We Started Nothing

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All tracks are written by Jules De Martino and Katie White

We Started Nothing
The Ting Tings We Started Nothing album cover.png
Studio album by
the Ting Tings
Released16 May 2008 (2008-05-16)
Recorded2007–2008 in Salford
Genre Art pop [1]
Length37:47
Label Columbia
Producer Jules De Martino
The Ting Tings chronology
We Started Nothing
(2008)		 Sounds from Nowheresville
(2012)
Alternative cover
We Started Nothing AUS Cover.jpg
International cover
No.TitleLength
1."Great DJ"3:23
2."That's Not My Name"5:11
3."Fruit Machine"2:54
4."Traffic Light"2:59
5."Shut Up and Let Me Go"2:52
6."Keep Your Head"3:23
7."Be the One"2:58
8."We Walk"4:04
9."Impacilla Carpisung"3:41
10."We Started Nothing"6:22
Japanese edition bonus tracks [15]
No.TitleLength
11."Great DJ" (acoustic version)3:33
12."Shut Up and Let Me Go" (acoustic version)2:46
13."Great DJ" (7th Heaven Radio Remix)3:31
14."That's Not My Name" (Soul Seekerz Radio Mix)3:23
15."That's Not My Name" (Taku Takahashi Mix)5:14
Deluxe edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Great DJ" (music video)3:21
2."That's Not My Name" (music video)3:44
3."Shut Up and Let Me Go" (music video)2:55
4."Be the One" (music video)2:53
5."Making of Shut Up and Let Me Go"4:07
6."Making of Be the One"4:30
7."Salford/Berlin/London/New York Documentary"3:01
8."Be the One" (acoustic version; audio)3:14
9."Shut Up and Let Me Go" (acoustic version; audio)2:46
10."Great DJ" (acoustic version; audio)3:34
11."That's Not My Name" (acoustic version; audio)4:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of We Started Nothing. [16]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for We Started Nothing
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [42] Gold35,000^
France (SNEP) [43] Gold75,000*
Ireland (IRMA) [44] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [45] 2× Platinum639,876 [13]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateEditionLabelRef.
Ireland16 May 2008Standard Columbia [46]
United Kingdom19 May 2008 [47]
Australia23 May 2008 Sony [48]
Germany30 May 2008 [49]
United States3 June 2008
 [50]
France16 June 2008Sony [51]
United Kingdom24 November 2008DeluxeColumbia [52]
Japan21 January 2009
  • Standard
  • deluxe
Sony [53] [54]
France8 June 2009Deluxe [55]

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