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"Tubthumping" is a song by British rock band Chumbawamba, released in August 1997 by EMI, Universal and Republic Records as the first single from their eighth studio album, Tubthumper (1997). It is the band's most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart .
Chumbawamba (/ ˌ tʃ ʌ m b ə ˈ w ɒ m b ə /) was 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 Brit Awards 1998.
It spawned the worldwide hit "Tubthumping", which was a top 10 hit in the US, [20] the UK, [21] Sweden, [22] Norway, [23] and Belgium, [24] and a number 1 hit in Canada, [25] Italy, [26] Ireland, [27] and Australia. [28] The follow-up single, "Amnesia", also proved a commercial success, managing to reach the top 10 in the UK [21] and Canada ...
Chumbawamba singer Dunstan Bruce talks to TODAY about the 25th anniversary of the song "Tubthumping" and how the song opened doors for the band.
An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
The song was released as a CD single in the UK. [3] A 12-inch single of the song was later released in the US, featuring "Tubthumping" as its B-side. [4] A full-page ad featured in Spin magazine, for the song's parent album mentioned the inclusion of "Amnesia" on the album, was accompanied by partial lyrics.
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