos were released for the first four singles. The video for "Mistakes" shows Van Etten wandering around Brooklyn, meeting friends and dancing in the street.[13] The "Porta" video depicts Van Etten practicing pilates and was inspired by Van Etten's friendship with North Carolina pilates instructor Stella Cook.[15] The "Headspace" video was directed by Ashley Connor and depicts Van Etten taking cellphones away from a couple portrayed by dancers Coco Karol and Miguel Angel Guzmán and encouraging them to embrace each other.[14] The video for "Used to It" features Van Etten dancing with choreographer Hayden J. Frederick, and was directed by Van Etten's musical director and bandmate Charley Damski.[16]

The album is named after a line of dialogue in the 1993 movie The Sandlot, a movie Van Etten says she has watched "probably ... 100 times" with her son.[18]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sharon Van Etten.

We've Been Going About This All Wrong track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Darkness Fades"4:34
2."Home to Me"3:39
3."I'll Try"3:08
4."Anything"2:38
5."Born"5:02
6."Headspace"4:26
7."Come Back"4:30
8."Darkish"4:05
9."Mistakes"3:59
10."Far Away"3:19
Total length:39:20
We've Been Going About This All Wrong (Deluxe Edition) track listing
No.TitleLength
11."Never Gonna Change"3:39
12."Porta"3:26
13."Used to It"4:31
14."When I Die"4:45
Total length:55:40

Personnel

Musicians

  • Sharon Van Etten – vocals, keyboards (3, 5–7, 9, 10), guitar (1, 5, 8), drums (2–5), synthesizer (1, 2), tambourine (1, 4), piano (2, 5), organ (5, 7)
  • Jorge Balbi – drums (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10), percussion (6)
  • Charley Damski – synthesizer (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10), guitar (3–6, 9, 10), glockenspiel (1)
  • Devin Hoff – guitar (1–7, 9, 10)
  • Jay Bellerose – drums (2, 5, 7)
  • Benji Lysaght – guitar (2, 7)
  • Zachary Dawes – guitar (2, 5)
  • Daniel Knowles – bass (1), percussion (5)
  • Owen Pallett – strings (5)
  • Dave Palmer – piano (7)

Technical

  • Sharon Van Etten – recording engineer (2–7, 9, 10)
  • Daniel Knowles – recording engineer (1–3, 5-10), programming (1, 5)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer
  • Beatriz Artola – mixing engineer
  • Mike Piersante – recording engineer (2, 5, 7)
  • Jorge Balbi – programming (6, 9)

Charts

Chart performance for We've Been Going About This All Wrong
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 48
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 102
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 22
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[24] 26
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 88
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 28
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[28] 5
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[29] 10
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[30] 3
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[31] 7

References

  1. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (May 8, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About This All Wrong review – mid-paced candour". The Guardian. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "We've Been Going About This All Wrong by Sharon Van Etten reviews". AnyDecentMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "We've Been Going About This All Wrong by Sharon Van Etten Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ Fisette, Jeremy J. (May 9, 2022). "Album Review: Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Bell, Kaelen (May 5, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Gets Everything Right on We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Kuscher, Oliver (May 4, 2022). "We've Been Going About This All Wrong is Sharon Van Etten's most here-in-the-now record". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Bassett, Jordan (May 5, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten - We've Been Going About This All Wrong review: fear and loving in lockdown". NME. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Danton, Eric R. (May 4, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Returns with Potent Set of Songs on We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Paste. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  9. ^ Snapes, Laura (May 9, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About This All Wrong Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Ingalls, Chris (May 6, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Carries the Weight of the World on We've Been Going About This All Wrong". PopMatters. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  11. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (May 6, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Reaffirms Her Sterling Singer-Songwriter Reputation With We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  12. ^ Berlyant, Matthew (May 16, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten: We've Been Going About It All Wrong (Jagjaguwar)". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. ^ a b Richards, Will (May 9, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten wanders around Brooklyn in cinematic new "Mistakes" video". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  14. ^ a b Farrell, Margarte (July 7, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Gets Lost in the Static in Her Surreal New Video for "Headspace"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Colón, Izzy (February 8, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Shares New Single and Video for "Porta"". Spin. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  16. ^ a b Russell, Scott (March 1, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten Shares Another New Single, "Used to It"". Paste. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  17. ^ Rose, Anna (October 6, 2022). "Sharon Van Etten shares new song Never Gonna Change, announces deluxe LP". NME. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Stratis, Niko (July 19, 2022). "The Sandlot, Sharon Van Etten and the Beast". Spin. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  19. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  22. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  23. ^ "Charts.nz – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  24. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sharon Van Etten – We've Been Going About This All Wrong". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  28. ^ "Americana/Folk Albums: Week of May 21, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  29. ^ "Top Album Sales: Week of May 21, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  30. ^ "Tastemaker Albums: Week of May 21, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  31. ^ "Vinyl Albums: Week of May 21, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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