Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Admit it, you just sang those lines to yourself, didn’t you? It’s OK. I did, too, when I jotted them down. Such is the power of ...

The British collective responsible for the '90s hit "Tubthumping" posts a lengthy goodbye letter to fans: "Thirty years of being snotty, eclectic, funny, contrary and just plain weird. What a ...

Chumbawamba’s ”Tubthumping” has had a surprisingly enduring life since it first emerged in 1997, flooding the airwaves with its “I get knocked down, but I get up again” sing-along refrain. It became ...

When New Zealand’s populist Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters strode out to address a political convention in the city of Palmerston North in March, the sound of British punk band Chumbawamba’s ...

Why do populists so often use the work of artists who despise them? Because they don’t have any good songs of their own The beauty of writing a song that revolves around a universal idea is that ...

Chumbawamba are making a comeback after almost a decade away with a new documentary. The Leeds band, best known for their 1997 hit ‘Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)’, announced their split back in ...

Back in 1997, the song Tubthumping became an instant and unforgettable chart hit, and its creators fleetingly became global superstars. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you ...

In 1982, in the British town of Burnley, a bunch of former members of a band called Chimp Eats Banana formed an anarchist collective named Chumbawamba. They lived together in a squat in Leeds, and ...

Chumbawamba have slammed populist New Zealand politician Winston Peters for using their anthemic hit Tubthumping as his walk-on theme song during rallies. The Leeds-based band slammed New Zealand ...

“I get knocked down, but I get up again/ You're never gonna keep me down/ I get knocked down, but I get up again/ You're never gonna keep me down.” Admit it, you just sang those lines to yourself, ...