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“That's Not My Name” by The Ting Tings
From the album We Started Nothing (2008)
“That's Not My Name” by The Ting Tings appears on 18 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2008 and 2026. It was first released in 2008 on the album We Started Nothing. Its best result is #9 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #90 alternative song of 2008.
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The Ting Tings first put out "That's Not My Name" in May 2007 on the independent Switchflicker label, sharing a double A-side with "Great DJ", and it was the British duo's debut single. BBC Radio 1 and the NME got behind it hard, Columbia reissued it on its own in May 2008, and it went straight in at number one on the UK Singles Chart before settling onto their first album, We Started Nothing.
Katie White and Jules De Martino wrote it, and it's all clatter and cheek: a playground-chant stomp of a beat, a bratty chorus that keeps hammering its title, and White's deadpan sneer front and center. America took its time, but by August 2009 it had crept into the US top 40, and it has sold more than a million digital copies.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 87 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2008 | 105 |
| 2008 | 14 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 100 Songs of 2008 | 100 |
| 2008 | 30 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2008 | 103 |
| 2008 | 21 | ALT 104.5 Philadelphia, PA | Radio 104.5 Top 50.5 Songs of 2008 | 51 |
| 2008 | 9 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2008 | 100 |
| 2009 | 19 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2009 | 101 |
| 2009 | 54 | KSLG Eureka (Humboldt County), CA | KSLG Top 94 of 2009 | 94 |
| 2009 | 72 | 90.5 WERG Erie, PA | WERG Top 90 of 2009 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 332 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2013 | 109 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 280 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2022 | 175 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2022 | 813 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 951 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 739 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2025 | 459 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 517 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 90 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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