People Magazine's 97' BreakthroughsHANSON "Mmm bop, ba duba dop." With its infectious cheerfulness, "MMMBop" became the bouncy soundtrack of summer '97. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 and helped Oklahoma's sensationally cute Hanson brothers' Middle of Nowhere album go multiplatinum. Offering an alternative to gloomy rock, Hanson has young girls screaming at concerts around the world -- and their parents humming along. The boys' success, believes Steve Greenberg of Mercury Records, the lads' label, is due to the fact "there are lots of kids out there who aren't cynical and jaded." That goes double, er, triple, for (from left) Isaac, 17, Taylor, 14, and Zachary, 12. The exuberant brothers became instant sensations on a worldwide tour. "You go to a foreign country and hear `blah, blah, blah, Hanson, blah, blah,'" says Taylor. "It's weird." Educated at home in Tulsa by their parents, they keep a daily journal of their experiences to read when the pace slows down. What do they miss most on the road? Clean clothes. Says Zac: "They need to invent portable washing machines." Back to Hanson Articles
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