Hanson is an American pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma , formed by brothers Isaac Hanson guitar, vocals, bass, piano , Taylor Hanson keyboards, vocals, percussion , and Zac Hanson drums, vocals, piano. Supporting members include Dimitrius Collins guitar, additional keyboard and Andrew Perusi bass , who have toured and performed live with the band since At the time of the music video, the boys were 16, 14, and 11 years old. After releasing one album with them, the band left the label.
Hanson has sold over 16 million records worldwide and have had three top 20 albums in the United States. The band now records under their own label 3CG Records. Goode ", as well as their own material. Their first performance as a professional group took place in at the Mayfest Arts Festival in Tulsa. Hanson also appeared on Carman 's Yo! Kidz: The Vidz , which cast Taylor as a young Biblical David facing Goliath , Isaac as an event announcer, and Zac and other members of the family in the stands cheering on this "sporting event".
All three boys started their musical careers as pianists, but Isaac eventually started playing guitar and Zac started playing drums, while Taylor continued as the keyboard player. The band recorded two independent albums in their hometown of Tulsa, Boomerang recorded in autumn , released in and MMMBop released in The latter featured the original version of the song "MMMBop", which later became the runaway single on their debut commercial record Middle of Nowhere.
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 , which was produced by Stephen Lironi and the Dust Brothers.
Middle of Nowhere was released in the US on May 6, , selling 10 million copies worldwide. Hanson's popularity exploded during the summer of , 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. During the summer of , Hanson began a highly successful concert tour, the Albertane Tour.
