Editing Hanson (band) (section)

===1997–2000: Commercial success===
[[File:Taylor in Madrid.jpg|upright|thumb|Taylor in concert in [[Madrid]], 2000]]
''[[Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)|Middle of Nowhere]]'' was released in the US on May 6, 1997, selling 10 million copies worldwide. [[May 6]] was declared 'Hanson Day' in Tulsa by Oklahoma's then-governor [[Frank Keating]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/970824/970824inside_hanson_mmmbop.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105021544/http://www.usaweekend.com/97_issues/970824/970824inside_hanson_mmmbop.html|url-status=dead|title=&#124; USA WEEKEND|website=Usaweekend.com|archive-date=January 5, 2013|access-date=April 4, 2007}}</ref> Although 'Hanson Day' was originally intended to be a one-time occurrence, the band celebrates it each year with a party for fans in Tulsa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HANSON Day 2023 |url=https://hanson.net/hday2023 |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Hanson |language=en}}</ref> 

Hanson's popularity exploded during the summer of 1997, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsincredible.com/band/cat?page=MOE+Magazine |title=MOE Magazine |website=Itsincredible.com |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref> After numerous unauthorized biographies of each of the brothers were published, Hanson turned to their close friend, Jarrod Gollihare of Admiral Twin, to write their authorized biography. ''Hanson: The Official Book'' reached number 9 on the New York Times Best Sellers List (nonfiction) on February 1, 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/02/01/bsp/bestpapernonfiction.html |title=HANSON: THE OFFICIAL BOOK, by Jarrod Gollihare. (Billboard, $10.95.) A profusely illustrated account of the pop-rock trio : Best Sellers Plus |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=May 23, 2016}}</ref> The band was nominated for three [[Grammy Award]]s in [[40th Annual Grammy Awards|1998]]: [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/grammys.list/index.html |title=List of Grammy Nominations |website=Cnn.com |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref> 

During the summer of 1998, Hanson began a highly successful concert tour, the [[Albertane Tour]]. They performed a string of shows throughout stadiums and arenas across North America and Europe, targeting young audiences with a playful and energetic style. A live album, titled ''[[Live From Albertane]]'', was released the following fall, as well as their second documentary ''[[The Road to Albertane]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imdb.com/title/tt0201893/ |title=The Road to Albertane at the Internet Movie Database |website=Imdb.com |date=May 1, 2009 |access-date=May 5, 2012}}</ref>

In response to the demand for their earlier work, Hanson re-released ''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' as ''[[3 Car Garage]]'', minus four tracks, in May 1998. Three tracks from ''[[Boomerang (Hanson album)|Boomerang]]'' ("Boomerang", "More Than Anything", and "Rain (Falling Down)") and two of the remaining tracks from ''[[MMMBop (album)|MMMBop]]'' ("Incredible" and "Baby (You're So Fine)") were released on the first MOE CD sent to fan club members.

During the Albertane Tour, Hanson wrote and demoed what became the songs for their second major studio album, ''[[This Time Around (Hanson album)|This Time Around]]''. During this time period, Mercury Records, the band's label, had been merged with Island Def Jam. In May 2000, Hanson released their second album, ''[[This Time Around (Hanson album)|This Time Around]]'', but due to lack of promotional funding, sales were low and the label eventually pulled funding for their tour. The band toured the Americas through the summer and fall of 2000 on their own funds.<ref name="hanson.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.hanson.net/site/sections/107 |title=Strong Enough to Break DVD + CD Hanson |access-date=July 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905083114/http://www.hanson.net/site/sections/107 |archive-date=September 5, 2011 }}</ref>