"If Only" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson

Hanson (band)

Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...

. Outside of the U.S., it was the first single from the band's fifth studio album

Studio album

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, This Time Around (2000). The song reached the top ten in Australia, Finland and Italy.

The song features John Popper

John Popper

John Popper is an American musician and songwriter.He is most famous for his role as frontman of rock band Blues Traveler performing harmonica, guitar and vocals...

 of the band Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler

Blues Traveler is a rock band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul, and Southern rock...

 on harmonica.

Music video

The music video

Music video

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 features the group traveling in a desert

Desert

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 on their tour bus

Sleeper bus

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, unloading their equipment to shoot the video.

Track listings

All songs written by Isaac Hanson

Isaac Hanson

Isaac Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock trio Hanson, which includes his two younger brothers Taylor and Zac...

, Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson

Taylor Hanson is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion , guitar, harmonica, and piano...

, and Zac Hanson

Zac Hanson

Zachary Walker "Zac" Hanson is an American musician, best known as a member of the pop band Hanson. He plays drums, percussion, piano, guitar and also sings back-up and lead vocals...

.

CD 1

1. "If Only" (radio edit)
2. "MMMBop
   MMMBop
   "MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998, and is the band's most successful single to date.By any measure, "MMMBop" was phenomenally...
   
   " (Live from Albertane
   Live from Albertane
   Live from Albertane is a live album by American pop rock group Hanson. As the name suggests, it is a live album, recorded during the group's Albertane Tour...
   
   ) – 4:11
3. "Lonely Again" (non-LP bonus track)

CD 2

1. "Thinking of You
   Thinking of You (Hanson song)
   "Thinking of You" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the fifth and final single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere .The single was a success in Australia and Finland, where it reached the top 10....
   
   " (Middle of Nowhere
   Middle of Nowhere (Hanson album)
   Middle of Nowhere is the third album by American pop rock group Hanson, and the first to be released on a major label, which was Polygram Records and Mercury Records. Released in 1997, it features slicker studio production compared to their previous indie efforts Boomerang and MMMBop...
   
   version) – 3:13
2. "MMMBop
   MMMBop
   "MMMBop" is a song written and performed by the American pop rock band Hanson from their 1997 album Middle of Nowhere. The song was nominated for two Grammys at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards in February 1998, and is the band's most successful single to date.By any measure, "MMMBop" was phenomenally...
   
   " (long version) (3 Car Garage
   3 Car Garage
   -Personnel:* John Chambers – guitar* JaMarc Davis – guitar* Louis Drapp – bass, guitar, harmonica* Isaac Hanson – fiddle, piano, guitar, producer, sequencing, lead vocals* Taylor Hanson – piano, conga, drums, producer, lead vocals...
   
   version) – 5:16
3. "Thinking of You
   Thinking of You (Hanson song)
   "Thinking of You" is a song written and performed by the American pop-rock band Hanson. It was the fifth and final single from the band's third album Middle of Nowhere .The single was a success in Australia and Finland, where it reached the top 10....
   
   " (Dust Brothers Remix) – 3:17
4. "With You In Your Dreams" (3 Car Garage
   3 Car Garage
   -Personnel:* John Chambers – guitar* JaMarc Davis – guitar* Louis Drapp – bass, guitar, harmonica* Isaac Hanson – fiddle, piano, guitar, producer, sequencing, lead vocals* Taylor Hanson – piano, conga, drums, producer, lead vocals...
   
   version) – 4:12

CD maxi single

1. "If Only" (album version) – 4:30
2. "If Only" (radio edit) – 4:01
3. "If Only" (UK radio edit) – 4:01
4. "If Only" (JPF Club Mix)