Where's the Love

"Where's the Love" is a song by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released in September 1997 as the second single from the band's debut album Middle of Nowhere (1997). Internationally, it was a successful follow-up to "MMMBop", reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hungary, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Where's the Love" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 due to rules regarding commercial releases, but it peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart and number six on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40.

This article is about the Hanson song. For the Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song, see Where Is the Love (Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song). For the Black Eyed Peas song, see Where Is the Love? For other uses, see Where's the Love (disambiguation).

"Where's the Love"
Single by Hanson
from the album Middle of Nowhere
Released	September 1, 1997
Recorded	1996
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:14 (album version) 3:52 (radio edit)
Label	Mercury PolyGram
Songwriter(s)	Isaac Hanson Taylor Hanson Zac Hanson Mark Hudson Sander Salover
Producer(s)	Stephen Lironi
Hanson singles chronology
"MMMBop" (1997) "Where's the Love" (1997) "I Will Come to You" (1997)
Music video
"Where's the Love" on YouTube

Track listing

All songs written by Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, and Zac Hanson. Additional writers (as credited in CD insert) noted in parenthesis.

UK CD single

1. "Where's the Love" [Radio Edit] (Mark Hudson, Sander Selover)
2. "Madeline" [Live] (Cliff Magness)
3. "Man from Milwaukee" [Live]
4. "Where's the Love" [Album Version] (Mark Hudson, Sander Selover)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 40 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 22 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 2 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[6] 14 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 17 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 8 France (SNEP)[9] 37 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 52 Hungary (Mahasz)[11] 7 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[12] 21 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 14 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 5 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 3 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 24 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 4 US Radio Songs (Billboard)[21] 27 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[22] 27 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Australia (ARIA)[24] 13 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[25] 15 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 39 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[27] 69 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29]	Platinum	70,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Silver	200,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Hanson – Where's the Love". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Hanson – Where's the Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Hanson – Where's the Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. "Ultratop.be – Hanson – Where's the Love" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3321." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
6. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3349." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14 no. 38. September 20, 1997. p. 12. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
8. "Hanson: Where's the Love" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
9. "Lescharts.com – Hanson – Where's the Love" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hanson – Where's the Love". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
11. "Top 10 Hungary" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
12. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (7.8. '97 – 14.8. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). August 8, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
13. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Where's the Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
14. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 38, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved September 4, 2019.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hanson – Where's the Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
16. "Charts.nz – Hanson – Where's the Love". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
18. "Swedishcharts.com – Hanson – Where's the Love". Singles Top 100.
19. "Swisscharts.com – Hanson – Where's the Love". Swiss Singles Chart.
20. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
21. "Hanson Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
22. "Hanson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
23. "Hanson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
24. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 1997". ARIA. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
25. "RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
26. "End of Year Charts 1997". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
27. "Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay – Top of the Year 1997" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
28. "Top 100 Singles 1997". Music Week. January 17, 1998. p. 27.
29. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
30. "New Zealand single certifications – Hanson – Where's the Love". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
31. "British single certifications – Hanson – Where's the Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 4, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Where's the Love in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics