Great DJ

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title: "Great DJ" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2007-songs", "2008-singles", "2009-singles", "columbia-records-singles", "songs-written-by-jules-de-martino", "songs-written-by-katie-white", "the-ting-tings-songs"] description: "2008 single by the Ting Tings" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_DJ" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 2008 single by the Ting Tings ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox song"]

Field	Value
name	Great DJ
cover	Great DJ TheTingTings.jpg
caption	Re-release picture sleeve
border	yes
type	single
artist	the Ting Tings
album	We Started Nothing
released	(re-release)
genre
length	3:23
label	Columbia
writer
producer	Jules De Martino
chronology	The Ting Tings UK
prev_title	Fruit Machine
prev_year	2007
next_title	That's Not My Name
next_year	2008
misc	{{Extra chronology
artist	The Ting Tings US
type	single
title	Great DJ
year	2008
next_title	Shut Up and Let Me Go
next_year	2008
header	Alternative cover
type	single
cover	Great-Dj.jpg
caption	Download cover
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"Great DJ" is the debut single by English indie pop band The Ting Tings. The song was originally released as a double A-side with "That's Not My Name" by independent record label Switchflicker Records on 28 May 2007.

Composition

Vocalist Katie White states that the song was written by "playing a D chord on the guitar for hours, because that's all I could play. And then I put my finger on the wrong string, and got what I discovered was an augmented chord. And that was the riff!" The single was originally released as a double A-side along with "That's Not My Name".

Re-release

When "Great DJ" was re-released on 3 March 2008, it did not enter the UK Singles Chart until one week after the individual re-release of single "That's Not My Name" went to number one.

The cover sleeves for the single were recycled: Katie White and Jules De Martino gathered old 7-inch records from numerous car boot sales and charity shops in and around Manchester, turned the sleeves inside out and customised them to create new sleeves for this single.

iTunes free single

"Great DJ" was featured on iTunes' free single of the week in Canada where it received an average of 3½ stars.

Track listings

7-inch vinyl (2007, Switchflicker Records)

1. "That's Not My Name" – 3:43
2. "Great DJ" – 3:23

One-sided 7-inch vinyl (2008, Columbia)

1. "Great DJ" – 3:23

CD 1 (2008, Columbia)

1. "Great DJ" – 3:23
2. "Great DJ" (Calvin Harris remix edit) – 6:37
3. "Great DJ" (7th Heaven radio edit) – 3:31

CD 2 (2008, Columbia)

1. "Great DJ" (Calvin Harris remix) – 7:05
2. "Great DJ" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:38
3. "Great DJ" (7th Heaven dub) – 6:53

Digital EP

1. "Great DJ" (Calvin Harris remix) – 7:05
2. "Great DJ" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:38
3. "Great DJ" (Demo version) – 3:23

Charts

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for "Great DJ""] | Chart (2008) | Peak position | Australia (ARIA) | |---|---|---| | 52 | | | ::

Certifications and sales

Release history

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Region	Date	Label(s)	Ref.	United Kingdom	United States
3 March 2008	Columbia
22 September 2008
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References

References

1. [[The Guardian]]: 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear - Party Songs, Writing Party Songs, pg. 7
2. (29 February 2008). "Great DJ - EP, The Ting Tings".
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4. (1 March 2008). "Music Upfront: March 3".
5. Praxis Media. "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: USA Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Radio1.gr.

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