WTH Happened To Chumbawamba? - TOP ONE HIT WONDERS

WTH Happened To Chumbawamba - TOP ONE HIT WONDERS

Chumbawamba took the music world by storm with their massive hit song "Tubthumping". The question is, whatever happened to the one hit wonder that is Chumbawamba? In this video, we look at Chumbawamba's rise to fame, their successes, their failures, and their musical career.

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A better question would be,

"Have you heard of all the amazing stuff that Chumbawamba as a band actually did BEFORE that hit record?"
The stuff they continue to do now as individual's.
They really left a mark on me back somewhere around 1990. My own history features Chumbawamba, which is why I'm still watching occasionally their stuff and commenting here on YT.
I feel really privileged to have seen them a few times live around the time of Slap in small intimate venues. Where they would hang around after and invite people to come and chat with them.
I wish I could relive that set from that time, just one more time. Take my kids, and my grandchildren along and have a blast with them again.
Thank you all. ❤️❤️

[stevenbyers]

Chumbawamba is my favorite band of all time.

[johnjohnson]

I never had any idea they were so radical. I love them even more. I want to hear more of their songs.

[AbsolutelyNotFfs]

They've not vanished. 2.5 million people on Spotify listen to them. I'd say that's not vanished. Also - give good ship lifestyle a listen to. It's an absolute banger.

[kriseberwein]

They were only a one-hit-wonder for people who didn't get it. They had more than 30 albums, all of which were rad! But, good on OP for giving the history :)

[geozeo]

They were radical but definitely not Marxist. As most anarcho punk bands in the early 80's, they'd say left/right flip sides of the same coin. Great, great live band.

[fargerr]

Great band I grew up in Leeds so I got to see them loads in the 80s

[ADHDIYuk]

Chumbawumba had been around for years before that song was released.

[CorradoCarlevaro]

I listen to them since their first LPs and there is always a handful of their songs in my playlists, definitely not one hit wonder

[aikanae]

They had a good website too. I found a lot of other bands from it.

[kevingray]

They did a track on ‘pox on the poll tax’, as did I.

[stephenbrawn]

Tubthumping is one of their worst songs, I saw them live many times, one of the most entertaining and flexible live bands I've seen and I've been to lots of gigs! They would wear multiple costumes and continue playing throughout costume changes flawlessly

[chucknin]

3000 views 30 comments in 11 months... that's what happened

[dave]

That's an eye-opener. I always pictured them looking like Beck or Weezer, since all the Goths and anarchists were actually listening to bands like Marilyn Manson and Prong.

[dan-wtb]

Adam Carolla has a great story about meeting these anarchists - they were far Left of Lenin. Kooky ideas.

[dannye]

They got knocked down but....they didn't get up again.

[gemee]

Politics and music don't mix. Proved by Chum.

[SafetyProMalta]

Buh What legacy? One hit wonder is all they managed (apart from squatting)
Fair play to Prescott though!