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{{Short description|1997 single by Hanson}}
{{About|the song|the demo album|MMMBop (album){{!}}''MMMBop'' (album)}}
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{{Infobox song
| name       = MMMBop
| cover      = Hanson-mmmbop.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]]
| B-side     = [[Where's the Love]]
| album      = [[Middle of Nowhere (album)|Middle of Nowhere]]
| released   = {{start date|1997|3|24}}
| recorded   =
* 1995 (''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'', ''[[3 Car Garage]]'' version)
* 1996 (''Middle of Nowhere'' version)
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     =
* 4:28 (album version)
* 3:58 (single version)
| label      = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
| writer     =
* Isaac Hanson
* [[Taylor Hanson]]
* Zac Hanson
| producer   =
* [[Dust Brothers]]
* [[Stephen Lironi]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[Where's the Love]]
| next_year  = 1997
| misc       = {{Audio sample
 | type = single
 | file = Hanson - Mmm Bop (Radio Version).ogg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|NHozn0YXAeE|"MMMBop"}}}}
}}

"'''MMMBop'''" is a song written and performed by American [[pop rock]] band [[Hanson (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 (album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' (1997). The song is the band's most successful single to date and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] at the [[40th Annual Grammy Awards]]. "MMMBop" was a major success worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/hanson-mmmbop-interview/|title=From the 1997 world hit MMMBop to 30 years in music: interview with Hanson|last=Pingitore|first=Silvia|website=The Shortlisted|date=May 19, 2022|access-date=June 27, 2023}}</ref> 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 (magazine)|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 (band)|Busted]].

==Background and composition==
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The song "MMMBop" originally appeared on Hanson's 1996 independent album ''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' with a slower tempo, but was reworked as an upbeat [[Pop music|pop]] track by producers [[the Dust Brothers]]. This became the hit version. In an August 2004 interview with [[Songfacts]], Zac Hanson explained the song's origins:

{{blockquote|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/zac_hanson/|title=Zac Hanson: Songwriter Interviews|website=Songfacts|access-date=January 30, 2018}}</ref>}}

"MMMBop" is written and composed in the [[Key (music)|key]] of [[A major]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0206241|title=MMMBop|last1=Taylor|first1=Hanson|last2=Isaac|first2=Hanson|last3=Zachary|first3=Hanson|website=Musicnotes.com|date=January 13, 2020|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
[[Larry Flick]] from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote, "The rush of youth-driven acts on radio accelerates with the onset of this candy-coated pop confection. Try to imagine what the [[Jackson 5]] might sound like with the accompaniment of a skittling [[funk]] beat and scratchy faux-[[grunge]] guitars, and you will have a clear picture of where Hanson is coming from. Initially it's a mildly jarring combination, but it's ultimately quite cool. Factor in an instantly catchy [[chorus effect|chorus]], and you have the making of a runaway smash."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Reviews & Previews: Singles - New & Noteworthy |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= April 5, 1997 |page= 72 |author-link= Larry Flick}}</ref> A reviewer from Scottish ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' noted, "They're about half the age of the [[Spice Girls]], but Hanson can sing, play their own instruments and string a sentence together. It must be their American upbringing."<ref>"Charts Slot". ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]''. June 6, 1997.</ref> Sara Scribner from ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' named it "a lighthearted dollop of nonsensical pop."<ref>{{cite news|first=Sara|last=Scribner|title=In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 25, 1997|page=|accessdate=January 22, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-25-ca-62254-story.html}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave the song four out of five, stating that "media attention is sky high for these three [[Tulsa]] brothers, aged 11, 14 and 16. And this cutesy, catchy pop song is the ideal debut single to cash in on that interest."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=May 17, 1997|page=13}}</ref>

[[Chuck Eddy]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' felt it "sticks in your brain like [[Trident (gum)|Trident]] in your [[Shag (fabric)|shag]] carpet." He explained, "Built on a turntable-scratch update of the [[Soul music|soul]] rhythms that served as turn-of-the-'70s [[bubblegum rock]]'s secret weapon, the song is as unintelligible as it is indelible. Its hooks suburbanize the Jackson 5 as expertly as [[the Osmonds]] used to, but whether its quivering lyrics really deal with chewing (a favorite bubble entendre since the [[Ohio Express]]' "[[Chewy Chewy]]") is anybody's guess."<ref>[[Chuck Eddy|Eddy, Chuck]] (June 26, 1997). "Recordings". ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Issue 763.</ref> Ben Knowles from ''[[Smash Hits]]'' said "MMMBop" sounded like "a one-off, tasty, unbelievably ear-tingling, perfect pop treat."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ben|last=Knowles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/smashhits90s/34154707914/in/album-72157681390307674/|title=Albums|magazine=[[Smash Hits]]|date=June 4, 1997|page=57|access-date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> Ian Hyland from ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'' gave the song eight out of ten, commenting, "Teenage brothers from America who sound a bit like [[Sheryl Crow]] on [[helium]]. You'll love this at first, but in a few weeks you'll be kicking the TV in whenever their smiley faces appear."<ref>Hyland, Ian (May 25, 1997). "Tune in to Six of the Best by Radiohead Tune into Six of the Best; Preview: Music". ''[[Sunday Mirror]]''.</ref> David Sinclair from ''[[The Times]]'' concluded, "No 1 in America and all over British radio like a rash, it sounds like a gilt-edged [[pop standard]] already."<ref>Sinclair, David (May 31, 1997). "The week's top pop releases; Records". ''[[The Times]]''.</ref>

"MMMBop" 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 (magazine)|Spin]]'', and [[VH1]], and was ranked number 20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com:80/music/tuner/2013-05-23/top-100-songs-of-the-90s/82/|publisher=[[VH1]]|title=VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s|access-date=January 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014102610/http://www.vh1.com:80/music/tuner/2013-05-23/top-100-songs-of-the-90s/82/|archive-date=October 14, 2014}}</ref> as well as number 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/vh1s-100-greatest-songs-of-the-past-25-years-20030612-gdgwye.html|title=VH1's '100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years'|date=June 12, 2003|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref> In 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it as the ninth-best [[boy band]] song of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/boy-band-songs-greatest-1033317/bbmak-back-here-1999-1032391/|title=75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=July 24, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2021}}</ref>

==Chart performance==
On the chart dated May 3, 1997, "MMMBop" debuted at number 16 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-05-03|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=May 3, 1997}}</ref> On the chart dated May 10, 1997, the song rose to No. 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-05-10|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=May 10, 1997}}</ref> It continued to rise the next week, reaching No. 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-05-17|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=May 17, 1997}}</ref> On the chart dated May 24, 1997, the song topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-05-24|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=May 24, 1997}}</ref> staying there for three weeks before falling to No. 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-05-31|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=May 31, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-06-07|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=June 7, 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1997-06-14|work=[[Billboard Hot 100]] |title=June 14, 1997}}</ref>

==Music video==
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American film, television and music video director [[Tamra Davis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hanson: MMMBop|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7216028/|publisher=[[IMDb]]|date= |access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref> It features the Hanson brothers singing and playing their instruments in a suburban living room. In between, there are clips of them entering a cave, ending up on a beach. Other scenes show them playing around in a city, dancing on the Moon, driving a car or appearing in old footage of [[Albert Einstein]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hanson - MMMBop (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=October 7, 2009|access-date=September 14, 2021}}</ref>

==Track listings==
All songs were written by Isaac Hanson, [[Taylor Hanson]], and Zac Hanson. Additional songwriters are noted in parentheses.
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* '''US and Australian CD and cassette single'''<ref>US formats:
* {{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=[[Hanson (band)|Hanson]]|year=1997|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=[[Mercury Records]]|id=314 574 260-2}}
* {{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=US cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records|id=314 574 261-4}}</ref><ref>Australian formats:
* {{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records|id=574 500-2}}
* {{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records|id=574 500-4}}</ref>
# "MMMBop" (radio version) – 3:50
# "MMMBop" ([[Dust Brothers]] mix) – 4:29

* '''US 7-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Mercury Records|id=314 574 260-7}}</ref>
:A. "MMMBop" – 4:27
:B. "[[Where's the Love]]" {{small|([[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], Sander Salover)}} – 4:12

* '''US 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Mercury Records|id=314 574 261-1}}</ref>
:A1. "MMMBop" ([[Berman Brothers (producers)|Berman Brothers]] club mix) – 5:14
:A2. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers club instrumental) – 5:14
:B1. "MMMBop" (soulful club mix) – 5:27
:B2. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers radio mix) – 3:17
:B3. "MMMBop" – 4:27
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* '''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records|id=574 499-2}}</ref>
# "MMMBop" (single version) – 3:50
# "MMMBop" (album version) – 4:27
# "MMMBop" (Dust Brothers mix) – 4:29
# "MMMBop" ([[Hex Hector|Hex]] mix) – 3:25

* '''UK cassette single and European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mercury Records|id=574 498-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records|id=574 498-2}}</ref>
# "MMMBop" (single version) – 3:50
# "MMMBop" (album version) – 4:27

* '''Japanese CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=MMMBop|others=Hanson|year=1997|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Mercury Records|id=PHCR-8405}}</ref>
# "MMMBop" (single version) – 3:59
# "MMMBop" (album version) – 4:27
# "MMMBop" (Dust Brothers mix) – 4:29
# "MMMBop" (dub mix) – 4:20
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==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1997)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia|4|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=3267|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|5|chartid=3232|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
!scope="row"|Denmark ([[IFPI Danmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=14|issue=24|page=17|date=June 14, 1997}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Estonia (Eesti Top 20)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dea.digar.ee/?a=d&d=parnupostimees19970603.2.14.3.1&srpos=4&e=-------en-25--1--txt-txIN%7ctxTI%7ctxAU%7ctxTA-mmmbop+hanson------------|title=Eesti Top 20|work=[[Sõnumileht]]|date=June 3, 1997|page=8|access-date=December 14, 2024|language=et}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|European Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=24|page=15|date=June 14, 1997}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-14.pdf|title=EHR Top 50|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=24|page=25|date=June 14, 1997|access-date=December 28, 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
{{single chart|Finland|4|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|France|4|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Germany|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|songid=3461|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Hungary ([[Mahasz]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=29|page=14|date=July 19, 1997}} ''See'' LW ''column''.</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland ([[Íslenski listinn|Íslenski Listinn Topp 40]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2954851#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn NR. 222 Vikuna 22.5. '97 – 28.5. '97|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=16|date=May 23, 1997|access-date=April 8, 2018}}</ref>
| 8
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|1|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hits of the World – Italy|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=109|issue=38|page=46|date=September 20, 1997}}</ref>
| 19
|-
!scope="row"|Italy Airplay (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-28.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=14|issue=26|page=31|date=June 28, 1997}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Latvia ([[Latvijas Radio|Latvijas Top 20]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/1997/970720lv.html|title=
''The most popular songs in Latvia''|publisher=Lanet.lv|language=lv|date=July 20, 1997|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>
| 5
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|2|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|year=1997|week=24|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Norway|2|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Poland (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Major Market Airplay – Week 23/1997|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=23|page=27|date=June 7, 1997}}</ref>
| 6
|-
{{single chart|Scotland|1|date=19970601|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 3
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Hanson|song=MmmBop|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19970601|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-06-28.pdf|title=The Airplay Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=28 June 1997|page=15|access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"| 1
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|21|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|5|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|23|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 6, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|1|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|13|artist=Hanson|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 15, 2019}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1997)
!Position
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!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1997/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
| 5
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1997|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1997|language=de|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 7
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997|publisher=[[Ultratop]]|language=nl|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 11
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Rapports annuels 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 14
|-
! scope="row"|Brazil ([[Crowley Broadcast Analysis|Crowley]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maistocadas.mus.br/1997/|title=Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 1997|date=April 3, 2018|publisher=[[Crowley Broadcast Analysis]]|accessdate=June 29, 2025}}</ref> 
| style="text-align:center;"|21
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3416&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3416.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3416|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 4
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7905&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7905.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7905|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 39
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=7|date=December 27, 1997}}</ref> 
| 10
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=9|date=December 27, 1997|access-date=December 21, 2019}}</ref> 
|2
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-singles-annee/?annee=1997|title=Tops de L'année {{!}} Top Singles 1997|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|language=fr|access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>
| 12
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Media Control)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997|title=Top 100 Single – Jahrescharts 1997|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment]]|language=de|access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref>
| 16
|-
!scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2963913?iabr=on#page/n15/mode/2up/|title=Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=25|date=January 2, 1998|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref>
| 76
|-
!scope="row"|Latvia (Latvijas Top 50)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/1997/int241.html|title=The 50 most popular songs in Latvia 1997|publisher=Lanet.lv|language=lv|access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>
|32
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1997|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997|publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997|publisher=[[Dutch Charts|MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1997-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1997|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 4
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!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|title=Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay – Top of the Year 1997|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|language=ro|access-date=May 4, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122082314/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|archive-date=January 22, 2005}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1997&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1997|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1997|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997|language=de|access-date=July 15, 2019}}</ref>
| 10
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1997|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=January 17, 1998}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|UK Airplay (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-17.pdf|title=Airplay Chart of 1997|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=17 January 1998|page=39|access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"| 17
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1997|access-date=August 28, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611194337/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997|archive-date=June 11, 2009}}</ref>
| 12
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!scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music 1997: Hot Adult Top 40 Singles & Tracks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=109|issue=52|page=YE-83|date=December 27, 1997}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles|magazine=[[Airplay Monitor]]|volume=5|issue=52|page=42|date=December 28, 1997}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US Top 40/Mainstream (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=5|issue=52|page=38|date=December 28, 1997}}</ref>
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===Decade-end charts===
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!Chart (1990–1999)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ|title=Hot 100 Singles of the '90s|magazine=Billboard|volume=111|issue=52|page=YE-20|date=December 25, 1999|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
| 57
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Hanson|title=MMMBop|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=July 15, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Hanson|title=MMMBop|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=July 15, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Hanson|title=MMMBop|relyear=1997|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=June 7, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Hanson|title=Mmm Bop|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=July 15, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Hanson|title=Mmmbop|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|id=4324-2027-1|salesamount=758,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/top-40-flashback-to-this-week-in-1997-hansons-mmmbop-was-number-1__15177/|title=Flashback: Hanson's MmmBop was Number 1 19 years ago this week|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>|access-date=January 25, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Hanson|title=MMMBop|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|salesamount=1,500,000|salesref=<ref name="Billboard1997">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76|title=Best-Selling Records of 1997|last=Jeffrey|first=Don|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=5|page=76|date=January 31, 1998|access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref>}}
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==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
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!scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States
|March 24, 1997
|[[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40 radio]]
|rowspan="5"|[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mercury Makes Way for Hanson|last=Newman|first=Melinda|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=109|issue=14|page=15|date=April 5, 1997|quote=...'MMMBop,' which officially went to top 40 radio with a different mix March 24.}}</ref>
|-
|April 15, 1997
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/media/podcasts/hanson-mmmbop-coming-around-again-podcast-anniversary-7767837/|title=Coming Around Again Podcast: Remembering Hanson's 'MMMBop' 20 Years After Its Single Release|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|magazine=Billboard|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|magazine=Billboard|volume=109|issue=16|page=103|date=April 19, 1997|quote=['MMMBop'] hits retail Tuesday (15).}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|May 26, 1997
|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=43|date=May 24, 1997}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"|Japan
|June 4, 1997
|Mini-CD
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/124996/products/188043/1/|title=キラメキ☆MMM Bop {{!}} ハンソン|trans-title=Sparkle☆MMM Bop {{!}} Hanson|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|June 20, 1997
|CD
|align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/124996/products/187014/1/|title=キラメキ☆MMM Bop {{!}} ハンソン|trans-title=Sparkle☆MMM Bop {{!}} Hanson|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=August 31, 2023}}</ref>
|}

==Notable cover versions==
Twenty years after the first recording of "MMMBop", approximately 93,000 cover versions of the song were counted by [[MTV]] reporter Patrick Hosken in March 2016, as represented on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2797524/hanson-mmmbop-anniversary-cover-version/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323010509/http://www.mtv.com/news/2797524/hanson-mmmbop-anniversary-cover-version/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |website=MTV News |title=Hanson Have Never Heard a Good Cover of 'MMMBop' – But Here's Who They Think Could Nail It |last=Hosken |first=Patrick |date=March 22, 2016 |access-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> The Hansons told Rebecca Milzoff at ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' that they had not heard any good cover versions, because "People can't sing the chorus right. Most of the time they syncopate it wrong," according to Isaac Hanson.<ref name=Vulture2016>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/03/hanson-on-20-years-of-mmmbop.html |date=March 22, 2016 |last=Milzoff |first=Rebecca |title=Hanson on the 20th Birthday of 'MMMBop' |website=Vulture.com |access-date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> Later that year, [[Postmodern Jukebox]] recorded a cover in the style of 1950s swinging doo-wop with four male singers;<ref name=Vulture2016/> picking up 1.5&nbsp;million views on YouTube in the first year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/hanson-s-middle-of-nowhere-turns-20-this-weekend-1798261980 |title=Hanson's ''Middle Of Nowhere'' turns 20 this weekend |last=Purdom |first=Clayton |date=May 5, 2017 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=February 16, 2021 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918151627/https://news.avclub.com/hanson-s-middle-of-nowhere-turns-20-this-weekend-1798261980 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2019, the official Hanson [[Twitter]] feed shared a video by Scary Pockets, a band founded by keyboardist [[Jack Conte]]. The Scary Pockets version was fronted by [[Lucy Schwartz]] on lead vocals, and [[Adam Neely]] covered the electric bass.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=hansonmusic |number=1158414787765841921 |title=MMMBop ft. @LucySchwartz & @adamneelybass! Full video: http://youtu.be/fiShsfvbFUA}}</ref>

In 2023, English band [[Busted (band)|Busted]] released a cover version of the song, in collaboration with Hanson, for their album ''[[Greatest Hits 2.0]]''. The new version, "MMMBop 2.0", was released as a single worldwide on May 26, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/mmmbop-2-0/1687458065?i=1687458069|title=Busted & Hanson - MMMBop 2.0|website=Apple Music|date=May 26, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://virginradio.co.uk/music/107898/busted-hanson-new-version-mmmbop|title=Busted and Hanson team up for new version of 90s classic MMMBop|website=Virgin Radio|date=May 23, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/busted-team-up-with-hanson-on-new-version-of-90s-classic-mmmbop/|title=Busted team up with Hanson on new version of '90s classic MMMBop|website=Retro Pop Magazine|date=May 26, 2023|access-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref> It peaked at number 10 on the [[UK Singles Sales Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20230602/7509/|title=Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 2, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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