AccuRadio Song Of The Day-Chumbawamba

Artist:Chambawamba
Song:Tubthumping
Album:Now Dance '97





Tubthumping was a top ten hit in 1997. It was the only big hit for the British group Chumbawamba. MTV played the crap out of the video. Though they were a one hit wonder in the US, Chumbawamba had been around since the early 80s. They were formed in 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire, England out of the ashes of the band Chimp Eats Banana. The two founding members were Allan "Boff" Whalley and Danbert Nobacon (real name-Nigel Hunter). Both guys played guitar. They soon added keyboard player Louise "Lou" Watts, percussionist Alice Nutter, singer and guitarist Dunstan Bruce, trumpeter  Mave Dillon and drummer Harry "Daz" Hamer. They added bassist Paul Greco in 1992 and Jude Abbott replaced Dillon in 1996. Other than that, that was the band for their entire history. Chumbawamba were a punk influenced dance group. They released albums on their own label from 1986 to 1992. They had success in England on One Little Indian Records with London Records distribution. In 1997, Chumbawamba signed with EMI in Europe hoping to reach a wider audience. After Tubthumping was a hit in England, Universal's Republic label picked up the album Tubthumper in the US. The video for Tubthumping was played constantly on MTV and it reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was certified 3XPlatinum. In case you hadn't noticed, the song is about getting drunk. They filmed the video at their favorite pub. I'll say this for Tubthumping. It has a great chorus. Of course the success didn't last. They released one more album on EMI/Republic and then left. They got what they wanted. They made a lot of money and then started their own label in 2002. You can get Tubthumping on this 2CD various artists budget comp. They continued to record and tour until disbanding in 2012. Bruce and Hamer formed Interrobang?! and have released one album. Here's the video for Tubthumping by Chumbawamba.