Album · The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing by The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing is an album by The Ting Tings, released in 2008. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 29 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “That's Not My Name”, on 18 lists with a best position of #9.
We Started Nothing, the debut from Salford duo the Ting Tings, came out on Columbia on 16 May 2008, and it's pure bratty, handclap-happy indie pop. Katie White sings and plays guitar, bass drum and cowbell, Jules De Martino handles drums, lead guitar, bass and keyboards, and between them they make two people sound like a whole playground.
"That's Not My Name", all stomp and schoolyard chant, topped the UK singles chart in May 2008, and "Shut Up and Let Me Go" won them an MTV Video Music Award, two of the four singles the album threw off. The record went to number one in the UK, drew good reviews, and brought two Brit nominations and a Grammy nod for Best New Artist. By November 2014 it had sold 639,876 copies in the UK alone.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from We Started Nothing on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That's Not My Name | 18 | #9 | – | 2008–2026 | |
| 2 | Shut Up And Let Me Go | 11 | #16 | – | 2008–2025 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.