Tubthumper

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Tubthumper
Tubthumper cover
Studio album by Chumbawamba
Released 1997
Recorded Aug 1996 - Feb 1997
Genre Anarcho-punk
Length 58:49
Label EMI
Chumbawamba chronology
Swingin' with Raymond
(1995)
Tubthumper
(1997)
WYSIWYG
(2000)


Tubthumper (1997) is an album by anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba, and is the album that catapulted them into the mainstream. Many of the tracks address specific social issues, such as homelessness, Dockland strikes in Liverpool or racism. Tubthumper remains the band's most successful album, selling over 3 million units in the US alone.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Tubthumping" – 4:39
  2. "Amnesia" – 4:08
  3. "Drip, Drip, Drip" – 5:08
  4. "The Big Issue" – 4:37
  5. "The Good Ship Lifestyle" – 5:13
  6. "One By One" – 5:45
  7. "Outsider" – 4:08
  8. "Creepy Crawling" – 4:03
  9. "Mary, Mary" – 4:58
  10. "Small Town" – 3:13
  11. "I Want More" – 4:01
  12. "Scapegoat" – 5:07
  13. "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" – 3:49.*

.* Released on extended edition of album.