Hanson

Hanson is an American pop rock band formed by brothers Isaac (guitar, piano, vocals), Taylor (keyboards, piano, guitar, drums, vocals), and Zac Hanson (drums, piano, guitar, vocals). They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations.

Hanson have sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had eight top 40 singles in the UK and six top 40 singles in the US. In the early to mid 1990s, Isaac, Taylor and Zac sang a cappella and recorded songs like "Rockin' Robin", "Splish Splash" and "Johnny B. Goode", as well as their own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in 1992 at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa.

The band recorded two independent albums, Boomerang, released in 1995, and MMMBop, released in 1996. The latter featured the original version of the song "MMMBop," which would later become the runaway single on their debut commercial record Middle of Nowhere.

Middle of Nowhere was released in May1997, selling 10 million copies worldwide. The band was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 1998: Record of the Year, Best New Artist, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. During the summer of 1998, Hanson began a highly successful concert tour, the Albertane Tour. They performed a string of shows throughout stadiums and arenas in the U.S., targeting young audiences with a playful and energetic style.

Hanson would release their fifth major studio album, This Time Around, when Mercury Records, the band's label, had been merged with Island Def Jam. In May 2000, Hanson released their seventh album, This Time Around, but due to lack of promotional funding, sales were low and the label eventually pulled funding for their tour. The band toured through the summer and fall of 2000 on their own funds.

Released in April 2004, their independent album, Underneath, sold 37,500 copies on the first week of release in the US alone. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and #25 on the Billboard 200 album chart, making Underneath one of the most successful self-released albums of all time.

The Walk, Hanson's second studio album with 3CG Records was released in 2007 and the band re-recorded their Middle Of Nowhere. Middle of Nowhere Acoustic was released at the end of that year, exclusively on Hanson.net. The record included all but three songs of those originally in Middle of Nowhere ("Speechless", "Thinking of You" and "With You in Your Dreams") and featured the song Yearbook, never performed live before.

In June 2010, Hanson released the album Shout It Out and shot a music video of their new single, "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'", which is an homage to the Blues Brothers. The album debuted at number 30 on Billboard 200, number 2 on the Indie chart, and #16 on the digital chart.

Music Videos

 * Give a Little
 * Go
 * I Will Come To You
 * If Only
 * Lost Without Each Other
 * Mmmbop
 * Penny & Me
 * River
 * Thinking ‘bout Somethin’
 * This Time Around
 * Underneath
 * Weird
 * Where's The Love?