"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.