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The song was played as the Flight Day 4 "[[Wake-up call (service)|wake up call]]" during the final [[Space Shuttle]] [[STS-135]] mission and flight of [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]] in July 2011 for astronaut [[Sandra Magnus]].
The song was played as the Flight Day 4 "[[Wake-up call (service)|wake up call]]" during the final [[Space Shuttle]] [[STS-135]] mission and flight of [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]] in July 2011 for astronaut [[Sandra Magnus]].

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The band received an offer of $1.5 million from [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] to use the song in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] advertisement.<ref name="nologo">{{cite book|first= Naomi |last= Klein |title= [[No Logo]] |location= New York |publisher= [[Picador (imprint)|Picador]] |year= 2000 |page= 301 |isbn= 0-312-20343-8}}</ref> According to the band it took about "thirty seconds to say no."<ref name="nologo"/> They did, however, license the song to American video game company [[Electronic Arts]] for use as the opening theme of the game ''[[World Cup 98 (video game)|World Cup '98]]'', and in television advertisements for the [[National Accident Helpline]], a profit-making firm specialising in [[personal injury lawyer]]s. It featured in the ''Knocked Down'' advertisement for the [[National Accident Helpline]] in 2012 which features the [[Underdog (advertising character)|Underdog]] character. It was also used as a theme song for ''[[Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves]]''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}}


The album version of the song opens with a sample of a monologue performed by [[Pete Postlethwaite]] in the 1996 film ''[[Brassed Off]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first= Tom |last= Vallance |title= Pete Postlethwaite: Distinctive, prolific actor, acclaimed by Spielberg as 'the best in the world' |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pete-postlethwaite-distinctive-prolific-actor-acclaimed-by-spielberg-as-the-best-in-the-world-2175128.html |date= 4 January 2011 |accessdate= 5 May 2016}}</ref>
The album version of the song opens with a sample of a monologue performed by [[Pete Postlethwaite]] in the 1996 film ''[[Brassed Off]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first= Tom |last= Vallance |title= Pete Postlethwaite: Distinctive, prolific actor, acclaimed by Spielberg as 'the best in the world' |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |url= http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pete-postlethwaite-distinctive-prolific-actor-acclaimed-by-spielberg-as-the-best-in-the-world-2175128.html |date= 4 January 2011 |accessdate= 5 May 2016}}</ref>


In 2011, the [[UK Independence Party]] used the song at a political conference to accompany the arrival of [[Nigel Farage]]. The band stated that this was a "gross misuse of a band's music", described their own reaction as "total and absolute outrage and horror", and said that UKIP was "a grubby little organisation" which was "stealing (the) song to use for their own ends".<ref>{{cite news|first= Alexandra |last= Topping |title= Chumbawamba go Tubthumping crazy over Ukip's use of No1 hit |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date= 9 September 2011 |accessdate= 15 October 2012 |url= http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/sep/09/chumbawumba-tubthumping-crazy-ukip-song}}</ref>
In 2011, the [[UK Independence Party]] used the song at a political conference to accompany the arrival of [[Nigel Farage]]. The band stated that this was a "gross misuse of a band's music", described their own reaction as "total and absolute outrage and horror", and said that UKIP was "a grubby little organisation" which was "stealing (the) song to use for their own ends".<ref>{{cite news|first= Alexandra |last= Topping |title= Chumbawamba go Tubthumping crazy over Ukip's use of No1 hit |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date= 9 September 2011 |accessdate= 15 October 2012 |url= http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/sep/09/chumbawumba-tubthumping-crazy-ukip-song}}</ref>

== Appearances in popular culture ==

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The band received an offer of $1.5 million from [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] to use the song in a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] advertisement.<ref name="nologo">{{cite book|first= Naomi |last= Klein |title= [[No Logo]] |location= New York |publisher= [[Picador (imprint)|Picador]] |year= 2000 |page= 301 |isbn= 0-312-20343-8}}</ref> According to the band it took about "thirty seconds to say no."<ref name="nologo"/> They did, however, license the song to American video game company [[Electronic Arts]] for use as the opening theme of the game ''[[World Cup 98 (video game)|World Cup '98]]'', and in television advertisements for the [[National Accident Helpline]], a profit-making firm specialising in [[personal injury lawyer]]s. It featured in the ''Knocked Down'' advertisement for the [[National Accident Helpline]] in 2012 which features the [[Underdog (advertising character)|Underdog]] character. It was also used as a theme song for ''[[Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves]]''{{ |date= }}


The song was featured in ''[[Liv and Maddie]]'', an American [[teen sitcom]] that premiered on September 15, 2013 on [[Disney Channel]].
The song was featured in ''[[Liv and Maddie]]'', an American [[teen sitcom]] that premiered on September 15, 2013 on [[Disney Channel]].


First broadcast in March 2016, the song played over the closing credits of episode 10 of the TV series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'', and briefly during the same episode by a character listening on a MP3 player as he entered the men’s room.
First broadcast in March 2016, the song played over the closing credits of episode 10 of the TV series ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]'', and briefly during the same episode by a character listening on a MP3 player as he entered the room.


==Tubthumping (Remix)==
==Tubthumping (Remix)==

Revision as of 10:58, 2 September 2016

"Tubthumping"
Song

"Tubthumping" is a song released by British rock band Chumbawamba in 1997. It was their most successful single, peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1] At the 1998 Brit Awards, "Tubthumping" was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single.

Overview

Following the UK miners' strike, Chumbawumba, inspired by Frank Zappa, began making music with political themes, while designed for mainstream listening.[2]

The term "tubthumper" is commonly used for someone, often a politician, seeming to "jump on the bandwagon" with a populist idea. The liner notes on the album Tubthumper, from which "Tubthumping" was the first single, put the song in a radical context, quoting a UK anti-road protester, Paris 1968 graffiti, details about the famous McLibel case and the short story "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner".

"Tubthumping" was placed at number 12 in Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Most Annoying Songs.[3] Conversely, "Tubthumping" was voted as the second-best single of 1997 on The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll, after Hanson's "MMMBop".

The cover art for the single is based on the logo for the manufacturing company of Arm & Hammer.

The song consists of lead vocals by Dunstan Bruce and Lou Watts, and features Jude Abbott on trumpet.

The band has performed the song with alternative lyrics on numerous occasions. When performing on the Late Show with David Letterman, a chant of "Free Mumia Abu-Jamal" accompanied only by a drumbeat preceded the final chorus. At the 1998 Brit Awards, the band performed the song with the added line "New Labour sold out the dockers, just like they'll sell out the rest of us" in protest at the New Labour government's refusal to support the Liverpool dockers' strike. A French version of the song was produced for the French Canadian market.

The song was played as the Flight Day 4 "wake up call" during the final Space Shuttle STS-135 mission and flight of Atlantis in July 2011 for astronaut Sandra Magnus.

The album version of the song opens with a sample of a monologue performed by Pete Postlethwaite in the 1996 film Brassed Off.[4]

In 2011, the UK Independence Party used the song at a political conference to accompany the arrival of Nigel Farage. The band stated that this was a "gross misuse of a band's music", described their own reaction as "total and absolute outrage and horror", and said that UKIP was "a grubby little organisation" which was "stealing (the) song to use for their own ends".[5]

The band received an offer of $1.5 million from Nike to use the song in a World Cup advertisement.[6] According to the band it took about "thirty seconds to say no."[6] They did, however, license the song to American video game company Electronic Arts for use as the opening theme of the game World Cup '98, and in television advertisements for the National Accident Helpline, a profit-making firm specialising in personal injury lawyers. It featured in the Knocked Down advertisement for the National Accident Helpline in 2012 which features the Underdog character. It was also used as a theme song for Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves[7] and a portion of it was featured in Norm Macdonald's 1998 movie Dirty Work.

The song was featured in Liv and Maddie, an American teen sitcom that premiered on September 15, 2013 on Disney Channel.

First broadcast in March 2016, the song played over the closing credits of episode 10 of the TV series Billions, and briefly during the same episode by a character listening on a MP3 player as he entered the men's room.

Tubthumping (Remix)

"Tubthumping (Remix)" was released in 2003 as a promotional CD by Chumbawamba on their MUTT Records label. The remixed version of the song was done by The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann. It is a slower version of the song, with a more minor key feeling to the music.

The other two songs on the CD were taken from the album Readymades and Then Some.

Track listings and formats

12" promo (Universal, 1997)

Side A

  1. "Tubthumping" (MAWR mix Pablo/Lawrie) – 5:10
  2. "Tubthumping" (Original mix) – 3:33

Side B

  1. "Tubthumping" (TimeShard mix) – 4:57
  2. "Tubthumping" (Gunshot mix) – 5:17
CD Single (EMI, 1997)
  1. "Tubthumping" [from the album Tubthumper] – 3:33
  2. "Farewell to the Crown" [featuring the Oysterband] – 2:57
  3. "Football Song" ["Shit ground, no fans..."] – 2:26
  4. "Tubthumping" (Butthumping mix) [Remixed by Ism] – 5:23
  5. "Tubthumping" (Danny Boy mix) [Remixed by the Dr Quantize Clinic] – 5:38
CD Maxi-single (EMI, 1997)
  1. "Tubthumping" [from the album Tubthumper] – 3:34
  2. "Tubthumping" (Butthumping mix) [Remixed by Ism] – 5:24
  3. "Tubthumping" (Danny Boy mix) – 5:38
  4. "Tubthumping" (MAWR mix/Pablo & Lawrie) – 5:11
  5. "Tubthumping" (TimeShard mix) – 4:59
  6. "Tubthumping" (Gunshot mix) – 5:20
Tubthumping (remix) (Koch, 2003)
  1. "Tubthumping" (remix) (by The Flaming Lips and Dave Fridmann) – 5:20
  2. "Salt Fare, North Sea" – 4:28
  3. "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" – 2:52

Charts

See also

References

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  2. ^ TubThumping as the subject of an episode of the Podcast Surprisingly Awesome
  3. ^ Archived 2014-03-31 at the Wayback Machine. Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Vallance, Tom (4 January 2011). "Pete Postlethwaite: Distinctive, prolific actor, acclaimed by Spielberg as 'the best in the world'". The Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ Topping, Alexandra (9 September 2011). "Chumbawamba go Tubthumping crazy over Ukip's use of No1 hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  6. ^ a b Klein, Naomi (2000). No Logo. New York: Picador. p. 301. ISBN 0-312-20343-8.
  7. ^ Brown, Chris (1 December 2014). "Chumbawamba 'Tubthumping'". Now That's What I Call a Challenge. Retrieved 2 September 2016. ...a massive global hit that even penetrated the US Top 10 and became the theme tune for straight-to-video sequel Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves.
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