Tubthumper is the eighth studio album by the anarchist band Chumbawamba, and is the album that catapulted them into the mainstream, released by EMI and in the United States by Universal Records. Many of the tracks address specific social issues, such as homelessness, the Liverpool Dockers' Strike or racism; a fair number of them express the far-left/anarchist critiques of British liberals in "New Labour," which started in 1994. Tubthumper was the band's first major commercial success, and remains their most successful album, selling over 3 million units in the United States alone, largely on the strength of the hit lead single "Tubthumping". Cover design for the album's U.S. release was designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City Tubthumper is the eighth studio album by the anarchist band Chumbawamba, and is the album that catapulted them into the mainstream, released by EMI and in the United States by Universal Records. Many of the tracks address specific social issues, such as homelessness, the Liverpool Dockers' Strike or racism; a fair number of them express the far-left/anarchist critiques of British liberals in "New Labour," which started in 1994. Tubthumper was the band's first major commercial success, and remains their most successful album, selling over 3 million units in the United States alone, largely on the strength of the hit lead single "Tubthumping". Cover design for the album's U.S. release was designed by Michael Calleia at Industrial Strength Design in New York City false 2024-04-02 00:54:31 Tubthumper 7.6 1997 1997-08-25 1997-08-25 55 Alternative Dance Alternative Rock Anarcho-Punk Dance-Pop Drum And Bass Electronic Folk Rock Indie Rock Pop Pop Rock Punk Rock Synth-Pop 113034 2122217 917d9c85-e010-4dc5-8363-396e5f557cfc 7b7b1e6f-e73e-41a0-9d72-8f0b30c6992d b5679518-f45c-3a5f-b360-7a877a24af66 /media/data/media7/Music/Chumbawamba/Tubthumper (1997)/folder.jpg Chumbawamba AlbumArtist Chumbawamba Artist Chumbawamba Chumbawamba 1 Tubthumping 04:38 2 Amnesia 04:08 3 Drip Drip Drip 05:08 4 The Big Issue 04:38 5 The Good Ship Lifestyle 05:13 6 One by One 04:45 7 Outsider 05:08 8 Creepy Crawling 04:03 9 Mary Mary 04:58 10 Smalltown 03:13 11 I Want More 04:02 12 Scapegoat 05:07 Chumbawamba () were a British anarcho-punk band who formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the 1998 Brit Awards. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with Credit to the Nation), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Add Me". Their 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, and anti-fascism. For most of their career, the band had a 7-8 piece lineup and drew from a wide range of musical styles, including punk rock, pop, and folk. While their first two albums were largely punk and pop-influenced, their third was an entirely a capella album of traditional songs. In 2004, several long-term members left the band, which continued with a 4-piece (later 5-piece) acoustic lineup, with more folk-influenced output. In July 2012, Chumbawamba announced they were splitting up after 30 years. The band was joined by former members and collaborators for three final shows between 31 October and 3 November 2012, one of which was filmed and released as a live DVD.