MmmBop - wikipedia MmmBop This article is about the song. For the demo album, see MMMBop ( album ). `` 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 ) Music video `` MMMBop '' on YouTube Audio sample file help `` 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. 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 ''. Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 2.1 CD single 2.2 US 7 '' single 2.3 US 12 '' single 3 Charts and certifications 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 3.3 Decade - end charts 3.4 Certifications 4 References 5 External links 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 ) were n'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. Track listing `` MMMBop '' written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson and Zac Hanson. CD single `` MMMBop '' ( album version ) -- 4 : 28 `` MMMBop '' ( Dust Brothers Mix ) -- 4 : 28 `` MMMBop '' ( Hex Mix ) -- 3 : 26 `` MMMBop '' ( single version ) -- 4 : 01 US 7 '' single `` MMMBop '' ( LP version ) -- 4 : 27 `` Where 's the Love '' -- 4 : 12 US 12 '' single `` MMMBop '' ( Berman Brothers Club Mix ) -- 5 : 14 `` MMMBop '' ( Berman Brothers Club Instrumental ) -- 5 : 14 `` MMMBop '' ( Soulful Club Mix ) -- 5 : 27 `` MMMBop '' ( Berman Brothers Radio Mix ) -- 3 : 17 `` MMMBop '' ( LP version ) -- 4 : 27 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 -- 98 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) Europe ( European Hot 100 ) Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista ) France ( SNEP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) 8 Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Spain ( AFYVE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 21 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 5 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Australian Singles Chart 5 Canadian RPM Singles Chart Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 10 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) UK Singles Chart 11 US Billboard Hot 100 12 Decade - end charts Chart ( 1990 -- 1999 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 69 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 2 × Platinum 140,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Platinum 0 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 10,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Platinum 30,000 Switzerland ( IFPI Switzerland ) Gold 25,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 758,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ KFM - The Cape 's No. 1 Hit Music Station Archived 2007 - 11 - 30 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` VH1 : 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 90s ''. VH1. Archived from the original on 2015 - 01 - 27. Retrieved 2015 - 01 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Zac Hanson : Songwriter Interviews ''. Songfacts. Retrieved January 30, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Hanson -- MmmBop '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Hanson -- MmmBop '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Hanson -- MmmBop '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada ''. RPM. Jump up ^ `` Hanson -- Chart history ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Hanson : MmmBop '' ( in Finnish ). Musiikkituottajat -- IFPI Finland. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Hanson Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Íslenski Listinn NR. 222 Vikuna 22.5. ' 97 - 28.5. ' 97 '' ( PDF ). Dagblaðið Vísir. May 23, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Irish Singles Chart, database ''. Irish Recorded Music Association. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 24, 1997 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` The World 's Music Charts ( Song artist 100 - Hanson ) ''. Retrieved April 7, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Hanson -- MmmBop ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Hanson Chart History > Hot 100 ''. Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hanson Chart History > Adult Contemporary ''. Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hanson Chart History > Adult Top 40 ''. Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Hanson Chart History > Mainstream Top 40 ''. Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1997 ''. Jump up ^ `` Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15, 1997 ''. RPM. Retrieved 2012 - 10 - 05. Jump up ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media ( 10 January 1998 ). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. -- via Google Books. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Single - Jahrescharts ''. GfK Entertainment ( in German ). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1997 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 1997 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 06 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 1997 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop 50 Albums Wallonie 1997 ''. Ultratop. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Hanson ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Top 50 Singles Chart, 24 August 1997 ''. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Guld - och Platinacertifikat − År 1987 − 1998 '' ( PDF ) ( in Swedish ). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community : Awards ( Hanson ) ''. IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 28. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Hanson ''. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011 - 09 - 28. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Enter Hanson in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` Flashback : Hanson 's MmmBop was Number 1 19 years ago this week ''. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Hanson ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ Jeffrey, Don ( 31 January 1998 ). Best - selling Records of 1997. Billboard. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 05. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Hanson Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson Studio albums Boomerang MMMBop Middle of Nowhere Snowed In This Time Around Underneath The Walk Shout It Out Anthem Finally It 's Christmas Singles `` MMMBop '' `` Where 's the Love '' `` I Will Come to You '' `` Weird '' `` Thinking of You '' `` If Only '' `` This Time Around '' `` Penny & Me '' `` Lost Without Each Other '' `` Great Divide '' `` Go '' `` Thinking ' bout Somethin ' '' `` Give a Little '' `` Get the Girl Back '' Compilations 3 Car Garage MMMBop : The Collection Middle of Everywhere : The Greatest Hits Live albums Live from Albertane The Best of Hanson : Live & Electric Middle of Nowhere Acoustic EPs Underneath Acoustic Stand Up, Stand Up Videos and DVDs The Road to Albertane At the Fillmore Strong Enough to Break Underneath Acoustic Live Concert tours Albertane Tour ( 1998 ) Anthem World Tour ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Middle of Everywhere : 25th Anniversary Tour ( 2017 ) Related articles Discography Tinted Windows 3CG Records `` Someone ( Laissons nous une chance ) '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MMMBop&oldid=856135701 '' Categories : 1997 singles Hanson ( band ) songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Mainstream Top 40 ( Pop Songs ) number - one singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in Austria European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Number - one singles in Germany Irish Singles Chart number - one singles Number - one singles in New Zealand Number - one singles in Scotland RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs written by Isaac Hanson Songs written by Taylor Hanson Songs written by Zac Hanson Music videos directed by Tamra Davis 1996 songs Mercury Records singles Debut singles Song recordings produced by Dust Brothers Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia Singlechart usages for Finland Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Italy Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Belgium Pages using Certification Table Entry - Sales with missing information Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Simple English Svenska ไทย Tiếng Việt 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 23 August 2018, at 03 : 48 ( UTC ). 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Question: the song mmmbop belongs to which boy group from the 90s
Answer: Hanson