Released: May 6, 1997

Songwriter: Ellen Shipley Zac Hanson Taylor Hanson Isaac Hanson

Producer: Stephen Lironi Dust Brothers

Dear Amy, see you in September
Hope that you remember me next year
Hey Jamie, you've been a great friend to me
I hope that I'll still see you around here
'Cause I'm looking through the yearbook
Then I find that empty space
There's a name without a picture
But I can't forget his face

Chorus:
Tell me where did he go, I want to know
Where did Johnny go?
It says, Picture unavailable right here
More than sad, it makes me mad
To know somebody knows
There's a lying in your silence
Tell me where did Johnny go?

Poor Katie, she won't even speak his name
None of us will ever be the same
It's quiet in the halls
But I hear echoing off the walls
The rumors of Johnny's mystery
'Cause I'm looking through the yearbook
Then I find that empty space
No, he never wrote me nothing
But I can't forget his face

(Chorus)
Ohhh
There's a lying in your silence
Tell me where did Johnny go?
Ohhh
There's a lying in your silence
Tell me where did Johnny go?

Sometimes I think I hear him
Calling out my name
Sometimes I wonder
If maybe we're to blame

It's been a year now
And a lot of things have changed
But I keep thinking about Johnny
I keep turning to that page
Where did he go? I want to know
Where did he go? I want to know

Ohhh
There's a lying in your silence
Tell me where did Johnny go?
Ohhh
There's a lying in your silence
Tell me where did Johnny go?

​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.”