Middle of Nowhere is the third album by American pop rock group Hanson, and the first to be released on a major label. Released in 1997, it features slicker studio production compared to their previous indie efforts Boomerang and MMMBop. "Yearbook," one of the album's more dramatic songs, had never been performed live until the recording of Middle of Nowhere Acoustic on May 5, 2007. The album was received extremely well by critics. Most reviewers praised Hanson as a welcome alternative to the critically panned Post-Grunge bands that were dominating the radiowaves at the time. David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said of the trio: "lack of guile is Hanson's most endearing quality." Middle of Nowhere yielded 5 hits: "MMMBop," "Where's the Love," "I Will Come to You", "Weird," and "Thinking of You."