MMMBop

"MMMBop"
Single by Hanson
from the album Middle of Nowhere
Released April 15, 1997 (1997-04-15)
Format CD single
Genre Pop rock, teen pop
Length 4:28 (album version)
3:58 (single version)
Label Mercury, PolyGram
Songwriter(s) Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson
Producer(s) Dust Brothers, Stephen Lironi
Hanson singles chronology
"MMMBop"
(1997)		 "Where's the Love"
(1997)
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"MMMBop" on YouTube
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"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson. It was released in April 1997 as the lead single from their debut full length studio album, Middle of Nowhere (1997). The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards and is the band's most successful single to date. "MMMBop" was phenomenally successful, especially for a debut single, reaching number one in 27 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Mexico.[1] In the United Kingdom, the song sold 710,000 copies and stayed at number one for 3 weeks.

It 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 No. 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years", as well as No. 20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s".[2]

Background

The song originally appeared on the 1996 independent album MMMBop with a slower tempo, but was reworked as an upbeat pop track by hit producers The Dust Brothers.

In an August 2004 interview with Songfacts, Zac Hanson explained the song's origins:

That song started out really as the background part for another song. We were making our first independent album and we were trying to come up with a background part. We started singing a slightly different incarnation of what is now the chorus of "MMMbop." That sort of stuck in our heads and never really worked as a background part, and over a couple of years, that piece really has stuck in our heads and we really crafted the rest of the song - the verses and bridge and so on.

What that song talks about is, you've got to hold on to the things that really matter. MMMbop represents a frame of time or the futility of life. Things are going to be gone, whether it's your age and your youth, or maybe the money you have, or whatever it is, and all that's going to be left are the people you've nurtured and have really built to be your backbone and your support system.

They [the lyrics] weren't inspired by one artist in particular. The first music that we got into was '50s and '60s music. If anything, "MMMbop" was inspired by The Beach Boys and vocal groups of that era - using your voice as almost a Doo-Wop kind of thing. It was something we almost stumbled upon.[3]

Track listing

"MMMBop" written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson.

CD single

  1. "MMMBop" (album version) – 4:28
  2. "MMMBop" (Dust Brothers Mix) – 4:28
  3. "MMMBop" (Hex Mix) – 3:26
  4. "MMMBop" (single version) – 4:01

US 7" single

  1. "MMMBop" (LP version) – 4:27
  2. "Where's the Love" – 4:12

US 12" single

  1. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers Club Mix) – 5:14
  2. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers Club Instrumental) – 5:14
  3. "MMMBop" (Soulful Club Mix) – 5:27
  4. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers Radio Mix) – 3:17
  5. "MMMBop" (LP version) – 4:27

Charts and certifications

References

  1. ↑ KFM - The Cape's No. 1 Hit Music Station Archived 2007-11-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s". VH1. Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Zac Hanson: Songwriter Interviews". Songfacts. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Hanson – MmmBop". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Hanson – MmmBop" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hanson – MmmBop" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hanson – MmmBop" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3267." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hanson – Chart history". Billboard.
  10. ↑ "Hanson: MmmBop" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Hanson – MmmBop" (in French). Les classement single.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Hanson Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  13. ↑ "Íslenski Listinn NR. 222 Vikuna 22.5. '97 - 28.5. '97" (PDF). Dagblaðið Vísir. May 23, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  15. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: H" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  17. ↑ "Charts.nz – Hanson – MmmBop". Top 40 Singles.
  18. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Hanson – MmmBop". VG-lista.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "The World's Music Charts (Song artist 100 - Hanson)". Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  21. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Hanson – MmmBop". Singles Top 100.
  22. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Hanson – MmmBop". Swiss Singles Chart.
  23. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  24. ↑ "Hanson Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Hanson Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Hanson Chart History > Adult Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  27. ↑ "Hanson Chart History > Mainstream Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997".
  29. ↑ "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  30. ↑ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (10 January 1998). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
  31. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  32. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
  34. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  35. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  36. ↑ "Ultratop 50 Albums Wallonie 1997". Ultratop. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  37. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Hanson)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  38. ↑ "Top 50 Singles Chart, 24 August 1997". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  39. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  40. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Hanson)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  41. ↑ "British single certifications – Hanson". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-09-28. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hanson in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  42. ↑ "Flashback: Hanson's MmmBop was Number 1 19 years ago this week".
  43. ↑ "American single certifications – Hanson". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  44. ↑ Jeffrey, Don (31 January 1998). Best-selling Records of 1997. Billboard. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
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