Editing MMMBop (section)

{{Short description|1997 single by Hanson}}
{{About|the song|the demo 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|4|15}}
| 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 April 15, 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]].