The Ting Tings discography
The discography of The Ting Tings, an English indie pop duo, consists of three studio albums, three extended plays, 10 singles and 14 music videos. The Ting Tings were formed in 2004 in Salford, England by Jules De Martino and Katie White.[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 discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Music videos | 14 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 10 |
The Ting Tings released their debut album We Started Nothing in May 2008. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[3][4] It also peaked at 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", topped the UK Singles Chart.[7] The song peaked at number eight on the Australian Singles Chart and was certified gold by the ARIA.[5][8] "Shut Up and Let Me Go", the album's fourth single, peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[9][10]
The Ting Tings' second studio album, Sounds from Nowheresville, was less successful. It peaked at number 23 on the UK Albums Chart,[11] and reached number 87 on the Billboard 200.[12] In the UK, it generated one top 40 single, "Hands", which peaked at number 29.[13]
The group's third studio album, Super Critical, was a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 111 on the UK Albums chart and generating no charting singles in the UK.[13] "Wrong Club", the album's lead single, did manage to chart in Japan however, where it reached number 45;[14] it also reached number 53 in Belgium.[15]
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [3] |
AUS [16] |
AUT [17] |
BEL [18] |
FRA [19] |
IRL [20] |
JPN [21] |
NLD [22] |
SWI [23] |
US [24] | |||
We Started Nothing |
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1 | 22 | 57 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 28 | 78 | |
Sounds from Nowheresville |
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23 | 51 | 30 | 46 | 59 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 12 | 87 | |
Super Critical |
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111 | — | — | 172 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | |
The Black Light |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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iTunes Live: London Festival '08[29] |
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Live from SoHo[30] |
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Live at Lollapalooza 2008[31] |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [5] |
BEL [18] |
IRL [20] |
JAP [32] |
NLD [22] |
SWI [23] |
US [33] |
US Alt. [34] |
US Dance [9] | |||||
"Fruit Machine"[35] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Started Nothing | ||
"Great DJ" | 2008 | 33 | 52 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
"That's Not My Name" | 1 | 8 | 48 | 2 | — | 59 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 4 | ||||
"Shut Up and Let Me Go" | 6 | 44 | 29 | 9 | — | 65 | 48 | 55 | 34 | 1 | ||||
"Be the One" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"We Walk" | 2009 | 58 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hands" | 2010 | 29 | 57 | 26 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | 1 | Sounds from Nowheresville | ||
"Hang It Up" | 2011 | 124 | — | 87 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Hit Me Down Sonny" | 2012 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wrong Club" | 2014 | — | — | 53 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 2 | Super Critical | ||
"Do It Again" | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Blacklight" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Black Light | ||
"Estranged" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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FRA [19] | |||
"Soul Killing" | 2012 | 131 | Sounds from Nowheresville |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"Happy Birthday"[36] | 2010 | Music Is...Awesome! Volume 2 |
"We're Not the Same"[37] | N/A | |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"That's Not My Name" (version 1) | 2007 | Sophie Muller[38] |
"Great DJ" | 2008 | David Shafei[39] |
"That's Not My Name" (version 2) | David Allain[38] | |
"Shut Up and Let Me Go" | AlexandLiane[40] | |
"Be the One" | Keith Schofield[41] | |
"That's Not My Name" (version 3) | 2009 | AlexandLiane[42] |
"We Walk" | Ben Ib[43] | |
"Hands" | 2010 | Warren Fu[44] |
"Hang It Up" | 2011 | Dan Gable[45][46][47] |
"Hang It Up" (live in Paris) | ||
"Silence" (Bag Raiders Remix) | ||
"Hands" (live from Paris) | 2012 | |
"Day to Day" (acoustic) | George Taylor[48] | |
"Hit Me Down Sonny" (live from Paris) | Dan Gable[49] | |
"Wrong Club" | 2014 | Lisa Paclet |
"Do It Again" | Daffy | |
"Blacklight" | 2018 | ? |
"Estranged" | ? | |
References
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- Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
- "Great DJ": "The ARIA Report: Issue 957 (Week Commencing 30 June 2008)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go": "Discography The Ting Tings". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- "Hands": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1076 (Week Commencing 11 October 2010)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
- Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- All except "Hang It Up": "The Ting Tings – Official Charts Company" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Hang It Up": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK – Weekly Updates Sales 2011". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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- ""Wrong Club" chart search". Ultratop. Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
- We Started Nothing: "Discography The Ting Tings". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- Sounds from Nowheresville: "The ARIA Report: Issue 1149 (Week Commencing 5 March 2012)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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- "Certifications Albums Argent – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "iTunes - Music - Super Critical by The Ting Tings:". iTunes. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- The Ting Tings (14 August 2018). "THE BLACK LIGHT - 26/10/18". Retrieved 14 August 2018 – via Instagram.
- "iTunes Festival: London 2008 – EP by The Ting Tings". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "iTunes Live from SoHo by The Ting Tings". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Live At Lollapalooza 2008: The Ting Tings – EP by The Ting Tings". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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- "The Ting Tings Album & Song Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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- "Day To Day (Acoustic) | The Ting Tings | Music Video". MTV Music. MTV Networks. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Hit Me Down Sonny (Live From Paris) | The Ting Tings | Music Video". MTV Music. MTV Networks. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links
- Official website
- The Ting Tings at AllMusic
- The Ting Tings discography at Discogs
- The Ting Tings discography at MusicBrainz