Named after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciat… Read Full Bio ↴Named after a Chinese friend whose name sounds like the Mandarin pronunciation of "bandstand," the Ting Tings -- a scrappy, dance-oriented duo consisting of singer/guitarist Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino -- formed in the Salford district of Manchester, England in 2006. Prior to forming the group, the pair worked together in 2001 when White was in the all-female punk-pop group TKO and De Martino wrote some songs for them. Later the pair reunited, and with another friend formed the trio Eskimo Kiss, which signed to Mercury Records but disbanded, in part due to changing personnel at the label. De Martino and White regrouped, working on their own music and others' at Salford's music commune The Islington Mill. Quickly signed to the local indie label Switchflicker Records, the Ting Tings released their debut single, "That's Not My Name," in the spring of 2007. Following the limited-edition, tour-only single "Fruit Machine," the Ting Tings signed to major-label Columbia later that year. The flipside of the Switchflicker single, "Great DJ," was released as the duo's debut Columbia single in March 2008, followed by the reissue of "That's Not My Name" with a new exclusive B-side remix.

"That's Not My Name" rose to the top of the U.K. charts in May 2008, the same month that the duo's debut album, We Started Nothing, appeared. The Ting Tings spent the rest of 2008 and a large part of 2009 touring in support of the album, which eventually sold over two million copies worldwide, won the 2009 Ivor Novello Award for Best Album, and earned the group a Best New Artist Grammy nomination that December. Early in 2010, De Martino and White moved to Berlin to work on songs for their second album. Inspired by the city's atmosphere and the cold weather, they went in a darker, more electronic direction with their new songs. In August 2010, the Ting Tings offered a taste of their new material, premiering the single "Hands" -- which was mixed by Calvin Harris -- on BBC Radio 1 and officially releasing it that October. After extensive touring and over eight months recording in Germany and Spain, in March 2012 the Ting Tings offered their sophomore album, Sounds from Nowheresville, a collection of songs inspired by the exuberant freedom of the Beastie Boys' classic Paul's Boutique. Two years later, third album Super Critical surfaced. Its October release date was preceded by the April release of first single "Wrong Club."

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In Your Life
The Ting Tings Lyrics

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This could have been my destiny
I've hit the wall arrestlessly
Discovered though was part of me
I let you make a fool of me

Now in your life, you had my love
And in your life, you wasted time

Now I should leave without a noise

Or fall in love with other boys
I'll just make my sorry sound
Following myself around

Now in your life, you had my love
In my life, you wasted time

You love everybody else
Everybody else
Wish I was everybody else

Overall Meaning

These lyrics from The Ting Tings' song In Your Life describe the aftermath of a failed relationship. The singer reflects on how this could have been her destiny, but instead she feels like she's hit a wall and is unable to move forward. She realized that being with this person was a part of her, but now she feels like a fool for letting them take advantage of her.

The chorus of the song is particularly poignant, as the singer tells the person they were with that they had her love in their life, but they wasted it. She recognizes that now it's time for her to leave without causing a fuss, or try to find love with someone new. She's going to make her apologies and move on with her life, even if it means following herself around.

The final verse of the song is particularly sad, as the singer wishes that she could be somebody else. She recognizes that the person she was with loves everybody else, but not her. She wishes that she could be somebody that they loved, but she knows deep down that it's not possible. Overall, the song is a sad reflection on a failed relationship, and how the singer is struggling to move on with her life.

Line by Line Meaning

This could have been my destiny
I thought this could be the path of my life.

I've hit the wall arrestlessly
I've been struggling without any progress.

Discovered though was part of me
But I found out that it was a part of me.

I let you make a fool of me
I allowed you to make me look foolish.

Now in your life, you had my love
You had my love once in your life.

And in your life, you wasted time
But in your life, you didn't realize the value of my love.

Now I should leave without a noise
Now it's better if I go silently without making any noise.

Or fall in love with other boys
Or I can start loving someone else.

I'll just make my sorry sound
But I'll apologize through my actions.

Following myself around
I will focus on myself and my life.

You love everybody else
You love everyone else but me.

Everybody else
Everyone else except for me.

Wish I was everybody else
I wish I was someone else, someone you loved.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: KATIE WHITE, JULES DE MARTINO

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