#chumbawamba

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Chumbawamba - Tubthumping 1997

"Tubthumping" is the lead single from Tubthumper, the eight studio album by British anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It is the band's most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart, held off the top spot by Will Smith's "Men in Black". It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 100. At the 1998 Brit Awards, "Tubthumping" was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single.

Vocalist Dunstan Bruce retrospectively observed that, before the group wrote it, they "were in a mess: we had become directionless and disparate". He credited "Tubthumping" with changing that, telling The Guardian, "It's not our most political or best song, but it brought us back together. The song is about us – as a class and as a band. The beauty of it was we had no idea how big it would be." Chumbawamba's anarcho-communist political leanings led them to have an irreverent attitude toward authority, and to espouse a variety of political and social causes including animal rights and pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding class struggle, Marxism, feminism, gay liberation, pop culture, and anti-fascism. In July 2012, Chumbawamba announced they were splitting up after 30 years.

"Tubthumping" recieved a total of 86,3% yes votes!

[brightlotusmoon]

[biolizardboils]

seriously, please support your local library!

Songs used:

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba

Library Card by Michael Yarmush from Arthur and The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape)

YouTube link // SoundCloud link

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

Listen to both songs before voting, and define "better" any way you wish!

[cyber-corp]

It still strikes me as odd that such a thing as "guilty pleasure" songs exist. What, you're embarrased that you're playing Chumbawamba in the car? Because you like Chumbawamba? I'm blasting that shit all the way to the bank and nobody stops me

[secondbeatsongs]

so, @jay-works challenged me to mash the instrumentals from "Mad World" with lyrics that are "from something wildly against the genre"

I think I've succeeded

[wormthing]

♪ - "The Big Issue" by Chumbawamba

A first try at a mini-zine that became a comic of a song I've been listening to a lot.

[anarchopuppy]

Incredible mashup created by @tsskyx 👑🦀

[unbfacts]

[hallison-bre]

Erik Petersen of Mischief Brew and The Orphans performs The Day The Nazi Died (originally by Chumbawumba) at the American Legion Basement in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. 6/3/2000

Erik, by his fans, is dearly missed.

— Video credits to Andrew Wellbrock on YouTube —

[sowhatifiliveinasmalltowninjapan]

Chumbawamba

[queefy-5-layer-burrito]

I’ve known for a long time that Chumbawamba (“Tub Thumpin’” aka “I get knocked down”) was a punk band.

But did you know that they’re a dope af punk band?? Like I’m listening through Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records for the first time and it’s fucking fantastic, in case the title alone wasn’t enough to intrigue you.

[sunflowertaters]

Once again, there's a Chumbawumba song for rn

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

I've had many people say they didn't know which song Tubthumping was until they listened to it, so PSA: I GET KNOCKED DOWN! BUT I GET UP AGAIN! YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN!

Listen to both songs before voting, and define "better" any way you wish!

[ultra-francesca-mercury]

march 3, 2008

Chumbawamba break the record for longest album title with their 160-word release The Boy Bands Have Won...