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Scissor Sisters (album)

April 16, 2024

Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters, first released on February 2, 2004. It was released by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Universal Motown Records in the United States. The album relates to LGBT life in New York City.

Scissor Sisters
Studio album by
Scissor Sisters
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2004
Recorded2003
Genre
Length43:02
Label
ProducerScissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters chronology
The Demo Album
(2003) 		Scissor Sisters
(2004) 		Ta-Dah
(2006)
Singles from Scissor Sisters
  1. "Laura"
    Released: October 27, 2003[1]
  2. "Comfortably Numb"
    Released: January 19, 2004[2]
  3. "Take Your Mama"
    Released: March 29, 2004[3]
  4. "Mary"
    Released: October 11, 2004[4]
  5. "Filthy/Gorgeous"
    Released: January 3, 2005[5]

Scissor Sisters reached number 1 on the UK and Irish albums charts and was the best-selling album of 2004 in the UK. Since its release, it been certified 9× Platinum in the UK, selling over 2,700,000 copies in the country alone.[6] In Ireland, it has been certified 5× Platinum. The album was not as successful in their native US, peaking at number 102 on the Billboard 200. As of February 2007, it has sold 299,000 copies in United States.[7] Scissor Sisters has sold 3,300,000 copies worldwide,[8] and is listed as one of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in the book of the same name, edited by Robert Dimery.[9]

The album won Best International Album at the 2005 BRIT Awards. In July 2006 it was named by Attitude as the top "gay album" of all time.[10]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [12]
Blender     [13]
The Guardian     [14]
Mojo     [15]
NME9/10[16]
Pitchfork8.3/10[17]
Q     [18]
Rolling Stone     [19]
Uncut     [20]
The Village VoiceB+[21]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim".[11]

Track listing edit

Scissor Sisters track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Laura"Scott Hoffman, Jason SellardsScissor Sisters3:36
2."Take Your Mama"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:31
3."Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd cover)David Gilmour, Roger WatersScissor Sisters4:25
4."Mary"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:43
5."Lovers in the Backseat"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:15
6."Tits on the Radio"Hoffman, Ana Lynch, SellardsScissor Sisters3:16
7."Filthy/Gorgeous"Hoffman, Lynch, SellardsScissor Sisters3:46
8."Music Is the Victim"Derek Gruen, Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters2:57
9."Better Luck"Gruen, Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:08
10."It Can't Come Quickly Enough"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:42
11."Return to Oz"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:34
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."A Message from Ms. Matronic" (unlisted hidden track)Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters0:31
13."The Skins"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters2:55
14."Get It Get It"Hoffman, Sellards, Michael NymanScissor Sisters3:47
US iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Get It Get It"Hoffman, Sellards, NymanScissor Sisters3:47

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Scissor Sisters
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[51] Gold 20,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[52] 5× Platinum 75,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[54] 9× Platinum 2,760,000[53]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[55] 3× Platinum 3,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Release history for Scissor Sisters
Country Date
United Kingdom February 2, 2004
United States July 27, 2004

References edit

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April 16, 2024
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Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters first released on February 2 2004 It was released by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom and Universal Motown Records in the United States The album relates to LGBT life in New York City Scissor SistersStudio album by Scissor SistersReleasedFebruary 2 2004Recorded2003GenreGlam rock electroclash nu discoLength43 02LabelPolydor Universal MotownProducerScissor SistersScissor Sisters chronologyThe Demo Album 2003 Scissor Sisters 2004 Ta Dah 2006 Singles from Scissor Sisters Laura Released October 27 2003 1 Comfortably Numb Released January 19 2004 2 Take Your Mama Released March 29 2004 3 Mary Released October 11 2004 4 Filthy Gorgeous Released January 3 2005 5 Scissor Sisters reached number 1 on the UK and Irish albums charts and was the best selling album of 2004 in the UK Since its release it been certified 9 Platinum in the UK selling over 2 700 000 copies in the country alone 6 In Ireland it has been certified 5 Platinum The album was not as successful in their native US peaking at number 102 on the Billboard 200 As of February 2007 it has sold 299 000 copies in United States 7 Scissor Sisters has sold 3 300 000 copies worldwide 8 and is listed as one of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in the book of the same name edited by Robert Dimery 9 The album won Best International Album at the 2005 BRIT Awards In July 2006 it was named by Attitude as the top gay album of all time 10 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Decade end charts 4 4 All time charts 5 Certifications 6 Release history 7 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic81 100 11 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 NME9 10 16 Pitchfork8 3 10 17 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 19 Uncut nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 20 The Village VoiceB 21 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 81 which indicates universal acclaim 11 Track listing editScissor Sisters track listingNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Laura Scott Hoffman Jason SellardsScissor Sisters3 362 Take Your Mama Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters4 313 Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd cover David Gilmour Roger WatersScissor Sisters4 254 Mary Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters4 435 Lovers in the Backseat Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters3 156 Tits on the Radio Hoffman Ana Lynch SellardsScissor Sisters3 167 Filthy Gorgeous Hoffman Lynch SellardsScissor Sisters3 468 Music Is the Victim Derek Gruen Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters2 579 Better Luck Gruen Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters3 0810 It Can t Come Quickly Enough Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters4 4211 Return to Oz Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters4 34 UK bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 A Message from Ms Matronic unlisted hidden track Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters0 3113 The Skins Hoffman SellardsScissor Sisters2 5514 Get It Get It Hoffman Sellards Michael NymanScissor Sisters3 47 US iTunes bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length12 Get It Get It Hoffman Sellards NymanScissor Sisters3 47Personnel editJake Shears lead vocals piano on Laura Babydaddy bass guitar keyboards guitar backing vocals Ana Lynch Ana Matronic lead vocals Del Marquis guitar bass guitar Paddy Boom drums percussionCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Scissor Sisters Chart 2004 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 22 7Austrian Albums O3 Austria 23 75Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 24 81Danish Albums Hitlisten 25 18Dutch Albums Album Top 100 26 67Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 27 40French Albums SNEP 28 100Irish Albums IRMA 29 1Norwegian Albums VG lista 30 33Portuguese Albums AFP 31 19Scottish Albums OCC 32 1Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 33 70Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 34 13UK Albums OCC 35 1US Billboard 200 36 102US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 37 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Scissor Sisters Chart 2004 PositionIrish Albums IRMA 38 12Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 39 94UK Albums OCC 40 1US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 41 6Worldwide Albums IFPI 42 40Chart 2005 PositionAustralian Albums ARIA 43 61UK Albums OCC 44 17US Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard 45 5Chart 2006 PositionUK Albums OCC 46 91Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for Scissor Sisters Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Albums OCC 9All time charts edit All time chart performance for Scissor Sisters Chart PositionUK Albums OCC 47 38UK Studio Albums OCC 48 35UK Debut Albums OCC 49 12Certifications editCertifications for Scissor Sisters Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 50 Platinum 70 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 51 Gold 20 000 Ireland IRMA 52 5 Platinum 75 000 United Kingdom BPI 54 9 Platinum 2 760 000 53 SummariesEurope IFPI 55 3 Platinum 3 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history editRelease history for Scissor Sisters Country DateUnited Kingdom February 2 2004United States July 27 2004References edit Ryan Gary February 25 2020 Does Rock N Roll Kill Braincells Jake Shears NME Retrieved April 6 2022 New Releases Singles Music Week January 17 2004 p 33 New Releases Singles Music Week March 27 2004 p 39 New Releases Singles Music Week October 9 2004 p 29 New Releases Singles 03 01 05 Music Week December 18 2004 p 23 Platinum Awards Search Mitchell Gail 10 February 2007 The Rock Roster Billboard Retrieved 27 June 2018 1 Archived April 2 2015 at the Wayback Machine Dimery Robert Lydon Michael 23 March 2010 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die Revised and Updated Edition Milford Connecticut Universe Publishing ISBN 978 0 7893 2074 2 Beatles Top Gay Album Contactmusic Leeds 30 July 2006 Archived from the original on 14 November 2011 Retrieved 1 June 2006 a b Reviews for Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters Metacritic Retrieved May 14 2016 Loftus Johnny Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters AllMusic Retrieved May 14 2016 Harrison Andrew August 2004 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Blender 28 141 Archived from the original on August 3 2004 Retrieved July 6 2016 Lynskey Dorian January 30 2004 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters The Guardian Retrieved May 14 2016 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Mojo 125 102 April 2004 Jonze Tim February 6 2004 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters NME Archived from the original on January 8 2016 Retrieved May 14 2016 Plagenhoef Scott March 10 2004 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Pitchfork Retrieved May 14 2016 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Q 212 111 March 2004 Walters Barry August 19 2004 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Rolling Stone Archived from the original on March 9 2009 Retrieved May 14 2016 A Cut Above Uncut 81 70 February 2004 Archived from the original on July 24 2019 Retrieved July 24 2019 Christgau Robert March 22 2005 Consumer Guide DJ Kicks The Village Voice Retrieved May 14 2016 Australiancharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Austriancharts at Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters in German Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Ultratop be Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Danishcharts dk Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Dutchcharts nl Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved May 15 2021 Lescharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Irish charts com Discography Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Norwegiancharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Portuguesecharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 15 2021 Spanishcharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Swedishcharts com Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters Hung Medien Retrieved May 15 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Scissor Sisters Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved May 15 2021 Scissor Sisters Chart History Top Dance Electronic Albums Billboard Retrieved May 15 2021 best of 2004 IRMA Retrieved July 20 2021 Arslista Album Ar 2004 in Swedish Sverigetopplistan Retrieved May 15 2021 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2004 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 15 2021 2004 The Year in Music Billboard Vol 116 no 52 December 25 2004 p YE 61 Retrieved May 15 2021 Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2004 PDF International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Archived from the original PDF on November 17 2008 Retrieved February 2 2023 ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2005 Australian Recording Industry Association Retrieved October 9 2022 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2005 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 15 2021 2005 The Year in Music PDF Billboard Vol 117 no 52 December 24 2005 p YE 60 Retrieved June 15 2021 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2006 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 15 2021 Copsey Rob 11 April 2019 The best selling albums of all time on the Official UK Chart Official Charts Company Retrieved 2 August 2023 Copsey Rob 13 October 2018 The UK s biggest studio albums of all time Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 7 January 2019 Retrieved 23 February 2019 Paine Andre 14 October 2022 BBC Radio 2 reveals UK s biggest debut LPs for National Album Day 2022 Music Week Retrieved 2 August 2023 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2005 Albums PDF Australian Recording Industry Association Guld og platin in Danish IFPI Danmark Archived from the original on January 17 2015 Retrieved June 28 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