Why Chumbawumba’s hit 90s song still resonates
The man behind one of the most iconic songs of the 1990s has opened up about the song’s longevity.
Speaking with Today Extra, Dunstan Bruce, the lead singer of British rock band Chumbawumba, has shared how much the world embraced the message of Tubthumping when it was released 25 years ago.
"I'm really proud of the life span that song has had and the fact that it has this universal message," Bruce said.
"It seems to transcend time and that's a wonderful feeling that you can become part of popular culture in a way that is like that and that it has such a life."
With the iconic music video being set in an unassuming local pub, Bruce said the song is about resilience and people being able to fight against all the things that are going wrong in their lives and "that there's always a way to find solidarity with other people".
"It's about community and sharing those moments with other people," he said.
"So it's like it was inspired by just going to the local pub and seeing people who have had a really hard week at work but would be out and have a really good time and make the best out of a bad situation I suppose."
The 59-year-old musician said following the success of Tubthumping, the band wanted to use their newfound fame to “try and change the world” for the better.
Which is why, 25 years after the song’s release, Dunstan is involved in a new documentary titled I Get Knocked Down which addresses those messages he wanted to share when he was younger.
"It asks questions about what you do when you enter middle age and can you still have an influence on the world and where do you fit into the world as you get older," he said.
"A lot of the time we come to feel invisible in the world and this sounds really cheesy - but it did help me get back up again in a way."
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