ɪn ɐ ɹᵻplˈaɪ tʊ ɐ fˈænz kwˈɛstʃən ɐbˌaʊt mˈɪŋ tˈiː ɔnðə bˈæŋɡəlz fˈæn mˈeɪl pˈeɪdʒ, suːzˈænə hˈɑːfs stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt "wiː ɡɑːt ðə nˈeɪm mˈɪŋ tˈiː fɹʌm ɐ vˈɛɹi əbskjˈʊɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ɪtˈæliən mˈuːvi stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ ˈɜːsjʊlə ˈændɹɛs."
In a reply to a fan's question about Ming Tea on The Bangles Fan Mail page, Susanna Hoffs stated that "We got the name Ming Tea from a very obscure 1960s Italian movie starring Ursula Andress."