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We Started Nothing
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  • Summary: The single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" from the debut album for the British duo was used in an Apple commercial.

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That's Not My Name
Four letter word just to get me along It's a difficulty and I'm bitin' on my tongue And I, I keep stallin' and keepin' it together People around... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    We Started Nothing comes packed with a peppy parade of songs likewise steeped in electro beats and chant-along vocals.
  2. Mojo
    80
    The singles--'Fruit Machine,' 'Great DJ' amd the electro Krautrock of 'That's Not My Name'--are supported by the equally impressive 'Shut Up and Let Me Go' and closing title track, all bouncing beats, shiny samples and an invigorating knack for a pop tune. {june 2008, p.109]
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  3. Filter
    72
    Every song on this record pulsates with so many heart-thumping beats per minute, you'd think this was some newfangled cardiovascular exercise for ravers. [Spring 2008, p.99]
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  4. PopMatters
    60
    What the Ting Tings do is make sunny, punchy pop songs, and what’s more, that’s something that actually do pretty well. How much lifespan there is in the project, however, is another question entirely.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    De Martino and White are on an unashamed mission to make perfect pop, but seem to have treaded the path too literally.
  6. Q Magazine
    60
    The creative tension between the two is their main strength. It's when one or the other gains the upper hand that things can go awry. [June 2008, p.143]
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  7. Pitchfork
    38
    Maybe once the Ting Tings stop trying so hard to convince everyone they're having a good time and start actually having a good time, these cute little ballads will no longer be their sole redeeming quality.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. fabsrocha
    Jan 26, 2021
    9
    It's a great effort from Ting Tings. Sad that they didn't follow the same achivement on the following works.
  2. CristobalG.
    Sep 9, 2008
    9
    Really great, fun, with an incredible production...It's probably the only truly pop album I've listened to this year, and I simply Really great, fun, with an incredible production...It's probably the only truly pop album I've listened to this year, and I simply loved it since the very first time I gave it a spin...there's something about this duo that makes them really special, it might sound subjective, but I'd say it's charisma. Anyway, get this one ASAP, but be careful, it won't leave your stereo as soon as you might think.… Expand
  4. JefersonXCX
    Aug 20, 2017
    9
    "We Started Nothing" nos remete a um álbum com grandes referencias retrô. Nos bate uma nostalgia do EDM anos 80/90 que os críticos da época"We Started Nothing" nos remete a um álbum com grandes referencias retrô. Nos bate uma nostalgia do EDM anos 80/90 que os críticos da época não souberam interpretar. Certamente se este álbum fosse lançado nos dias atuais seria obviamente aclamado. Este é o melhor álbum da The Ting Tings sem dúvidas. Temos letras com batidas dançantes, temos uma baladinha dançante e contagiante, tipo aquelas de inicio de festas. Uma pena grandiosa a banda não ganhar o devido reconhecimento que realmente merece, com um álbum fantástico.… Expand
  5. JuliaA.
    Jun 24, 2008
    8
    Not really original (We Walk somehow reminds me of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me out), but still fun to be heard. Maybe Katie got her voice Not really original (We Walk somehow reminds me of Franz Ferdinand's Take Me out), but still fun to be heard. Maybe Katie got her voice slightly off on some tracks (like Keep Your Head and Be The One), but still this is an album you don't really feel guilty when decided to buy or try to give a spin.… Expand
  6. JoeH
    Sep 23, 2008
    8
    A good album let down bya couple of tracks. Odd that no one else can hear a little pixies, breeders in there. Must just be me
  7. zachp.
    Aug 14, 2008
    8
    This record is one of the most fun pop debuts in years. no, not every song is great. but it's so refreshing to hear a band not takeThis record is one of the most fun pop debuts in years. no, not every song is great. but it's so refreshing to hear a band not take themselves seriously. keep your head; shut up and let me go; that's not my name.… Expand
  8. FelipeP
    Jun 6, 2008
    0
    Don't Believe the Hype! This album is horrible, just 3 songs listenable. One more hit wonders.

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