He explained, "Built on a turntable-scratch update of the soul rhythms that served as turn-of-the-'70s bubblegum rock's secret weapon, the song is as unintelligible as it is indelible. Its hooks suburbanize the Jackson 5 as expertly as the Osmonds used to, but whether its quivering lyrics really deal with chewing (a favorite bubble entendre since the Ohio Express' "Chewy Chewy") is anybody's guess." Ian Hyland from Sunday Mirror rated the song eight out of ten, commenting, "Teenage brothers from America who sound a bit like Sheryl Crow on helium. You'll love this at first, but in a few weeks you'll be kicking the TV in whenever their smiley faces appear." David Sinclair from The Times concluded, "No 1 in America and all over British radio like a rash, it sounds like a gilt-edged pop standard already." "MMMBop" was voted the best single of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, while also topping critics' polls from such media as Rolling Stone, Spin, and VH1, and was ranked number 20 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s", as well as number 98 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years". In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked it as the ninth-best boy band song of all time. Music video A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by American film, television and music video director Tamra Davis. It features the Hanson brothers singing and playing their instruments in a suburban living room. In between, there are clips of them entering a cave, ending up on a beach. Other scenes show them playing around in a city, dancing on the Moon, driving a car or appearing in old footage of Albert Einstein. Track listings All songs were written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson. Additional songwriters are noted in parentheses. US and Australian CD and cassette single "MMMBop" (radio version) – 3:50 "MMMBop" (Dust Brothers mix) – 4:29 US 7-inch single A. "MMMBop" – 4:27 B. "Where's the Love" – 4:12 US 12-inch single A1. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers club mix) – 5:14 A2. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers club instrumental) – 5:14 B1. "MMMBop" (soulful club mix) – 5:27 B2. "MMMBop" (Berman Brothers radio mix) – 3:17 B3. "MMMBop" – 4:27 UK CD single "MMMBop" (single version) – 3:50 "MMMBop" (album version) – 4:27 "MMMBop" (Dust Brothers mix) – 4:29 "MMMBop" (Hex mix) – 3:25