The punk rockers will regroup for the project, which will explore the band's political activism and its efforts to break into the music industry before scoring an unlikely international hit with Tubthumping in 1997.

Bruce is seeking just under $63,000 (£40,000) via Kickstarter.com to cover costs of I Get Knocked Down (The Untold Story of Chumbawamba).

On the campaign website, the film is described as, "A personal exploration of what happens when a political pop band accidentally have a worldwide smash hit and given their '15 minutes of fame' what they attempted to achieve."

In an accompanying video announcing the project, Bruce says, "This is our chance to get the inside story, to get the truth - or at least different versions of the truth - from members of the band about what happened when a bunch of anarchists from the north of England had a worldwide hit totally by accident."

The Kickstarter campaign had raised over $13,000 (£8,125) as WENN went to press. Fans have until 31 July (15) to donate to the project.