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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.

We've Been Going About This All Wrong
Studio album by Sharon Van Etten
Released	May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)
Genre	Indie rock[1]
Length	39:20
Label	Jagjaguwar
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
"Porta" Released: February 8, 2022 "Used to It" Released: March 1, 2022 "Mistakes" Released: May 9, 2022 "Headspace" Released: July 7, 2022 "Never Gonna Change" Released: October 6, 2022

We've Been Going About This All Wrong ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[2]
Metacritic	80/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Beats Per Minute	88%[4]
Exclaim!	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[1]
The Line of Best Fit	7/10[6]
NME	[7]
Paste	8.4/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[9]
PopMatters	8/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Under the Radar	[12]

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

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

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