Pop rock trio Hanson have confessed that there was a period of time last year where they clashed personalities so much they were forced to put their album writing on the backburner in order to save their band.

The brothers told Britain's Daily Star that when they began sessions for the record, which is titled 'Anthem', they couldn't stop getting into arguments and it impacted their ability to work together:

"For the first time ever we started to make an album, then stopped. We were fighting to such an extent we said, 'Let's take a break'." Member Zac added that the tension ended up working in their favour as it helped the sound of the songs: "There was a lot of fight in the album and it created a bigger sound."

During a recent interview with Digital Spy, the hitmakers admitted that 'MMMBop' is still a song they're proud of and they enjoy having such a strong history as a group: "We're really proud of 'MMMbop' and our first record 'Middle Of Nowhere'. We're proud that we've been able to maintain a connection with so many people over such a long period of time."

Watch Hanson talk about their new album below: