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Tubthumping

Chumbawamba

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LIST YEAR

1998

Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.

Genre

Alternative rockRock

Theme

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RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Reported release: 1997

Reported release: 1997Date needs verification | Recent carryover

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The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

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Reported dates in 1997.html, 1998.html, 1998.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

The song's lyrics about getting knocked down and getting up again were inspired by resilience in the face of adversity.

Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 1998.html, song-list position 70
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 1998 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.

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