Editing MMMBop (section)

==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>