MMMBop
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"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released on March 24, 1997, by Mercury Records as the lead single from their first full-length studio album, Middle of Nowhere (1997). The song is the band's most successful single to date and was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. "MMMBop" was a major success worldwide, reaching number one in at least 12 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its music video was
Key facts
- Song.name
- MMMBop
- Song.cover
- Hanson-mmmbop.jpg
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Hanson
- Song.B side
- Where's the Love
- Song.album
- Middle of Nowhere
- Song.recorded
- 1995 (MMMBop, 3 Car Garage version) 1996 (Middle of Nowhere version)
- Song.genre
- Pop
- Song.length
- 4:28 (album version) 3:58 (single version)
- Song.label
- Mercury
- Song.writer
- Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson
- Song.producer
- Dust Brothers Stephen Lironi
- Song.next_title
- Where's the Love
- Song.next_year
- 1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- pop rock
- Producer
- Dust Brothers
- Performer
- Hanson
- Record label
- PolyGram
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- publication date
- 1997-04-19
- language of work or name
- English language
- different from
- gimbap
- single taken from the album or EP
- Middle of Nowhere
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Background and composition
- Critical reception
- Chart performance
- Music video
- Legacy
- Track listings
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications
- Release history
- Notable cover versions
- References
"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released on March 24, 1997, by Mercury Records as the lead single from their first full-length studio album, Middle of Nowhere (1997). The song is the band's most successful single to date and was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards. "MMMBop" was a major success worldwide, reaching number one in at least 12 countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its music video was directed by Tamra Davis.
The song was voted the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, while also topping critics' polls from such media as Rolling Stone, Spin, and VH1, and was ranked number 20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s", as well as number 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years". In 2023, Hanson released a new version of "MMMBop", entitled "MMMBop 2.0", in collaboration with English pop punk band Busted.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “MMMBop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.