That's Not My Name
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| Single by The Ting Tings | |||||||||||||||||
| from the album We Started Nothing | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | 9 May 2008 (Europe) 12 May 2008 (UK) 27 January 2009 (U.S. Radio) |
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| Length | 5:11 (Album version) 3:45 (UK radio edit) 3:28 (US radio edit) 3:17 (International radio edit) |
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| Label | Columbia | ||||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Jules De Martino | ||||||||||||||||
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"That’s Not My Name" is the third single by British duo The Ting Tings from their debut studio album We Started Nothing. Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written "with me ranting about my frustrations with the record industry." The song was originally released as a double A-side with "Great DJ" by independent record label Switchflicker Records on 28 May 2007. After heavy promotion from BBC Radio 1 and the NME, the single was re-released individually on 12 May 2008 on Columbia Records.
"That's Not My Name" topped the UK Singles Chart, seeing off competition from well-established acts like Rihanna, Madonna, and will.i.am. The song was a sleeper hit in North America, peaking within the top forty of the charts in the United States. The single has sold over a million digital copies.
"That's Not My Name" is written in the key of E major with a tempo of 144 beats per minute. The vocals in the song span from G3 to G♯5.
The single received favourable reviews from critics upon re-release, with the NME describing it as "no-flab electro-pop nugget", 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".Digital Spy compared the single to a "well-shaken can of cola", and added "[the track is] brimming with sticky, yummy, fizzy goodness".
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