Songfacts®:

• "Good People Do Bad Things" was released in February 2025 as the lead single from The Ting Tings' fifth album, Home. The track explores the complexity of being human - the inevitability of mistakes and the importance of embracing imperfection rather than hiding it.
  
  Singer Katie White told Songfacts: "Living with guilt or with the moments of imperfection in a modern world is tough. We have to fail. We have to make errors. How do we learn if we don't experience such failures? More B-sides and more exposure of our journey than just the top side on show."
  
  Her bandmate and husband Jules De Martino added: "Yeah it's OK doing bad stuff here and there when you're a good person. It's not always intentional and we are human, so mistakes or failings are all learning right."
• Katie was pregnant with their first child, Meadow, when she wrote the song. She saw it as an important message to pass on - a reminder to her future daughter that it's okay to fall short sometimes.
  
  Another track on Home, simply titled "Song for Meadow," is also dedicated to her.
• "Good People Do Bad Things" found a second life on TikTok, with over 300,000 users creating videos using the sound.
  
  Katie praised the platform in her Songfacts interview: "TikTok is a platform we love. It feels like we get a free roll of the dice here. As independent artists it's not governed or owned by majors. Unlike Spotify, etcetera, you don't have to pay your way through. You genuinely can get discovered here."
• Home marked The Ting Tings' first album in seven years - and a bold sonic departure. Far from the punchy indie-pop of hits like "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go," the album embraces a sun-drenched, mellow sound inspired by Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, and the Carpenters.
  
  The change coincided with a slower pace of life. After relocating to Ibiza with their daughter, the band built a home studio and leaned into simplicity.
  
  "The songwriting and recording process is not a rush anymore and we don't expect anything more than what we can achieve on basic instruments," Jules told Songfacts. "No more in-the-box sessions. All the new songs work exceptionally well just on a Rhodes or acoustic guitar. Our acoustic guitar collection has grown a lot though."