Released: April 15, 1997

Songwriter: Zac Hanson Taylor Hanson Isaac Hanson

Producer: Stephen Lironi Dust Brothers

[Intro]
Oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh
Oh yeah

[Verse 1]
You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You're going 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, yeah, oh
So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they'll be the only ones there
And when you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care?
Can you tell me who will still care?

Oh oh
Okay, yeah

[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah

[Interlude]
Said oh yeah
In an mmm bop they're gone
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
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
No one knows

[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]
In an mmm bop 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, oh
But you don't care

And you're sayin'

[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ee-yeah

[Verse 3, Taylor and (Isaac)]
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 going to 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
Say you can but you don't know

[All]
You don't know
Don't know

Mmm bop
Du bop
Du bop
Du, yeah, yeah

Mmm bop oh yeah
Du bop
Du bop
Du, oh oh

[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, yeah, yeah
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, ergh

[Chorus]
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du, oh oh
Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du bop, ba du dop
Ba du, oh yeah, yeah

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

You say you can but you don't know
No

​H​an​son

With 20+ years under their belts as a band, brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson have definitely made their mark! Five years building a fanbase as an independent band led to a meteoric rise in 1997 as they released their first commercial single, “MMMBop,” from their debut album Middle of Nowhere. The catchy, bubblegum pop appeal of the song helped make the band a household name.

A long line of hits and studio albums, multiple Grammy nominations and over 16 million album sales worldwide followed.

The band now runs an independent label while maintaining a “coveted connection with their global fanbase.”