"Wrong Club" is a song by British duo The Ting Tings and their first single off of their third studio album, Super Critical.[1] It was well received by music critics, who praised the song's disco feel. The song reached #2 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart, also entering the Adult Top 40 and Japan Hot 100.

"Wrong Club"
Single by The Ting Tings
from the album Super Critical
Released14 July 2014 (2014-07-14)
GenreDisco
Length3:19
LabelFinca Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Ting Tings singles chronology
"Hit Me Down Sonny"
(2012)
"Wrong Club"
(2014)
"Do It Again"
(2014)
Music video
"Wrong Club" on YouTube

Background and release

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Katie White, the band's lead singer, told Entertainment Weekly that "The song’s about being in the club at four in the morning, when everything you’ve taken has worn off and you’ve just realized what a shitty club you’re in, and what terrible music. I think everyone’s been there. You’re not drunk anymore and you’ve got beer all down you and you’re just re-evaluating your life."[2]

The song was released on 3 June 2014 via an audio video on YouTube.[3] On the same day, Billboard published an article announcing the song's release.[1] On 15 August the song was officially announced as the lead single from Super Critical.[4]

The song was featured in an episode of Roadies.[5]

Critical reception

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Jason Lipshutz of Billboard gave the song a highly positive review, calling it "euphoric" and saying it was "a single that shimmies forward with the disco thump of Daft Punk's mega-hit 'Get Lucky.'"[1]

Music video

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A music video for "Wrong Club," directed by Lisa Paclet, was released on 14 July 2014; the video features Kate White dancing in a loft-like setting, with lasers hitting her from time to time.[6]

Chart performance

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"Wrong Club" debuted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart on 24 January 2015. It reached its No. 2 peak on 21 March and spent a total of five weeks in the Top 10.[7] The song also did well on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart, on which it spent 11 weeks and reached No. 28.[8] The song also charted in Japan, where it reached No. 45; it spent a total of 3 weeks on Japan's Hot 100.[9]

Tracklisting

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Wrong Club"3:19
iTunes Remixes EP
No.TitleLength
1."Wrong Club" (Tom Stephan Vocal Mix)6:55
2."Wrong Club" (Tom Stephan Dub Mix)6:40
3."Wrong Club" (Club Mix By The Super Criticals)7:22
4."Wrong Club" (Vision II Remix by Boix)3:55
The BXY Remixes[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Do It Again" (BXY Remix)7:15
2."Wrong Club" (BXY Remix)7:17

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lipshutz, Jason. "The Ting Tings Channel Daft Punk on 'Wrong Club': Listen". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ^ Raymer, Miles. "The Ting Tings' 'Wrong Club' gets an ironically club-worthy remix by Boix". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ "The Ting Tings - Wrong Club (Official Audio)". YouTube. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Wrong Club by The Ting Tings". 7digital. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Life is a Carnival". Tunefind. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  6. ^ "The Ting Tings - Wrong Club". Youtube. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Dance Club Songs the Week of March 21, 2015". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. ^ "The Ting Tings Chart History". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Search Results". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ^ "The Ting Tings – The BXY Remixes". discogs.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 40, 2014" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  13. ^ "The Ting Tings Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  14. ^ "The Ting Tings Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Dance Club Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 10 March 2020.