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

"That’s Not My Name" is the second 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."[5] 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.[6] The following week, however, the single was replaced by Rihanna's single "Take a Bow" at number one.[7] The song has been a sleeper hit in North America for about five months. The song is track #16 on the compilation album, Now! 31 and features on UK Now 70

Critical reception

The single received favourable reviews from critics upon re-release, with the NME describing it as "no-flab electro-pop nugget",[8] 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".[9] Digital Spy compared the single to a "well-shaken can of cola", and added "[the track is] brimming with sticky, yummy, fizzy goodness".[10]

The song has sold 315,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company.[citation needed]

Music videos

The song has three music videos. The first features the Ting Tings on a white background performing the song on a set, with interferring scenes of Katie with blue and pink backgrounds. This version of the video was used to promote the song and album upon its 2007 release. This video is visually similar to the video for Toni Basil's "Mickey," in keeping with the audio similarities. This video was directed by Sophie Muller.

Columbia produced a 2008 video for the US release, with them performing again on a different set, with more equipment and flashing lights in the background. The video premiered on mtvU.com on January 26 2009. Another video was made for the acoustic version. All videos are live action.[11]

The third music video features the Ting Tings in a park, where some people costumed by skeletons start to shows themselves, with some words of the lyrics of That's Not My Name.

Covers

Dizzee Rascal performed a version of this song in the Live Lounge on BBC Radio 1, changing the chorus to: "They call me 'blood'/ They call me 'rude boy'/ They use the 'N-word' like it's a game/ That's not my name..."[12]

Track listing

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

  1. "That's Not My Name" - 3:43
  2. "Great DJ" - 3:23

"That's Not My Name" CD #1 (2008, Columbia)

  1. "That's Not My Name" - 5:11
  2. "That's My Name?"

"That's Not My Name" CD #2 (2008, Columbia)

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

"That's Not My Name" digital single (2008, Columbia)

  1. "That's Not My Name" - 5:13
  2. "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:24
  3. "TNMN Your Mix" - 5:08

"That's Not My Name" digital EP (2008, Columbia)

  1. "That's Not My Name" - 5:13
  2. "That's Not My Name" [Soul Seekerz radio mix] - 3:23
  3. "TNMN Your Mix" - 5:05
  4. "That's Not My Name" [live from The Mill] - 5:26

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 with "4 Minutes".[6] The following week, however, it slipped to number two after Rihanna's "Take a Bow" climbed to number one.[7] In Ireland, it peaked at number two.[13] In Australia, after week after week of slow rising, it eventually peaked inside the top 10, and on the 3rd of November certified Gold.[2] On the Australian Physical Singles Chart, it peaked at 20, and on the Australian Digital track chart at number 8. In the United States, "That's Not My Name" peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was certified Gold on April 2, 2009, selling over 500,000 copies.

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[2] 8
Austrian Singles Chart[14] 39
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 48
Canadian Hot 100 57
Croatia (International Singles)[15] 10
Czech Airplay Chart[16] 7
Danish Singles Charts[14] 10
Dutch Singles Chart 59
Eurochart Hot 100[17] 7
German Singles Chart 42
Irish Singles Chart 2
Latvian Singles Chart 30
New Zealand Singles Chart[14] 8
Romanian Singles Chart 92
Swedish Singles Chart[14] 23
Swiss Singles Chart 56
Turkey Top 20 Chart (Billboard)[18] 12
UK Singles Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19] 52
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[20] 31

Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold 35,000+
New Zealand Gold[4] 7,500+
United Kingdom Silver[21] 200,000+
United States Gold[3] 874,925+

End Of Year Charts

Country Chart Ranking
Australia ARIA End Of Year Singles #48[22]
New Zealand RIANZ End Of Year Singles #50[23]
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number-one single
May 18, 2008 – May 24, 2008 		Succeeded by

Use in advertising

The instrumental of the track was used in a UK cinema advert for BBC Radio 1 during the summer of 2008.[24] A remixed version of the song was also used as the music for the PINK segment of the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (remixed by Cho Dongho, available for free from http://vsholic.com/music/). The song is also used in Slovenian mobile operator Mobitel's commercial for their new subscription package, Itak Džabest.[25] This song is used in the trailer for the 2009 summer movie Post Grad with Alexis Bledel , it used on 90210 on The CW , and The City on MTV , on the movie Fired Up

Spin Offs

During the 2009 Stanley Cup series, Pittsburgh radio station WDVE did a spin off to "That's Not My Name" in their "Evgeni Malkin Diaries" series in their morning show. It features them singing it in a fake Russian accent, as if Evgeni Malkin were truly singing the song. However, the lyrics have been changed to fit the Stanley Cup play offs. The chorus has been changed to "They call me Geno, they call me Ruski, they call me Malkin, they call me MVP, That is my name, that is my name, that is my name..." The lyrics changed as the Penguins met a new rival (Washington, Carolina, Detroit), often insulting the other team, mainly Washington's Alexander Ovechkin.

References

  1. ^ "Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  2. ^ a b c "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Assocation". Ariacharts.com.au. 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. ^ a b "Charts - Hits of the Web". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  4. ^ a b "Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  5. ^ The Guardian: 1000 Songs You Must Hear - Party Songs, Writing Party Songs, pg. 7
  6. ^ a b Geoghegan, Kev (2008-05-19). "''BBC News'' - Ting Tings celebrate number one". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  7. ^ a b "''BBC News'' - Rihanna climbs to the top". BBC News. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  8. ^ "The Ting Tings - The Tings Tings - Track Reviews - NME.COM". Nme.Com<!. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  9. ^ "The Q Daily / News / New To Q: The Ting Tings". News.q4music.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  10. ^ "''Digital Spy'' Review". Wap.digitalspy.co.uk. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  11. ^ May 17, 2008 (2008-05-17). "Music Video for the Acoustic Version". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Jones, Damian (2008-07-04). "Dizzee eyes biggest chart single". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  13. ^ "''Digital Spy'' News". Digitalspy.co.uk. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  14. ^ a b c d Steffen Hung. "The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  15. ^ "HRTweb | HR - TOP 20". Hrt.hr. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  16. ^ ds. "Czech Airplay 100". Ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  17. ^ [1]. Retrieved on 31 May 2008.
  18. ^ Turkey Top 20 Chart Retrieved on 2008-10-01 & October 2008 Billboard Türkiye Magazine.
  19. ^ "Ting Tings - That's Not My Name - Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  20. ^ "Updated Album Charts from the most Trusted Music Magazine". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  21. ^ [2][dead link]
  22. ^ "Official ARIA Charts - Top 100 - 2008". [VanessaAmorosi.net]. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  23. ^ "RIANZ". RIANZ. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  24. ^ June 29, 2008 (2008-06-29). "''Radio One Cinema advert on YouTube''". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ November 21, 2008 (2008-11-21). "''Mobitel Itak Džabest commercial". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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