MMMBop

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“MMMBop” was Hanson’s most successful single, and the song that propelled them into the world sales stratosphere, selling 10 million copies off the back of this debut… Read More

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MMMBop Lyrics

[Intro]
Oh
Oh, ooh
Oh, ooh
Oh, yeah

[Verse 1]
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You go through all the pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
Oh, yeah
And they're gone so fast, yeah

[Verse 2]
Oh, so hold on the ones who really care
In the end, they'll be the only ones there
When you get old, start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Can you tell me who will still care?

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, ooh, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba dop ba du
Yeah, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba du
Yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
Said oh, yeah
In an mmmbop, they're gone
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 3]
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It's a secret no one knows
It's a secret no one knows
Oh, no one knows

[Chorus]
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba dop ba du
Yeah, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba du
Yeah, yeah

[Post-Chorus]
In an mmmbop, they're gone
In an mmmbop, they're not there
In an mmmbop, they're gone
In an mmmbop, they're not there
Until you lose your hair
Ooh, but you don't care
Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba duba do ba du
Yeah, yeah
Mmmbop, ba duba dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba
Du bop, ba du dop ba du
Yeah

[Bridge: Taylor, Isaac & All]
Can you tell me? Oh
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh, yeah
You say you can, but you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Which flower's going to grow?
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me?
If it's gonna be a daisy or a rose?
You say you can, but you don't know
Can you tell me? Oh
Which flower's going to grow?
No, you can't 'cause you don't know
Can you tell me?
You say you can, but you don't know
Said you can, but you don't know
You don't know, oh, don't know, oh

About

“MMMBop” was Hanson’s most successful single, and the song that propelled them into the world sales stratosphere, selling 10 million copies off the back of this debut single.

Looking back on the song, the band said:

It does tap into a theme we’ve continued to have, which is to interweave relatively serious thoughts — the verses, you know, “You have so many relationships in this life / Only one or two will last / You go through so much pain and strife / You turn your back and they’re gone so fast.“ It’s not exactly sunshine and rainbows, but it’s packaged in a way that it’s looking for the moral to the story … “MMMBop” was started as a background part during the making of our previous independent album, called Boomerang. We were looking for background parts for a song, and somebody started singing what became the “MMMBop” chorus. “MMMBop” was originally in the key of A, and we currently play it in F sharp. Sometimes in F.

So the track plays on a darker theme with lighthearted, catchy melodies and a nonsensical chorus. This formula struck gold, making it to number 1 on the US Billboard Charts, and number 1 in 13 other countries, with Europe included in that. It went platinum in 7 separate countries, but it wasn’t nominated for any awards.

The video for the song featured the youngsters running through their local neighbourhood and performing live in their family home, going on an eventual joy ride that ends with surfing, roller blading, and playing their song in front of a giant flower.