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"MMMBop"
#1 weeks: 3
weeks: 1997-05-24, 1997-05-31, 1997-06-07
genre: alternative rock, funk rock
artist: Hanson
album: Middle of Nowhere
writers: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zachary Hanson
producers: The Dust Brothers
label:
formats: CD
lengths: 4:28 (album version), 4:01 (single version)

"MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. "MMMBop" was one of the biggest debut singles of all time; it reached number one in 27 countries, including the United States, the UK, Germany and Australia; in the UK, 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 VoicePazz & Jop critics poll, while also topping critics' polls from such media as Rolling Stone, Spin, and VH1. "MMMBop" was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998. It was the band's most successful single to date; "MMMBop" also ranks #20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s".

A music video was released to promote the single. It was directed by Tamra Davis, who also directed Hanson's second music video, "Where's the Love".

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson.

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