History YMMV / Supertramp

** Childish Gambino's deep cut "Untouchable" runs on a sample of "Child of Vision".

** Gym Class Heroes sampled "Breakfast in America" in "Cupid's Chokehold". The quality of the sampling (actually a newly recorded cover of the first few lines by [[Music/FallOutBoy Patrick Stump]]) is...debatable.
** Same goes for [[{{Music/Scooter}} Scooter's]] sampling of "The Logical Song".

* SignatureSong: "Give A Little Bit", whose PopCultureOsmosis has been so widespread that it has been used extensively for advertisements. Runners-up include "The Logical Song," "Dreamer", "Breakfast in America", "Bloody Well Right", "Take the Long Way Home" or "Goodbye Stranger". And also "School", which, despite not being one of their biggest hits on the charts, is by far their most popular album track and widely considered as a classic and one of their best songs.

* SignatureSong: "Give A Little Bit", whose PopCultureOsmosis has been so widespread that it has been used extensively for advertisements. Runners-up include "The Logical Song," "Dreamer", "Breakfast in America", "Bloody Well Right", "Take the Long Way Home" or "Goodbye Stranger".

* EnsembleDarkhorse: ''Crisis? What Crisis?'' is a fan favorite despite charting low and failing to generate any hit singles.

* EnsembleDarkhorse ''Crisis? What Crisis?'' is a fan favorite despite charting low and failing to generate any hit singles.

* ''Crisis? What Crisis?'' is a fan favorite despite charting low and failing to generate any hit singles.

** Same goes for Crazy Frog's "sampling" of "The Logical Song."

* RetroactiveRecognition: One of Roger Hodgson's bandmates in his pre-Supertramp band Argosy was a piano player named Reginald Dwight, who later changed his name to Music/EltonJohn. Perhaps you've heard of him.

* SignatureSong: "Give A Little Bit", whose PopCultureOsmosis has been so widespread that it has been used extensively for advertisements. Runners-up include "The Logical Song," "Dreamer," "Bloody Well Right," "Take the Long Way Home," or "Goodbye Stranger."

* EarWorm: Plenty from their "classic" period, especially the singles from ''Breakfast In America''.

* EpicRiff: Usually on an ''electric piano''. "Dreamer", "Bloody Well Right", "The Logical Song", "Goodbye Stranger", and "Cannonball".

* SampledUp: Gym Class Heroes sampled "Breakfast in America" in "Cupid's Chokehold". The quality of the sampling (actually a newly recorded cover of the first few lines by [[Music/FallOutBoy Patrick Stump]]) is...debatable.

* YokoOhNo: Roger Hodgson has cited Rick Davies' wife managing the band as one of the reasons for leaving and not participating in the reunions.
** Their mid-1970's producer Ken Scott [[WordOfGod mentioned in his memoirs]] that by ''Crisis? What Crisis?'', the bandmembers' girlfriends and wives were constantly at odds with each other; he describes that the way many people are led to believe (falsely) that Music/TheBeatles' group tensions were precipitated by Yoko Ono and Linda [=McCartney=] was actually the atmosphere Supertramp were in at the time.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Roger Hodgson unleashed a MindScrew on a whole orchestra by inviting them to record a part for "Fool's Overture". When the conductor tapped the baton to silence the orchestra, Roger got all that he needed (just the soundscape of them ''preparing'' to tune) and sent them on their way.

** Their mid-1970's producer Ken Scott [[WordOfGod mentioned in his memoirs]] that by ''Crisis? What Crisis?'', the bandmembers' girlfriends and wives were constantly at odds with each other; he describes that the way many people are led to believe (falsely) that Music/TheBeatles' group tensions were precipitated by Yoko Ono and Linda [=McCartney=] was actually the atmosphere Supertramp were in at the time.

* ConceptAlbum: ''Crime of the Century''. Its uniting theme being insanity, or the dark side of society. However, [[WordOfGod Roger Hodgson says]] that other than a deliberate connection between "School" and the first line of "Bloody Well Right", there was never any intention to link any of the songs, and any reading of it as a concept album is strictly the listener's.

** Their mid-1970's producer Ken Scott [[WordOfGod mentioned in his memoirs]] that by ''Crisis? What Crisis?'', the bandmembers' girlfriends and wives were constantly at odds with each other; he describes that the way many people are led to believe (falsely) that Music/TheBeatles' group tensions were precipitated by Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney was actually the atmosphere Supertramp were in at the time.

* EndingFatigue[=/=]EpicInstrumentalOpener: Their album closers usually contain one of these. In many cases, the ending or the opener lasts ''half the song''.

* SignatureStyle: The band's use of Wurlitzer electric pianos is a key element of their distinctive sound.

* SampledUp: Gym Class Heroes sampled "Breakfast in America" in "Cupid's Chokehold". The quality of the sampling (actually a newly recorded cover of the first few lines by [[FallOutBoy Patrick Stump]]) is...debatable.