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The Ting Tings’ Biggest Hit Led to an Existential Crisis
The Ting Tings went from rocking out in seedy clubs to shows where children requested “the name song.”
“ That’s Not My Name ” became one of the most ubiquitous hits of the decade upon its release in 2007, and it was inspired by the incompetent suits White and De Martino had been forced to work with. ” While the couple, now married with a daughter, finally have a better understanding of how this massive single influenced the direction of their subsequent four albums — which they expound upon in our newest “Song Roulette” column — it took a bit of trial and error to get there. Outside the factory wasn’t the safest of areas to walk around after dark, and one night, there was a line of limos and cars from industry people who wanted to sign us after the first label dropped us.
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