Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (official Music Video) Apr 2026

: Despite a career spanning over 30 years and 16 albums, this remains their only major US Top 40 hit.

: The song was inspired by a Leeds pub called the Fforde Grene and the "resilience of ordinary people". Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (Official Music Video)

: While often seen as a party anthem, the band intended it as a protest song about the resilience of the working class. : Despite a career spanning over 30 years

: The song notably ends with a sampling of Henry Purcell's "Trumpet Voluntary". Band Backstory Chumbawamba - Tubthumping (Official Music Video)