Great DJ
| "Great DJ" | ||||
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 Re-release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Ting Tings | ||||
| from the album We Started Nothing | ||||
| Released | 3 March 2008 (re-release) | |||
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| Length | 3:23 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jules De Martino | |||
| The Ting Tings UK singles chronology | ||||
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| The Ting Tings US singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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"Great DJ" is the debut single by English indie pop band The Ting Tings. The song was originally released as a double A-side with "That's Not My Name" by independent record label Switchflicker Records on 28 May 2007.
Composition
Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written by "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!"[1] The single was originally released as a double A-side along with "That's Not My Name".
Re-release
When "Great DJ" was re-released on 3 March 2008, it did not enter the UK Singles Chart until one week after the individual re-release of single "That's Not My Name" went to number one.
The cover sleeves for the single were recycled: Katie White and Jules De Martino gathered old 7-inch records from numerous car boot sales and charity shops in and around Manchester, turned the sleeves inside out and customised them to create new sleeves for this single.
iTunes free single
"Great DJ" was featured on iTunes' free single of the week in Canada where it received an average of 3½ stars.[citation needed]
Track listings
7-inch vinyl (2007, Switchflicker Records)
- "That's Not My Name" – 3:43
- "Great DJ" – 3:23
One-sided 7-inch vinyl (2008, Columbia)
- "Great DJ" – 3:23
CD 1 (2008, Columbia)
- "Great DJ" – 3:23
- "Great DJ" (Calvin Harris remix edit) – 6:37
- "Great DJ" (7th Heaven radio edit) – 3:31
CD 2 (2008, Columbia)
- "Great DJ" (Calvin Harris remix) – 7:05
- "Great DJ" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:38
- "Great DJ" (7th Heaven dub) – 6:53
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 52 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 47 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[4] | 35 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 33 |
| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (RIAJ)[7] | Gold | 100,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Label(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 March 2008 | Columbia | [8] |
| United States | 22 September 2008 | [9] |
References
- ^ The Guardian: 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear - Party Songs, Writing Party Songs, pg. 7
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.
- ^ "The Ting Tings – Great DJ" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography The Ting Tings". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "The Ting Tings Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "Japanese digital single certifications – ザ・ティン・ティンズ – グレイトDJ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 31 July 2021. Select 2014年1月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Music Upfront: March 3". Music Week. 1 March 2008. p. 13.
- ^ Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: USA Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
