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|Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Pop rock]]
|Label = [[Universal Music Group|MCA Music, Inc.]]/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]] <small>(1995-1999)</small><br>[[Universal Music Group|MCA Music, Inc.]]/[[Island Records|Island]] <small>(1999-2003)</small><br>[[Sony BMG]]/[[3CG Records|3CG]] <small>(2003-present)</small><br></small>
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'''Hanson''' is an American [[pop rock]] [[Band (music)|band]] formed in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]] by brothers '''[[Isaac Hanson|Clarke Isaac Hanson]]''' (Isaac "Ike") (born [[November 17]], [[1980]]), '''[[Taylor Hanson|Jordan Taylor Hanson]]''' (Taylor "Tay") (born [[March 14]], [[1983]]) and '''[[Zac Hanson|Zachary Walker Hanson]]''' (Zachary "Zac") (born [[October 22]], [[1985]]). They are best known for their 1997 hit song "[[MMMBop]]" from their major label debut album ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]''.
==History==
===1992–1996: Early years===
Isaac, Taylor and Zac are the first three children of parents Clarke Walker Hanson (born [[June 1]], [[1954]]) and Diana Frances Hanson (maiden name Lawyer) (born [[April 30]], [[1954]]). The Hanson family also includes younger siblings Jessica Grace ([[July 31]], [[1988]]), Avery Laurel ([[November 4]], [[1990]]), Joshua Mackenzie, ([[January 7]], [[1994]]), and Zoë Genevieve ([[January 14]], [[1998]]).<ref>http://hansonnet.com</ref>
The band was originally called '''The Hanson Brothers'''. The three young boys sang [[a cappella]] and recorded songs like "[[Rockin' Robin (song)|Rockin' Robin]]", "[[Splish Splash (song)|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.<ref name="official">{{cite book| last =Gollihare| first =Jarrod| coauthors = Jill Matthews| title =Hanson: The Official Book| publisher =Billboard Books| date = 1997| isbn=0823083233 }}</ref>
Hanson also appeared on [[Carman (singer)|Carman]]'s ''Yo! Kidz: The Vidz'', which included Taylor cast as a young Biblical [[David]] facing [[Goliath]], Isaac cast as an event announcer, and other members of the family including Zac in the stands cheering on this "sporting event".{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
[[Image:Hanson-band.JPG|right|thumb|Hanson on the cover of their commercial debut album ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'', released in 1997.]]
The three boys all started out playing the piano. Taylor and Isaac formed the band, but needed one more player, so Zac entered the group.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} Later on, Isaac picked up a [[Used good|second-hand]] [[guitar]], Zac borrowed an old set of [[Drum kit|drum]]s, and Taylor became the keyboard player of what turned into a [[garage band]]. The band recorded two independent albums in their hometown of Tulsa, ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' (recorded in [[autumn]] 1994, released in 1995) and ''[[MMMBop (album)|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''. The boys then found themselves at the [[South By Southwest]] music festival for unsigned musicians in [[Austin, Texas]]. There, they were promptly signed by manager Christopher Sabec.<ref name="official"/> He shopped them to several record companies, most of which dismissed the band as either a novelty or fraud before [[Steve Greenberg]], an A&R representative for [[Mercury Records]], heard them play a set at the [[Kansas State Fair]]. After this performance, they were signed almost immediately by Mercury. They soon became a worldwide sensation with the release of their first major-label album, ''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]''.
===1997–2000: Commercial success===
''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' was released in the [[United States|U.S.]] on [[May 6]], [[1997]], which was declared 'Hanson Day' in Tulsa by Oklahoma's then-governor [[Frank Keating]]. <ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/970824/970824inside_hanson_mmmbop.html USA Weekly]</ref> Although 'Hanson Day' was originally intended to be a one-time occurrence, many Hanson fans all over the world still recognize [[May 6]] as Hanson Day every year. Hanson's popularity exploded during the summer of 1997, and [[Mercury Records]] released Hanson's first documentary ''Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere'' and their [[Christmas]] album ''[[Snowed In]]'' in the wake of their success. Hanson also launched ''MOE'' (which stood for Middle of Everywhere), a fan club magazine that ran for 12 issues. <ref>[http://www.itsincredible.com/band/cat?page=MOE+Magazine MOE Magazine]</ref> Following its cancellation, several fans created ''HTP'' (Hanson Tribute Project) Magazine in the same fashion as ''MOE'' until it was discontinued in the summer of 2005. [[Image:Hanson-thistimearound.jpg|left|thumb|Hanson's second commercial studio album ''[[This Time Around]]'', released in 2000.]] After numerous unauthorized biographies of each of the brothers were published, Hanson turned to their close friend, Jarrod Gollihare of Admiral Twin, to write their authorized biography. ''Hanson: The Official Book'' reached number 9 on the New York Times Best Sellers List (nonfiction) on [[February 1]], [[1998]]. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/01/bsp/bestpapernonfiction.html NYTimes.com]</ref> The band was nominated for three [[Grammy Award]]s in 1998: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html List of Grammy Nominations]</ref> 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. A live album, titled ''[[Live From Albertane]]'', was released the following fall, as well as their second documentary ''[[The Road to Albertane]]''.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
Soon after they became famous, songs from Hanson's early independent albums, which are no longer in print, were leaked onto the [[Internet]]. However, the song files were poor quality. In response to the demand for their earlier work, Hanson re-released ''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' as ''[[3 Car Garage]]'', minus 4 tracks. To date, the tracks from ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' have not been re-released, partly due to the fact that Hanson did not play any of the instruments on that album. ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' continues to be circulated online.
Hanson released their second album, ''[[This Time Around]]'', in May 2000 but due to lack of sales the label pulled funding on their tour. They toured through the [[Summer]] and [[Fall]] of 2000 on their own funds.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
===2001–present: Independent career===
{{cleanup-section|April 2007}}
[[Image:Hanson Underneath Sleeve.jpg|thumb|right|The outer sleeve of Hanson's first release under 3CG Records, ''[[Underneath]]'', released in 2004.]]
The brothers left their [[record label]], [[The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam Records]], due to a conflict with the producers, who felt their material was lacking marketability and had refused over 80 songs from the band.<ref name=access> {{cite video| people = Paulina Williams (director)| title = [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/vh1_all_access/78349/episode_about.jhtml VH1 All Access: Spotlight - Hanson]| medium = TV-series| publisher = Viacom| date = 2004}}</ref> With their regular session bassist, [[Edwin Cruden]] (formerly of [[Idlewild]]), the band now works under their own [[Independent record label|independent label]], [[3CG Records]] ("3 Car Garage Records"), named for the three-car garage in which they first practiced as a band. The label has distribution deals through Alternative Distribution Alliance in the United States, Cooking Vinyl in Europe, [[Sony BMG]] in Asia, and various other distributors throughout the world.<ref name=hnet>[http://www.hanson.net/Band/ Hanson.net band information]</ref>
During the struggle with their former label, Hanson signed with their current management company, 10th Street Entertainment, which also manages artists such as [[Meat Loaf]] and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
The band's "Underneath Acoustic" tour occurred during the Summer and Fall of 2003. The tour was composed of acoustic versions of songs from their then-forthcoming release, ''[[Underneath]]''. The tour culminated on [[November 5]], [[2003]], with a performance at the prestigious [[Carnegie Hall]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
''Underneath'' was released on [[April 20]], [[2004]], and debuted at #1 on ''Billboard'' Independent Album Chart and #25 on the [[Billboard 200]] album chart, making ''Underneath'' one of the most successful independent albums of all time (only a few artists, such as [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Ani DiFranco]], have released a top 25 independent album).{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
On [[March 5]], [[2005]], Hanson performed the United States National Anthem at the inaugural NASCAR Busch Series [[Telcel-Motorola 200]] at the [[Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez]] circuit in Mexico City.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
In autumn 2005, Hanson toured the U.S. and played at certain Canadian venues to support their recently released live album, ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]''. They also visited various colleges in order to showcase ''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'', their documentary chronicling their struggles with Island Def Jam during the making of ''Underneath'', as well as their subsequent departure from the label. During the college visits, the band also held question-and-answer sessions about the problems that independent artists face in music industry.<ref name=nique>{{cite news | last = Lipko| first = Hillary| title = Think radio sucks? You're not alone.| language = English| publisher = Technique| date = 2005-03-11| url = http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-03-11/entertainment/1| accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref>
In November 2005, Hanson's old record label released ''Mmmbop: The Collection'', a compilation of famous tracks from the first two albums and the consequent B-sides of singles. However, the [[Compact Disc|CD]] never charted, partially due to poor distribution. The album also received criticism from Hanson's loyal fan base, as many fans disdained the record label that released the album. This was in large part due to Hanson's recent documentary and college tour, which did not frame the music industry in a particularly positive light.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
[[Image:HansonTheWalk.jpg|left|thumb|Hanson's upcoming studio album ''[[The Walk (Hanson album)|The Walk]]'', to be released July 24, 2007 in North America.]]
During the autumn of 2005, Hanson toured many countries in [[South America]] and [[Europe]], and performed their first ever electric shows in [[Australia]] during their highly successful "Live and Electric" tour. In July 2006, the band recorded with a school choir in [[Soweto]], [[South Africa]] to create the song "Great Divide", which was released exclusively to [[iTunes]] in December 2006 with all proceeds going towards research and prevention of [[AIDS]] in [[Africa]]. <ref name="aids">{{cite press release| title = Hanson to release internet exclusive track for World AIDS Day| publisher = Hanson.net| date = 2006-11-28| url = http://www.worldaidsday.org/events_details.asp?event_id=103| accessdate = 2007-03-04 }}</ref>
On [[October 13]], [[2006]], Hanson posted a new song from the upcoming ''[[National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj|Van Wilder 2]]'' [[Film soundtrack|soundtrack]], exclusively for members of Hanson.net. The song is called "The Ugly Truth" and is, in the band's own words, "a true back to basics rock'n'roll tune".<ref name="vanwilder"> [http://www.hanson.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?NewsID=2967 Eleven Seven Music to Release 'National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] </ref>
On [[January 15]], [[2007]], the band released the first teaser episode to their upcoming docu-series podcast titled "Taking the Walk" on iTunes. The actual docu-series was released at the end of February 2007. On Monday, January 15 the first episode of the band's long-awaited documentary ''Strong Enough to Break'' was released on iTunes. The documentary is broken up into 13 different episodes and will be released on the "Taking the Walk" podcast. Both the documentary episodes and the docu-series have been made available to iTunes users for free.<ref name="walk">[http://users.hanson.net/webguru/ttwrelease.html HANSON launch video Podcast "Taking The Walk" with the free episodic release of acclaimed documentary film "Strong Enough To Break"]</ref>
Their second album off 3CG Records, ''The Walk'' will be released in the [[United States|U.S.]], [[Mexico]] and [[Canada]] on [[July 24]], and was released in [[Japan]] on [[February 21]] and in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] on [[April 30]]. <ref>[http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/01/1621.cfm Hanson Take A Walk With Upcoming Album]</ref> The band has said that this album is rather different to ''Underneath''. The [[Japan]]ese version of the album features two bonus tracks.
==Personal life==
In 2000 oldest brother Isaac dated [[Marit Larsen]] of [[M2M]] while the girl group opened up for them on tour.
Isaac married his girlfriend of three years Nicole Summer Dufresne (born [[November 25]], [[1983]]) of [[Panama City, Florida]], on [[September 30]], [[2006]] in the gardens of The [[Philbrook Museum of Art]] in Tulsa, Oklahoma in front of 300 guests. Isaac and his wife welcomed their first child, a son named Clarke Everett Hanson, on [[April 3]], 2007. <ref>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034096,00.html</ref>
On [[June 8]], [[2002]], middle brother Taylor married his girlfriend of two years, Natalie Anne Bryant (born [[December 28]], [[1983]]). The ceremony was held at the Ida Cason Memorial Chapel of [[Callaway Gardens]], located in [[Pine Mountain, Georgia]]<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1455175/20020613/hanson.jhtml Joey Fatone, Taylor Hanson — One's Married, The Other's Not]</ref>. The couple have three children, Jordan Ezra Hanson (born [[October 31]], [[2002]]) <ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458676/20021113/hanson.jhtml It's A MMMBoy! Taylor Hanson's A Dad]</ref>, Penelope Anne Hanson (born [[April 19]], [[2005]]) <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0361306/bio Taylor Hanson Mini-bio on IMDB]</ref>, and River Samuel Hanson (born [[September 4]], [[2006]]) <ref>[http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1535902,00.html Taylor Hanson, Wife Welcome Baby No. 3]</ref>.
Youngest brother Zac married his girlfriend of five years, Kathryn Rebecca Tucker (born November 29, 1983), on June 3, 2006 at a private ceremony held at Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>[http://www.aolmusicnewsblog.com/2006/06/10/such-a-hanson-couple/ Youngest Hanson Grows Up, Gets the Girl]</ref>.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
#''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' (1995, indie release)
#''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' (1996, indie release)
#''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' ([[May 6]], 1997) #2 U.S. (4x Platinum), '''#1''' UK
#''[[Snowed In]]'' (November 1997) #7 U.S. (Platinum), #87 UK
#''[[This Time Around]]'' ([[May 9]], 2000) #19 U.S. (Gold), #33 UK
#''[[Underneath]]'' ([[April 20]], 2004) #25 U.S., '''#1''' U.S. Independent Chart, #49 UK
#''[[The Walk (Hanson album)|The Walk]]'' ([[July 24]], [[2007]]) #83 UK
===Live albums and compilations===
*''[[3 Car Garage]]'' (May 1998) #6 U.S., #39 UK
*''[[Live from Albertane]]'' (November 1998) #32 U.S., #129 UK
*''[[Underneath Acoustic]]'' ([[August 9]], [[2003]]) Available only through the Official Store. [http://www.hanson.net/WebStore/Products/Browse.aspx?browse=Category~CDs]
*''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' (October 2005) #182 U.S., #15 U.S. Independent Chart
*''Mmmbop: The Collection'' (November 2005)
==
*"[[MMMBop]]" (May 1997) '''#1''' U.S., '''#1''' UK, '''#1''' Australia [http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Hanson&cat=s]
*"[[Where's the Love]]" (September 1997) #4 UK, #2 Australia
*"[[I Will Come to You]]" (November 1997) #9 U.S., #5 UK, #2 Australia
*"[[Weird (Hanson song)|Weird]]" (March 1998) #19 UK, #12 Australia
*"[[Thinking of You (Hanson song)|Thinking of You]]" (July 1998) #23 UK, #6 Australia
*"[[If Only (Hanson song)|If Only]]" (April 2000) #15 UK, #9 Australia
*"This Time Around" (July 2000) #20 U.S., #42 Australia
*"Save Me" (December 2000) #1 Brazil
*"Penny and Me" (January 2005) #10 UK, #2 UK Independent Chart, #15 UK Download Chart, #28 Ireland, #99 Germany
*"Lost Without Each Other" (April 2005) #39 UK
*"[[Great Divide (song)|Great Divide]]" (November 2006, [[iTunes]] download only)
*"[[Go (Hanson song)|Go]]" (April 2007 - UK) #44 UK, #3 UK Independent Chart
*"Blue Sky" (May 2007)
====Music videos====
*"MMMBop" (Released: March 1997/Filmed: February 1997/Director: [[Tamra Davis]]/Producer: [[The Dust Brothers]]) - This video consists of a series of clips in different locations in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. There are two versions of the video: one that was aired on public TV and one that was only available on the ''Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere'' home video. The versions differ slightly in that some of the scenes are different. For example, the one that was played on [[MTV]] had some black and white clips of the band sitting in a room with [[Albert Einstein]]. The version on ''Tulsa, Tokyo, and The Middle of Nowhere'' just has regular footage of the band performing in that same section. Due to legal reasons, the Einstein footage was removed. The UK version of the video was edited to remove the scenes where Zac was driving a vehicle, due to Zac being underage.<ref>http://users.hanson.net/kanerobot/faq.htm</ref> One scene from the video, where the members are all playing their instruments, was actually shot in the living room of the Dust Brothers' home. Another interesting fact about this video is the scene where Hanson is rollerblading and Taylor and Zac run into each other. Originally this was not intended to happen, but rather happened as a complete accident. Hanson, however, decided to keep it in the final cut for the video.
* "Where's the Love" (Released: July 1997/Director: [[Tamra Davis]]) - Hanson traveled to London for the filming of this entire video. This also has two different versions. As with "MMMBop", one was on public TV and the other was on the ''Tulsa, Tokyo, and the Middle of Nowhere'' home video. Both are also mainly the same, except for a few differences in the editing. London's [[Battersea Power Station]], which also appears on the cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''[[Animals (album)|Animals]]'' (1977), appears in the background of this video.
* "I Will Come to You" (Released: November 1997/Director: [[Peter Christopherson]] and shot in London) - There was also a version of this video shot in New York's Beacon Theatre where Hanson are performing live, with the audio dubbed from the album. A shot of a fox was cut from the final version of the video. <ref name="moe2"> {{Harvard reference | Surname=Hanson| Title= | Journal=MOE Magazine | Volume=1 | Issue=2 | Year= | Page= }}</ref>
* "Run Rudolph Run" (Filmed: November 1997) - Though very rare and hard to come by, there is a video made by Hanson for this song. It was never aired on public TV and is not widely known. The video was filmed in the studio and shows Hanson playing and just having fun with it.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
* "Weird" (Released: May 1998/Director: [[Gus Van Sant]]/Producer: Danny Wolf/Cinematographer: Harris Sevides) - Between them, Gus, Danny, and Harris had worked on videos for [[David Bowie]], [[Elton John]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]], [[Michael Jackson]], and [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]. The video for "Weird" had many unique techniques. Hanson called up Gus Van Sant and told him about a concept they had thought of for the video. His first reaction was: "Boy this is really weird."<ref name="moe2"/> The shots in the white room were filmed in a giant round Victorian room with a floor of lights that rolled on its side and was twenty feet tall. The room rotated and was built by Tom Foden who has also designed and built the spaceship for [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]" video.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} The painting on the wall of the white room was ''The Judgment of Solomon'' by eighteenth century Italian painter [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]] and was a smooth, enlarged color print, so Hanson could slide across it as the room revolved. While filming the video shots in the white room, Taylor forgot to jump down off of a ledge of a door sill at one point and, when he finally did, the room had revolved enough that he found himself perched atop what seemed like an enormous skateboard ramp and had to jump down in the shot, which looked very dangerous. <ref name="moe2"/> Another tricky part of the video shoot was having Hanson swim underwater and lip sync to the song at the same time. The guys had to wear weights so they wouldn't float out of shot. They also had to hold their breath for a whole verse while they swam towards the camera. After the video was aired around the world, it had become a number one play request on MTV together with [[Puff Daddy]] and Madonna.{{Fact|date=March 2007}}
* "River" (Released: May 1998/Director: [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]) - This was a spoof on the 1997 film, ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', with guest appearances from the movie by [[Gloria Stuart]], who played [[Rose DeWitt Bukater]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] in the [[Bill Paxton]] role, as the leader of a treasure hunting expedition to [[RMS Titanic]], and one of his on-screen co-workers.<ref name="moe2"/> The video also has a live performance of the song from the 1997 mall tour.
* "This Time Around" (Released: April 2000/Director: [[Dave Meyers]]) - In the shot where there is a crowd dancing around while Hanson is playing, it was Taylor's decision to have the crowd of people be farther away from Hanson then originally intended. He said having them too close would look to disingenuous. <ref>{{cite video| people = Rene Rosser (producer)| title = MTV Making the Video: This Time Around| medium = TV-series| publisher = Viacom| ___location = New York| date = 2000-03-05 }}</ref>
* "If Only" (Released: May 2000/Director: [[Dave Meyers]]) - For a short while back in the summer of 2002 the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] had the outfits worn by Hanson in this video on display as well as one of Isaac's first guitars. {{Fact|date=March 2007}}
* "Save Me" (Released: November 2000) - This was an independent video viewable on the [[internet]] in the [[United States]]. It was quickly done on a [[laptop computer]] using digital [[Rotoscope]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}} The video consists mostly of live performances during the 2000 ''This Time Around'' Tour. The entire bridge section of the song was shot in the basement of the theatre Hanson played at in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}} It did eventually air on [[MTV]] in many countries all over the world and spent two months in the top ten on the MTV Select Show on MTV Europe.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} It is Taylor who is writing on the wall in the end of the video when the paint breaks off. It was an accident, but when it happened, Hanson decided it was a great way to end the video. <ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Hanson| Title= | Journal=MOE Magazine | Volume=3 | Issue=11 | Year= | Page= }}</ref>
* "Penny and Me" (Released: March 2004) - Hanson only had one day to shoot this video.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} The actress in the video, [[Samaire Armstrong]], also played [[Anna Stern]] in the TV series ''[[The O.C.]]''. The video is also on ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' bonus [[DVD]].
* "Lost Without Each Other" (Released: [[July 13]], [[2005]]) - As with "Save Me", this video was quickly done and consists of mostly short clips from live performance during the 2005 Live & Electric Tour.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} The entire video is done in black and white and there are also some scenes of Hanson playing in a small room in an old warehouse. Taylor has mentioned that, during the filming, there were some canisters in the room that were highly flammable. However, Hanson decided not to bother with having them removed before filming.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} This in itself was a bit of a risk to take, as at the very end of the video the piano keys are set on fire. Also, on the piano keys at the end the words "Are You Listening?" are written to go along with what is probably the most popular lyric from the song and the origin of the name for Hanson’s "Are You Listening?" campaign. It premiered on MTV Brazil and was only aired outside the [[USA]], though it is on ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' bonus DVD.
*"Underneath" (Released: [[October 4]], [[2005]]/Animated by Josh Logue and the team at Mathematics.) - This video is probably best known for being the strangest of all Hanson’s videos.{{Fact|date=March 2007}} The video only consists of a room with a TV set, showing a live video of Hanson performing the song in concert on a very small screen. There are also headphones on the floor and sunlight coming through a window. As the video progresses, vines begin to grow and entangle everything in the room, until it is almost completely covered. At one point, a light bulb on the ceiling shatters into pieces. Towards the end the sunlight shines through and the vines slowly disappear. Hanson has never mentioned anything involving the influence on the video or any possible symbolism contained therein. The video is also available on ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' bonus DVD.
*"Underneath" (Director's Cut) (Released: [[October 11]], [[2005]]) - This version of the video was never aired on public TV. It consists of live shots of Hanson performing the song during the 2005 Underneath Tour and, as with "Lost Without Each Other," is entirely filmed in black and white. It was only released on ''[[The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric]]'' bonus DVD.
* "Misery" (Released: February 2006) - This is an animated video created and drawn solely by Zac {{Fact|date=March 2007}} and only released with the 2006 Hanson.net membership kit.
* "Great Divide" (Released: [[November 27]], [[2006]]/Filmed: Africa) - The first release of this video was released through an [[e-card]] on HANSON.NET. Shortly afterwards the video leaked onto [[YouTube]]. Hanson worked with a children's choir in Africa to record this song and film the video for it. The video consists of scenes of Hanson and the choir recording and even dancing in the studio and just Hanson hanging out with the kids in general.
* "Go" (Released: February 2007) - This video consists of blue-tinged shots of Zac leaving a burning building, walking, and running; Isaac playing guitar; and Taylor playing piano in a grassy field. The video was leaked onto [[YouTube]] shortly after its overseas release.
* Also, Hanson filmed a commercial for [[Dr Pepper]] back in the early 1990s. The commercial, however, was canceled and therefore never aired on public [[Television|TV]].{{Fact|date=March 2007}}, though there have been leaks of the audio for the song. There have also been some leaks of the original video on [[YouTube]].
* There was also a short video for an Eggo Waffles commercial in 1997, which features the band playing "Thinking of You" while a crowd around them passes around a box of waffles. Zac sticks a waffle on his drumstick and takes a bite from it at the end of the commercial.
==
*''Pepsi Music Live: Hanson'' (1998)
*''MOE Enhanced CD'' ([[January 1]], [[1998]])
*''Teen Mag Music 2000 Volume 1'' ([[July 1]], [[2000]])
*''HANSON.NET Enhanced CDs'' (Versions 2.0 - 2.2) (May 2002, May 2, 2003, May 2005, and May 2006)
*''[[Live & Electric Indie Sampler]]'' (2005)
==Filmography==
*''Yo! Kidz: The Vidz'' (1994)
*''Tulsa, Tokyo and the Middle of Nowhere'' ([[November 18]], [[1997]])
*''[[The Road to Albertane]]'' ([[November 3]], [[1998]])
*''At the Fillmore'' ([[April 24]], [[2000]])
*''Frank McKlusky, C.I.'' (2002)
*''Underneath Acoustic Live'' ([[July 27]], [[2004]])
*''[[Strong Enough to Break]]'' (2006)
==Popular culture==
*On [[December 13]], [[1997]]'s episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' hosted by [[Helen Hunt]], Hanson appeared in a sketch in which Hunt and [[Will Ferrell]] hijack an elevator at gunpoint and force them to listen to "[[MMMBop]]" as they slowly go insane. They played "MMMBop" earlier that night.
*The band was parodied in an episode of ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'', fighting against the [[Spice Girls]]. Both Hanson and the Spice Girls were killed by [[Marilyn Manson]], after Manson cut down a lighting rig with a chainsaw.
*They were parodied on ''[[Celebrity Deathmatch]]'' a second time when the band, who had mysteriously revived, attempted to kill Marilyn Manson in the same manner that he had killed them. However, Isaac and Taylor chose Zac to handle the chainsaw, which was too powerful for him, and he ended up hacking himself and his brothers to death.
*On [[March 28]], [[1998]]'s episode of ''[[MADtv]]'', [[Downtown Julie Brown]] (played by [[Debra Wilson]]) interviews Hanson in the year 2015, which portrays the trio still looking and acting like teenagers: Isaac still has braces, Taylor still has long hair (albeit, he's balding), and Zac is still hyperactive and is also morbidly obese. After the interview, the band debuts their "comeback" video for their new song, "Ling Ling", which is dubbed by a female voice and is an obvious parody of "MMMBop".
*Hanson is mentioned in the [[1999 in music|1999]] [[New Radicals]] hit "[[You Get What You Give]]" in the controversial closing lines: "Fashion shoots with [[Beck]] and Hanson / [[Courtney Love]] and [[Marilyn Manson]] / You're all fakes, run to your mansions / Come around, we'll kick your ass in". Recently, [[Gregg Alexander]] of New Radicals has been collaborating with Hanson.
*Hanson have been recurring characters in the comic strip ''[[Superosity]]'' by [[Chris Crosby]] since their [http://www.superosity.com/w/19990503.html first appearance] on [[May 4]], [[1999]]. In the comic they are portrayed as nigh-omnipotent beings who are sometimes mistaken for demons. [[Taylor Hanson]] explained this to a main character when he discovered their secret: "We're not hellspawn, Bobby. If there were a [[Satan]], and there most definitely is, we would be his most-hated enemies. Which we are!" [[Isaac Hanson]] continued: "All Hanson brothers are granted magical, almost omnipotent powers at birth. Sort of like [[David Blaine]]: Magic Man. Or [[God]]." Other memorable appearances: [http://www.superosity.com/w/20000228.html auditioning for Star Wars: Episode II] and [http://www.superosity.com/w/20030407.html fixing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards] so that [[David Alan Grier]] sweeps every category.
*During the first season of ''[[Family Guy]]'', there is a scene featured where the Hanson tour bus breaks down in front of the Griffins' home, and Peter mistakes them for the fictional ''[[Children of the Corn]]'' and shoots them.
* Another ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode - "[[A Fish Out of Water]]" - features the following dialogue in which it turns out [[Glenn Quagmire]] thought Taylor Hanson was a girl.
:[[Peter Griffin]] - If you could have any woman in the world, who would it be?
:[[Glenn Quagmire|Quagmire]] - Taylor Hanson.
:[Awkward Silence]
:[[Joe Swanson]] - Taylor Hanson's a guy.
:[Pause]
:Quagmire - [Laughs] You guys are yankin' me. "Hey, let's put one over on old Quagmire."
:Peter - No, he's actually a guy, Quagmire.
:Quagmire - What? That's insane. That's impossible.
:[Pause]
:Quagmire - Oh God. Oh my God! I've got all these magazines! Oh God!
*On [[August 14]]th, [[2000]], Internet satirist [[Maddox (writer)|Maddox]] wrote an article titled '[http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=hansonblows Hanson Blows]', criticizing the band for their alleged lack of manliness.
* The brothers are also featured in an episode of ''[[Futurama]]'', as heads in jars, singing "[[MMMBop]]" until a giant [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] falls on them.
*The Cheap Suits released a song entitled "Lead Singer" that pokes fun at the androgynous aspect of Taylor Hanson. Lyrics include ''"I fell in love with the lead singer of Hanson, I'm so happy now that I'm dancing"'' and also ''"I have sold all of my records and I'm no longer a fan because I found out that [[Taylor Hanson]] was a man."''
*One of the stories in [[Jon Stewart]]'s first book, ''[[Naked Pictures of Famous People]]'', focuses around fictional Christmas newsletters sent to fans by the band. The letters get more and more disturbing as the boys grow older.
*On [[January 24]], [[2007]], Hanson appeared on ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', as a surprise appearance while contestant Jackie Monroe, a fan, was playing.<ref>[http://www.hanson.net/Extra/pr011807.html HANSON to appear on NBC’s Deal or No Deal January 24, Announce Taking the Walk Docu-series]</ref>
*On [[May 15]], [[2007]] Hanson's song "[[MMMBop]]" was mentioned in ''[[American Idol]]'' by [[Jordin Sparks]] (the 2007 series winner), after [[Ryan Seacrest]] asked her what song makes her happy.
==Notes==
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==External links==
* http://www.hanson.net – Official website
* http://www.myspace.com/hansonmusic - Official MySpace
* http://www.takingthewalk.com - Free videos
* http://www.strongenoughtobreak.com - Official documentary
* http://www.hanson-europe.info – Official European website
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