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That's Not My Name is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Toni Basil. Those roots explain a lot about how That's Not My Name arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as American Boy, Shine On, Chasing Pavements, Shut Up and Let Me Go and Lose Yourself, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Xiu Xiu, Ylvis, Rihanna, ILLIT and Dizzee Rascal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 13 connections around That's Not My Name, reaching back through Toni Basil and forward to Xiu Xiu. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"That's Not My Name" is a song by British musical duo the Ting Tings, released as their debut single. The song was originally issued as a double A-side with "Great DJ" by independent record label Switchflicker Records on 28 May 2007. After heavy promotion from BBC Radio 1 and the NME, the single was re-released individually on 12 May 2008 on Columbia Records. It was later included on their first studio album, We Started Nothing (2008).
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That's Not My Name grew out of Toni Basil, shares an orbit with American Boy, Shine On, Chasing Pavements and Shut Up and Let Me Go, went on to shape Xiu Xiu, Ylvis, Rihanna and ILLIT. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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