Even if you aren't a "Fanson" yourself, you would probably recognize Hanson for their 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned them three Grammy nominations.
"A lot of people ask what MMMBop means, we've talked a lot about time. Well MMMBop as a word, it represents time. It represents the fact that time passes very quickly...And so in a story about reaching for what's important and kind of driving towards the impossible dream, MMMBop is telling you go now, go now, go now, because in a moment, in an MMMBop, life will be over and have passed you by," Zac revealed.
When questioned if the meaning of the song has changed over time since it was released about 20 years ago, the band said, "It carries a weight to it. When you're writing about an idea like the fact that life goes by in an instant—right, that's what MMMBop is about—and MMMBop is about sort of hold on to the things that matter to you because so much of the world is just noise...This thing that we thought when we were kids is actually really true about life and thankfully I think we were giving people good advice."
Check out the videos above to hear more about the existential meaning of "MMMBop," what the Hanson members have discovered through their journey as a band and learn why Zac insists every musician needs kids.
