We Started Nothing

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We Started Nothing
Studio album by The Ting Tings
Released 16 May 2008
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Indie rock,[1], dance-punk, synthpop, New Wave
Length 37:47
Label Columbia, Red Ink
Producer Jules De Martino
The Ting Tings chronology
We Started Nothing
(2008)		 Sounds From Nowheresville
(2012)
Special Edition cover
Note: Colors vary in Italian, Indonesian, American, European, Brazilian, Mexican, Australian, Portuguese and Russian normal editions.
Singles from We Started Nothing
  1. "Fruit Machine"
    Released: 19 November 2007
  2. "Great DJ"
    Released: 24 March 2008
  3. "That's Not My Name"
    Released: 8 May 2008
  4. "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
    Released: 7 July 2008
  5. "Be the One"
    Released: 13 October 2008
  6. "We Walk"
    Released: 23 February 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars[2]
Metacritic.com 64%
Digital Spy 4/5 stars[3]
Dot Music 8/10[4]
Drowned in Sound 5/10[5]
Entertainment Weekly B+[6]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[7]
NME 6/10[8]
Pitchfork Media 3.8/10[9]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[10]
Robert Christgau (2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[11]
The Times 3/5 stars[12]

We Started Nothing is the debut album by the English New Wave duo The Ting Tings. It was released by the Columbia Label Group (UK) on 19 May 2008 in the United Kingdom. The US edition has a different cover image in several background colours. The album was also released in the UK as a limited edition LP on red vinyl limited to 2,000 copies. The US vinyl version is a standard black-vinyl pressing.

Contents

[edit] Writing process

According to vocalist/guitarist Katie White:

The way we write changes with each song. "Keep Your Head" started with Jules [De Martino] on the drums, "We Walk" started with me on piano, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" started with Jules on bass, "That's Not My Name" was me ranting about my frustrations with the record industry. "Great DJ" was me playing a D chord on the guitar for hours, because that's all I could play. And then I put my finger on the wrong string, and got what I discovered was an augmented chord. And that was the riff! The lyrics described the life we were living at the time. It was about getting lost in hedonism, about forgetting that you had bailiffs knocking at your door and just surrendering to the joys of the music in a nightclub for several hours - the boys, the girls, the strings, the drums.[13]

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jules de Martino and Katie White. 

No. Title Length
1. "Great DJ"   3:23
2. "That's Not My Name"   5:11
3. "Fruit Machine"   2:54
4. "Traffic Light"   2:59
5. "Shut Up and Let Me Go"   2:52
6. "Keep Your Head"   3:23
7. "Be the One"   2:58
8. "We Walk"   4:05
9. "Impacilla Carpisung"   3:51
10. "We Started Nothing"   6:22

[edit] Japanese bonus tracks

  • "Great DJ" (7th Heaven Radio Mix) – 3:31
  • "That's Not My Name" (Soul Seekerz Radio Mix) – 3:23
  • "That's Not My Name" (☆Taku Takahashi Remix) – 5:16

[edit] Deluxe Edition

  • "Be the One" (acoustic version) – 3:16
  • "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (acoustic version) – 2:46
  • "Great DJ" (acoustic version) – 3:33
  • "That's Not My Name" (acoustic version) – 4:26

[edit] Bonus DVD

  1. "Great DJ" (music video)
  2. "That's Not My Name" (music video)
  3. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (music video)
  4. "Be the One" (music video)
  5. Making of "Shut Up and Let Me Go"
  6. Making of "Be the One"
  7. Salford/Berlin/London/New York

[edit] Singles

  1. The first single released from the album was a double a side single, the two songs being "That's Not My Name" and "Great DJ". It was released on 27 May 2007 on the independent label Switchflicker Records.
  2. The second single released from the album was "Fruit Machine". This was released as a limited 500 copy run, only available for their fans at the band's concerts. Four covers were made: one for Salford, one for Berlin, one for London and one for New York.
  3. The third single released from the album was the re-release of "Great DJ". The song did not enter the charts until the re-release of "That's Not My Name" and it charted at 33 in the UK. It was released on 3 March 2008.
  4. The fourth single released from the album was the re-release of "That's Not My Name". The song is so far their most popular in the UK, reaching the top spot in this country for one week. Due to the popularity of this single it caused "Great DJ" to finally chart (two months after its release) it also caused "Shut Up and Let Me Go" to chart early (two months before its release). The song ended 2008 being the UK's 22nd highest-selling single of the year, selling 300,000 copies. It was released in the US and reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  5. The fifth single released from the album was "Shut Up and Let Me Go". Due to the popularity of "That's Not My Name" it entered the top 75 two months before its release, from downloads. The song was officially released on 21 July 2008. It is their second most popular song in the UK charting at 6, it also showed popularity in the US charting inside the Hot 100 at 55.
  6. The sixth single released from the album was "Be the One", it was released on 13 October 2008, despite the popularity of the last two single it only managed to peak at 28 in the UK.
  7. The re-release of "Fruit Machine" was set as the seventh single due to be released on 9 February 2009, but was cancelled a week before the release, the seventh single released from the album was "We Walk". It was released on 23 February 2009 and was the first single by the band not to have a seven inch vinyl release, instead coming out on 12 inch vinyl only and digital download.
  8. The eighth single was planned to be "Keep Your Head", but they decided to cancel it to spend more time recording the next album.

[edit] Charts and certifications

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[14] 22
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 64
Belgian Album Chart (Wallonia)[16] 54
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[17] 38
French Albums Chart[18] 21
German Albums Chart[19] 59
Irish Albums Chart[20] 3
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 20
New Zealand Albums Chart[22] 16
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 28
UK Albums Chart[24] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[25] 78
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[25] 7
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[25] 8

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold[26] 45,000+
United Kingdom 2× Platinum[27] 600,000+
World N/A 2,000,000+

[edit] End of year charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
2008 Australia ARIA Top 100 Albums[28] 76
United States Top Independent Albums[29] 26
Preceded by
Home Before Dark by Neil Diamond		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
25 May 2008 – 1 June 2008		 Succeeded by
Here I Stand by Usher

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1384542
  2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1384542. 
  3. ^ Digital Spy review
  4. ^ Dot Music review
  5. ^ Drowned in Sound review
  6. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  7. ^ The Guardian review
  8. ^ NME review
  9. ^ Pitchfork review
  10. ^ "Rolling Stone review". 20779563. http://www.RollingStone.com. 
  11. ^ Robert Christgau
  12. ^ The Times review
  13. ^ The Guardian: 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear - Party Songs, Writing Party Songs, pg. 7
  14. ^ "Discography The Ting Tings". Australian-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  15. ^ (German) "Discographie The Ting Tings". AustrianCharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
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  17. ^ (Dutch) "Discografie The Ting Tings". UltraTop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  18. ^ (French) "Discographie The Ting Tings". LesCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  19. ^ (German) "Chartverfolgung / Ting Tings, The / Longplay". MusicLine.de. PhonoNet. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  20. ^ "Discography The Ting Tings". Irish-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  21. ^ (Dutch) "Discografie The Ting Tings". DutchCharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  22. ^ "Discography The Ting Tings". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  23. ^ "Discography The Ting Tings". SwissCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  24. ^ "Chart Stats: The Ting Tings". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  25. ^ a b c "The Ting Tings > Chart & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  26. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  27. ^ "British platinum certification for We Started Nothing". British Phonographic Industry. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  28. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  29. ^ "Year End Charts: Top Independent Albums 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2009.

[edit] External links

The Ting Tings
Albums
We Started Nothing · Sounds from Nowheresville
Singles
Tours
We Started Nothing Tour · Show Us Yours Tour
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