"I Was Born" is a

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written and performed by American

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band

Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...

. It is the

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from their compilation album, ''Middle of Everywhere – The Greatest Hits'' (2017). Lead vocals are provided by

Taylor Hanson Jordan Taylor Hanson (born March 14, 1983) is an American musician best known as a member of the pop rock band Hanson. He was born in Jenks, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. He sings both lead and back-up vocals, and plays keyboard, percussion (incl ...

, with

Isaac Hanson Hanson is an American pop band from Tulsa, Oklahoma, formed by brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, vocals, piano). Supporting members include Dimitrius Co ...

and

Zac Hanson Zac is a masculine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Zachary or Zechariah. It may refer to: People: * Zac Alexander (born 1989), Australian professional squash player * Zac Brooks (born 1993), American National Football League play ...

as backing vocals. The

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was announced by the band on March 14, 2017 on their

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channel, followed by an acoustic snippet. It was released on May 26, 2017 on iTunes as a digital

Background

On May 13, 2017 the band announced the Middle of Everywhere World Tour, for celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band and 20 years of their debut studio album, '' Middle of Nowhere'', which features their first hit, "

MMMBop "MMMBop" is a song written and performed by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released on April 15, 1997, as the lead single from their debut full-length studio album, '' Middle of Nowhere'' (1997). The song was nominated for two Grammys at ...

". On July 23, 2017, they announced a compilation album, called ''Middle of Everywhere – The Greatest Hits.'' It is scheduled to be released on September 8, 2017.

Music video

The official music video was released on May 26, 2017. The cast features 11 of the band's 12 children. The whole video was mostly filmed in black and white. It features clips of the children lip-syncing and enjoying the song alongside their fathers performing the song. Ending the bridge, the vocal leader Taylor breaks a guitar, followed by all black and white turning into color. At the end of the song, all the scenes become black and white again. The drummer, Zac Hanson, told ''

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'' magazine: "Featuring our own kids made sense because we knew they would share an honest performance”. Taylor added: “From the earliest conversations about this song, we imagined kids featured in the video to elevate the song’s message of unbridled optimism for the future”.

References

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