Synopsis

Hanson perform "Where's The Love" in and around a busy shopping mall, surrounded by teenagers, shoppers, and dancers. The video alternates between energetic band performance footage and scenes of young people moving through the mall, giving the song a lively, communal setting. A troubled couple provides a more personal thread, as arguments and emotional distance contrast with the upbeat music and crowd activity. The result is a colorful snapshot of teenage life, romance, and pop culture in the late 1990s.

Factoids & Trivia

• Released on July 8, 1997, "Where's The Love" was the second single from Hanson's debut album, "Middle of Nowhere," following the worldwide success of "MMMBop."

• The song was co-written by Isaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson with Mark Hudson and Sander Selover.

• Hanson later recalled that "Where's The Love" was their first song written with Mark Hudson. They also said the early version, titled "Give It Up," sounded too happy, leading them to reshape the melody with a bluesier and more intense feel.

• The video is associated with London locations including Battersea Power Station and Trafalgar Square, while its central performance setting is presented as a shopping mall.

• In the United States, the single was not issued as a physical release, so it could not enter the Billboard Hot 100 under the chart rules in effect at the time. It nevertheless reached No. 27 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and No. 6 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.

• Internationally, the single reached the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, Finland, Hungary, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.