Chumbawamba
Sign in to saveChumbawamba () were an English 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 Brit Awards 1998. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with Credit to the Nation), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Homophobia". 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 strug
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- Musical artist.name
- Chumbawamba
- Musical artist.image
- File:Chumbawamba TFF.JPG
- Musical artist.landscape
- yes
- Musical artist.caption
- Final lineup (2007–12) at the Rudolstadt-Festival, Thüringen, in 2012
- Musical artist.alias
- Skin Disease, Antidote (with the Ex), Scab Aid
- Musical artist.origin
- Burnley, Lancashire, and Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1982–2012
- Musical artist.past_members
- Boff Whalley Danbert Nobacon Midge Lou Watts Dunstan Bruce Alice Nutter Diane Harry Hamer Mavis Dillon Cobie Laan Jude Abbott Paul Greco Neil Ferguson Phil Moody
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- Official website
- www.chumba.com
- Image
- Chumbawamba TFF.JPG
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- inception
- 1982-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2012-00-00
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- 1982-00-00
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- 18600
- name
- Chumbawamba
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
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27 sectionsContents
- Name
- Band history
- Early years (1982–1984)
- With Agit-Prop Records (1985–1992)
- With One Little Indian Records (1993–1996)
- With EMI Records (1997–2001)
- Controversy over EMI signing
- ''Tubthumper'' - mainstream success and political controversy (1997–1999)
- ''WYSIWYG'' and leaving EMI (2000–2001)
- With Mutt Records (2002–2004)
- With No Masters Records (2005–2011)
- Break-up and post-breakup activities (2012–present)
- Post-breakup band member activities
- Documentary
- Musical style and legacy
- Use of "Tubthumping" by the right
- Members
- Former members
- Occasional members and guests
- Timeline
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Chumbawamba () were an English 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 Brit Awards 1998. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with Credit to the Nation), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Homophobia". 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, folk and dance. 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.