"Chumbawamba wrote the song Tubthumping as a song of hope and positivity, so it seems entirely odd that the 'I get knocked down...' refrain is being used by New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister ...

"It seems the media care more about the Chumbawamba story than we do ... He ended by referring to its famous lyrics, saying: "We got knocked down, but we got up again." The band protested ...

Of course, Chumbawamba became widely known in the late '90s when they released "Tubthumping" from their album Tubthumper (1997). The song, with its iconic chant "I get knocked down, but I get up ...