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The Ting Tings discography
The Ting Tings performing at the Mod Club Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Studio albums1
Music videos7
EPs3
Singles7

The discography of The Ting Tings, an English indie pop band, consists of one studio album, three extended plays, six singles, and seven music videos. The Ting Tings were formed in 2004 in Salford, England by Jules De Martino (drums, guitar, vocals) and Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drum).[1] The band was signed to independent record label Switchflicker Records in 2006 and released their limited-edition debut single, "Fruit Machine", the following year.[1] Following an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival in 2007, The Ting Tings were signed to Columbia Records.[2]

The Ting Tings released their debut album We Started Nothing in May 2008. The album reached number one on the United Kingdom albums chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3][4] It reached number 22 on the Australian albums chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[5][6] The group's third single, "That's Not My Name", reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[4] In Australia, the song reached number eight on the singles chart and was certified gold by the ARIA.[5][7] In the United States, "Shut Up and Let Me Go", reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[8][9]

Studio albums

Year Album details Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[4] 		AUS
[5] 		FRA
[10] 		GER
[11] 		IRL
[12] 		NL
[13] 		SWI
[14] 		US
[15] 		US Heat.
[15] 		US Indie.
[15]
2008 We Started Nothing 1 22 21 59 3 20 28 78 7 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Extended plays

Year Album details
2008 iTunes Live: London Festival '08[A]
  • Released: 26 August 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: Digital download
Live from SoHo[A]
  • Released: 13 September 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: Digital download
Live at Lollapalooza 2008[A]
  • Released: 30 September 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: Digital download
Notes

Singles

Year Song Chart peak positions Certifications Album
UK
[4] 		AUS
[5][17] 		BEL
[18] 		GER
[19] 		IRL
[12] 		NL
[13] 		SWI
[14] 		US
[8] 		US Dance
[8][20] 		US Alt.
[8]
2007 "Fruit Machine" [B] — — — — — — — — — — We Started Nothing
2008 "Great DJ" 33 52 47 — 35 — — — 3 —
"That's Not My Name" 1 8 48 42 2 59 56 39 4 32
"Shut Up and Let Me Go" 6 44 31 43 9 65 48 55 1 34
"Be the One" 28 — — — — — — — — —
2009 "We Walk" 58 — 58 — 41 73 — — — —
2010 "Hands" 29 57[22] 26 — — — 70 — 1[23] —
Notes

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
2007 "That's Not My Name" (Version one) Sophie Muller[25]
2008 "Great DJ" Rachel Reupke[26]
"That's Not My Name" (Version two) David Allain[25]
"Shut Up and Let Me Go" AlexandLiane[27]
"Be the One" Keith Schofield[28]
2009 "That's Not My Name" (Version three) AlexandLiane[29]
"We Walk" Ben Ib[30]
2010 "Hands" Warren Fu [31]

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "The Ting Tings > Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. ^ Mclean, Craig. "Tings can only get better: Why sudden pop success has not been easy on the Ting Tings". The Independent. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b "The Tings Tings Add English Twist to the EMAs!". MTV Europe. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d "Chart Stats: The Ting Tings". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Discography The Ting Tings". Australian-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  6. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2008 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "The Ting Tings > Chart & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 March 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "The Ting Tings".
  10. ^ Template:Fr icon "Discographie The Ting Tings". LesCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  11. ^ Template:De icon "Chartverfolgung / Ting Tings, The / Longplay". MusicLine.de. PhonoNet. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Discography The Ting Tings". Irish-Charts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  13. ^ a b Template:Nl icon "Discografie The Ting Tings". DutchCharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  14. ^ a b "Discography The Ting Tings". SwissCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  15. ^ a b c "The Ting Tings > Chart & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  16. ^ "Find The Ting Tings on iTunes". Apple.com. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
  17. ^ "The ARIA Report Issue #957 (Week Commencing - 30th June 2008" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  18. ^ Template:Nl icon "Discografie The Ting Tings". UltraTop.be/nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  19. ^ Template:De icon "Chartverfolgung / Ting Tings, The / Singles". MusicLine.de. PhonoNet. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  20. ^ "Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  21. ^ "UK Year End Chart 2008" (PDF). ChartsPlus. The Official Charts Company / British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  22. ^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  23. ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Country Songs & More". Nielsen Company. Retrieved November 8, 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "work-Billboard" ignored (help)
  24. ^ "The Ting Tings release new single...". NME. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2009.
  25. ^ a b "Newly Signed to Columbia Records, The Ting Tings Are Coming to America!!!". Reuters. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  26. ^ "The Ting Tings › Music Videos › Great DJ". MTV. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  27. ^ "The Ting Tings › Music Videos › Shut Up and Let Me Go". MTV. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
  28. ^ We Started Nothing (Limited edition CD/DVD liner notes). Columbia Records. November 2008.
  29. ^ Elias, Matt. "Ting Tings Make Everything Really Shiny For 'That's Not My Name' Video". MTV. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  30. ^ "Music Video Directors: Ben Ib". Draw Pictures. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  31. ^ "Partizan label profile".

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