Editing MMMBop (section)

==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>