BUSTED TEAM UP WITH HANSON RELEASE THE '90S CLASSIC 'MMMBOP'

‘BUSTED’, an English pop-punk band consisting of James Bourne, Matt Willis and Charlie Simpson recently team up with Simple Plan and Neck Deep for a series of 2.0 reworkings of their fan favourites ‘Loser Kid’ and ‘Meet You There’.

Now the campaign continues with a fresh spin on the concept as Busted team up with HANSON for a brand new version of the American brothers’ 1997 #1 smash hit ‘MMMBop’. 

It emerges ahead of Busted’s upcoming Greatest Hits tour, which features HANSON as special guests at all shows from September 9th onwards.

Formed in 2000, the band had four UK number-one singles, won two Brit awards, released four studio albums and sold over 5 million records. The band released Busted in 2002 and 'A Present for Everyone'  in 2003 before disbanding in January 2005.

To date, A Busted and HANSON collab is such a no-brainer it’s surprising that it hasn’t happened before. 

With HANSON joining the upcoming tour dates, the musical collaboration was essential. 

This new version of ‘MMMBop’ sees both bands bringing their best to the track, with BUSTED providing fresh lead vocals and a new burst of pop-punk punchiness, while HANSON provide uplifting vocal harmonies and arguably the most memorable hook of the entire ‘90s. Listen below:

“It's been such an honour to sing this 90’s classic song with the band who made it 25 years on from original release! To have them as special guests on tour with us in september will be really special too, we're huge fans of Hanson,” says Busted’s James Bourne.

“It’s been a thrill to reimagine ‘MMMBop’ with Busted and to see how a song with such history comes to life in a new way. This is a true fusion of HANSON and Busted, we can’t wait to share it,” HANSON’s Taylor Hanson adds,

 

And just maybe Busted and HANSON will reunite to perform ‘MMMBop’ on tour…

Tickets for Busted’s 20th anniversary and Greatest Hits tour have been in phenomenal public demand, leading to numerous shows being added to the extensive arena tour and with all dates now either sold-out or with very limited tickets remaining HERE. 

The line-up is completed by further special guests in the shape of New Hope Club and The Tyne. The dates are:

SEPTEMBER:

2nd  - Plymouth, Pavilions (SOLD OUT)

3rd  -  Cardiff, International Arena (SOLD OUT)

5th  -  Swansea, Arena (SOLD OUT)

6th  -  Bournemouth, BIC (SOLD OUT)

7th  -  Brighton, Centre (SOLD OUT)

9th  -  Birmingham, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)

10th - London, The O2 (SOLD OUT)

12th - Bridlington, Spa (SOLD OUT)

13th - Newcastle, Utilita Arena (SOLD OUT)

15th - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT)

16th - Newcastle, Utilita Arena

17th - Leeds, First Direct Arena

19th - Aberdeen, P&J Live

20th - Glasgow, OVO Hydro (SOLD OUT)

22nd - Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena (SOLD OUT)

23rd - Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

24th - Manchester, AO Arena (SOLD OUT)

26th - Cardiff, International Arena

27th - London, The O2

29th - Birmingham, Utilita Arena

30th - Manchester, AO Arena

 

OCTOBER:

1st   -  Glasgow, OVO Hydro

4th   -  Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

6th   -  Dublin, 3Arena

8th   -  Belfast, SSE Arena

10th -  London, The O2

For the record, Isaac, Taylor and Zac who formed HANSON started out as an independent band in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before becoming a worldwide sensation with ‘MMMBop’. 

A #1 in 27 countries including the UK and the US, the song set them on the path to further success including their international multi-Platinum debut album ‘Middle of Nowhere’, three Grammy Award nominations and two BRIT nominations. 

Further hit singles included another three Top 10s in the UK with ‘Where’s The Love’, ‘I Will Come To You’ and ‘Penny & Me’.

In more recent years they’ve extended their career as an independent band via their own 3CG label, which saw them return to the upper reaches of the Billboard album charts with ‘Anthem’. 

They also became the first band to participate on the US edition of ‘The Masked Singer’, and have collaborated with artists as varied as AWOLNATION, Owl City and Blues Traveler.

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