"Shut Up and Let Me Go" is the fourth single from English musical duo

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' debut studio album, '' We Started Nothing'' (2008). The song was released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2008, and was the follow-up to the number one hit single "

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". The song was added to the coveted A-list of

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's playlist, and has received a substantial amount of airplay during the day on the station. The single peaked at number six in both the

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and the

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. After featuring in a successful Apple iPod advertisement in April 2008, "Shut Up and Let Me Go" was soon released in the US on 15 April and was The Ting Tings' first single to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Singles Chart.

Music video

The video for "Shut Up and Let Me Go" was directed by Alex and Liane for Factory Films. The video, filmed in one day, features The Ting Tings performing

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and uses a variety of hand gestures to transition from scene to scene.Knight, David
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art movement. The video premiered on

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in America on 13 June 2008. It was nominated for

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for Video of the Year, but lost to

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" and won for Best UK Video.

Chart performance

"Shut Up and Let Me Go" was released in the United States on 15 April 2008. The song debuted on the ''

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'' Hot 100 at number 93 on 17 May 2008. The following week it reached its peak position at number 55. The song was certified Gold in America with sales of over 500,000 on 14 October 2008. In

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, the song reached number 29 and remained on the Hot 100 chart for six weeks. "Shut Up and Let Me Go" debuted at number 49 on the

. The following week the song peaked at number 29. Two weeks later, the song fell out of the chart, but on 29 June 2008 the song re-entered the chart at number 24 and peaked at number six. Even though "Shut Up and Let Me Go" peaked lower than "That's Not My Name", the song showed great longevity by remaining in the Top 40 for many weeks. In Australia, the single has debuted at number 79 on 10 November.

Usage in media

The song was also used in The CW's '' 90210'', ''

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'', Showtime's ''

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'', and MTV Latin America's '' Acapulco Shore'' as well as films such as '' The House Bunny'' and '' I Love You, Beth Cooper''. It was also featured in the series premiere of USA's ''

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''. This song was number 27 on ''

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''s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. The song is being regularly played on Lifetime Movie Network promos. It is also played during the one-minute countdown to Final Score in the BBC Sport section of BBC Red Button. Additionally, the song is also played during the latest French television advertisement for Danette, a dessert from Danone. The song was used in PBS' animated programme '' Dinosaur Train''. It was also used in the second episode of the Korean drama series '' Surplus Princess''.

Track listings

US digital download # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" UK CD 1 # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Haji and Emanuel Remix) UK CD 2 # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Tocadisco Love the Old School Mix) 7-inch yellow vinyl # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Tocadisco Love the Old School Mix) UK remixes CD # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Tom Neville's Keep It Quiet Remix) # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Chris Lake Remix) # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Haji & Emanuel Remix) # "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (Tocadisco Love the Old School Mix)

Personnel

* Jules De Martino –

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, keyboards,

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, production,

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

Katie White Katie Rebecca White (born 18 January 1983) is an English musician and member of the pop duo The Ting Tings. After some success with a girl group punk trio TKO, which supported Steps and Atomic Kitten, her father David White brought in Jules De ...

– vocals,

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* Sam Beckwith –

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s * Sarah Templeman –

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* Dave Sardy – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2008 singles The Ting Tings songs Songs written by Katie White Songs written by Jules De Martino 2007 songs Columbia Records singles