That's Not My Name
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| Single by The Ting Tings from the album We Started Nothing |
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| B-side | "That's My Name?" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released |  May 12, 2008 |
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| Format | CD single, digital download | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Dance-pop/Indie pop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5:11 (album version) 3:39 (single version) |
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| Label | Columbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"That's Not My Name" is the debut single by British dance-pop duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album We Started Nothing. The song was originally released as a double A-side with "Great DJ" by independent record label Switchflicker on May 28, 2007. After heavy promotion and support from BBC Radio 1 and the NME, the single was re-released individually on May 12, 2008 on Columbia Records.
"That's Not My Name" went to number one in the UK Singles Chart on May 18, 2008, seeing off competition from well-established acts like Rihanna, Madonna and will.i.am.[1] The following week, however, the single was replaced by Rihanna's single "Take a Bow" at number one.[2]
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[edit] Critical reception
The single received favourable reviews from critics upon re-release, with the NME describing it as "no-flab electro-pop nugget",[3] while Q Magazine described it as "a snatch of Hey Mickey-style handclaps and a gobbily staccato vocal, stitched together to fashion a groove that’s as instant and familiar".[4] Digital Spy compared the single to a "well-shaken can of cola", and added "[the track is] brimming with sticky, yummy, fizzy goodness".[5]
[edit] Music videos
The song has two music videos. The first features Jules and Katie (the band members) on a white background performing the song on a set, with interferring scenes of Katie with blue and pink backgrounds. This was the video that was used to promote the song and album upon its 2007 release. Columbia produced a 2008 video, with two different versions. One with them performing again on a different set, with more equipment and flashing lights in the background, and the other exactly the same, intertwined with facial close-ups of Katie. The video was sent to MTV.
[edit] Track listing
"That's Not My Name"/"Great DJ" vinyl (2007, Switchflicker)
- "That's Not My Name" - 3:43
- "Great DJ" - 3:23
"That's Not My Name" CD #1 (2008, Columbia)
- "That's Not My Name" - 5:11
- "That's My Name?"
"That's Not My Name" CD #2 (2008, Columbia)
- "That's Not My Name" - 5:11
- "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:23
"That's Not My Name" digital single (2008, Columbia)
- "That's Not My Name" - 5:13
- "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:24
- "TNMN Your Mix" - 5:08
"That's Not My Name" digital EP (2008, Columbia)
- "That's Not My Name" - 5:13
- "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:23
- "TNMN Your Mix" - 5:05
- "That's Not My Name" [live from The Mill] - 5:26
[edit] Chart performance
The single entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on May 18, 2008, ending Madonna and Justin Timberlake's four-week reign at the top.[6] The following week, however, it slipped to number two after Rihanna's "Take a Bow" climbed to number one.[7] In Ireland, it has so far reached number two.[8]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
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| Billboard European Hot 100 Singles[9] | 7 |
| Europe | 15 |
| Germany | 68 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Romania | 92 |
| United Kingdom (Singles) | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Downloads) | 1 |
| Preceded by "4 Minutes" by Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland |
UK Singles Chart number-one single May 18 - May 25, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Take a Bow" by Rihanna |
[edit] References
- ^ BBC News - Ting Tings celebrate number one
- ^ BBC News - Rihanna climbs to the top
- ^ The Ting Tings - The Tings Tings - Track Reviews - NME.COM
- ^ The Q Daily / News / New To Q: The Ting Tings
- ^ Digital Spy Review
- ^ BBC News - Ting Tings celebrate number one
- ^ BBC News - Rihanna climbs to the top
- ^ Digital Spy News
- ^ [1]. Retrieved on 31 May 2008.
[edit] External links
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