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Homophobia (Chumbawamba song)

"Homophobia"
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Single by Chumbawamba
from the album Anarchy
Released 1994
Format CD, 12" vinyl
Recorded Woodland Studios, UK
Genre Folk
Length 4:35
Label One Little Indian (UK, 1994)
Songwriter(s) Chumbawamba
Producer(s) Chumbawamba & Credit to the Nation
Chumbawamba singles chronology
"Timebomb"
(1993)
"Homophobia"
(1994)
"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!"
(1995)
"Timebomb"
(1993)
"Homophobia"
(1994)
"Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!"
(1995)

"Homophobia" is a song from Chumbawamba's album Anarchy, concerning the topic of modern homophobia. It remained a regular part of Chumbawamba's live set, usually in an a cappella version, from its initial release in 1994 up to the band's retirement in 2012. This arrangement was performed on their 1994 live album Showbusiness!. The version released as a single is very different from the album and live versions, having an upbeat synthesised backing, altered lyrics, and backing vocals by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

The B-side "Song for Derek Jarman" is a heavily reworked version of "Rage" from Anarchy. It quotes from Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that good night" and ends with a clip of Derek Jarman himself praising the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

The song was a hit in the UK, going to number 76 on the UK Singles Chart.

Version 1

Version 2


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