Hanson (band)

Hanson
Hanson
	Hanson in 2013
Background information
Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock; power pop;
Years active	1992–present
Labels	MCA Music, Inc.; 604; Mercury; Island; Cooking Vinyl; 3CG;
Members	Isaac Hanson; Taylor Hanson; Zac Hanson;
Website	www.hanson.net

Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band was formed in 1992 by brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson. They are best known for their 1997 number one single "MMMBop". The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 1998 Grammy Awards. They started their own record label 3CG Records in October 2003.

History

Hanson were at first called The Hanson Brothers. They performed for the first time in 1992 at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa.^[3] Hanson released their first album Boomerang in 1995. In 1997 Hanson released their third album Middle of Nowhere. It sold ten million copies. Five singles were released from it. "MMMBop" was the first single. The band was signed to Mercury Records in 1996.

Discography

Boomerang (1995)
MMMBop (1996)
Middle of Nowhere (1997)
Snowed In (1997)
3 Car Garage (1998)
Live from Albertane (1998)
This Time Around (2000)
Underneath (2004)
The Walk (2007)
Shout It Out (2010)
Anthem (2013)
Middle of Everywhere: The Greatest Hits (2017)
Finally It's Christmas (2017)
String Theory (2018)

References

↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Hanson". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
↑ Hanson information on Facebook
↑ Gollihare, Jarrod; Jill Matthews (1997). Hanson: The Official Book. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8323-3

Other websites

Official website
Hanson on IMDb

[1] Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Hanson". AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2013.

[2] Hanson information on Facebook

[3] Gollihare, Jarrod; Jill Matthews (1997). Hanson: The Official Book. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8323-3

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