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"'''That's Not My Name'''" is the second single by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[dance-pop]] duo [[The Ting Tings]] from their debut studio album ''[[We Started Nothing]]''. The song was originally released as a [[A-side and B-side|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]], it was re-released individually on [[May 12]], [[2008]] on [[Columbia Records]]. It can be heard instrumentally in the background to the BBC Cinema Advertisment "Meet the DJ's"
"'''That's Not My Name'''" is the second single by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[dance-pop]] duo [[The Ting Tings]] from their debut studio album ''[[We Started Nothing]]''. The song was originally released as a [[A-side and B-side|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]], it was re-released individually on [[May 12]], [[2008]] on [[Columbia Records]]. It can be heard instrumentally in the background to the BBC Cinema Advertisment "Meet the DJ's"


"That's Not My Name" went to number one in the [[UK Singles Chart]] on [[May 18]], 2008. <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7408000/7408299.stm ''BBC News'' - Ting Tings celebrate number one]</ref>
"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 (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[will.i.am]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7408000/7408299.stm ''BBC News'' - Ting Tings celebrate number one]</ref>


== Critical Reception ==
== Critical Reception ==

Revision as of 20:24, 25 May 2008

"That's Not My Name"
Song
A-side"Great DJ"
B-side"That's My Name?"

"That's Not My Name" is the second 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, it was re-released individually on May 12, 2008 on Columbia Records. It can be heard instrumentally in the background to the BBC Cinema Advertisment "Meet the DJ's"

"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]

Critical Reception

The single received favourable reviews from critics on its release, with the NME describing it as "no-flab electro-pop nugget",[2] 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".[3] Digital Spy compared the single to a "well-shaken can of cola", and added "[the track is] brimming with sticky, yummy, fizzy goodness".[4]

Track Listing

"That's Not My Name"/"Great DJ" vinyl (2007, Switchflicker)

  1. "That's Not My Name"
  2. "Great DJ"

"That's Not My Name" CD #1 (re-release, Columbia single)

  1. "That's Not My Name"
  2. "That's My Name?"

"That's Not My Name" CD #2 (re-release, Columbia single)

  1. "That's Not My Name" - 5:11
  2. "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:23

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.[5]But was soon knocked by Rihanna. In Ireland, it has so far reached number two.[6]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
UK Singles Chart 1
Irish Singles Chart 2
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
May 18, 2008 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ BBC News - Ting Tings celebrate number one
  2. ^ The Ting Tings - The Tings Tings - Track Reviews - NME.COM
  3. ^ The Q Daily / News / New To Q: The Ting Tings
  4. ^ Digital Spy Review
  5. ^ BBC News - Ting Tings celebrate number one
  6. ^ [http:http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a96673/rihanna-moves-to-top-of-irish-chart.html Digital Spy News]

External links

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