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."

Shut Up And Let Me Go (Haji
The Ting Tings Lyrics

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Hey

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I tell you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now shut up and let me go
Your jeans were once so clean
I bet you changed your wardrobe since we met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It's you that ought to be holding me
I'm not containable
This turns up
It's not sustainable

I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
Shut up and let me go
Hey

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, but I can't show
For the last time you had me in bits
Now shut up and let me go
For fear of leaving in regret
I changed this one when we first met

Now oh so easily your over me
Gone is love
It's me that ought to be moving on
You're not adorable
I want something unignorable

I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
Shut up and let me go
Hey

Oh love, hold this
Hey

Hey

Shut up and let me go
This hurts, I told you so
For the last time you will kiss my lips
Now shut up and let me go
Hey

I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this
I ain't freakin'
I ain't fakin' this

Shut up and let me go
Hey

Overall Meaning

The Ting Tings's song "Shut Up & Let Me Go" is a catchy and upbeat tune about a breakup. The song speaks to the frustration and liberation that often accompanies ending a relationship. The lyrics "Shut up and let me go" express the singer's desire to move on from the relationship and not be held back by the feelings of the past. She communicates that she is "not containable" and that the relationship is "not sustainable" in its current state. She urges her former partner to let her go and not cling to the past relationship.

The lyrics also touch on the superficial nature of the relationship, with the mention of the ex-partner's changing wardrobe since they first met. The singer also realizes that they were over the relationship before their partner was, and that they need to move on to find something more "unignorable." The lines "For the last time, you had me in bits/ Now shut up and let me go" show that the singer is done being hurt by this relationship and is ready to move on.

Overall, "Shut Up & Let Me Go" is a fun and empowering breakup anthem that encourages listeners to let go of toxic relationships and move forward with confidence.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey
Introducing the start of the song

Shut up and let me go
Stop talking and let me move on

This hurts, I tell you so
Breaking up is painful, as previously stated

For the last time you will kiss my lips
This is the final time we will share a physical connection

Now shut up and let me go
Reinforcing the need to let go and move on

Your jeans were once so clean
You used to try to impress me with your style

I bet you changed your wardrobe since we met
Since our breakup, you probably changed your style to impress someone else

Now oh so easily your over me
You moved on from our relationship quickly

Gone is love
Our love is now over

It's you that ought to be holding me
You should be the one trying to reconcile with me

I'm not containable
I cannot be controlled or held back

This turns up
This situation amplifies

It's not sustainable
Our love was not meant to last

I ain't freakin'
I am not going crazy

I ain't fakin' this
I am genuinely ready to move on

For fear of leaving in regret
In an effort to avoid having regrets about the relationship

I changed this one when we first met
I made changes to myself to try and impress you when we first started dating

It's me that ought to be moving on
I am the one who needs to let go and move on

You're not adorable
You are not worth sticking around for, despite your previous attempts to be charming or cute

I want something unignorable
I desire something that is impossible to ignore

Oh love, hold this
An exclamation or plea for love to help ease the pain of the breakup

I told you so
Expressing that the pain of the breakup was previously acknowledged

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

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