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Chumbawamba: How 'Tubthumping' shook the world

Ian Winwood, Daily Telegraph, 15 February 2021

IN 1997, OUT OF NOWHERE the English anarchist punk band Chumbawamba sold more than five million albums. In attaining triple-platinum status, in the United States the 12-track Tubthumper became the bestselling loud rock LP by a British group of the past 24-years. Suddenly hopping with the jet set, by way of celebration the boisterous octet decided to double their wages from 30 to 60 quid a week. 

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