The original eight musicians drew inspiration from their shared experience of being unemployed and named their band UB40, a nod to the Unemployment Benefit, Form 40 - a document issued to those ...

The band has sold more than 70 million records globally but even some fans don't know the meaning of the name UB40 ...

An extremely rare gold disc awarded to UB40 for its hit album ‘Geffery Morgan’ is among an incredible memorabilia package ...

UB40 had 40 Top 20 hits in the '80s and after all these years there's still one song that really gets the crowd going. "It's going to be 'Red Red Wine' because it had two lives," Campbell said.

Masauti’s Fans Decry Low Viewership In Sampled UB 40 Song With Ssaru. The ten day old song is yet to have its video released.

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A post on Reddit explains that the name UB40 stands for 'Unemployment Benefit Form 40', which was an attendance card given to people who claim unemployment benefits from the government.