American

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group

Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) as dr ...

have recorded songs for four

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s. The group was founded in 2001 by

Babydaddy Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976), known by his stage name Babydaddy, is an American musician and the Ivor Novello Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist and composer for the U.S. glam rock band Scissor Sisters. He is the bro ...

(Scott Hoffman),

Jake Shears Jake Shears (born October 3, 1978) is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the male lead singer of pop-rock band Scissor Sisters. Early life Shears was born in Mesa, Arizona, the son of an entrepreneur father and a Baptist moth ...

(Jason Sellards),

Ana Matronic Ana Kirby (; born August 14, 1974), known by her stage name Ana Matronic, is an American singer, best known as the female co-lead vocalist for the pop rock band Scissor Sisters. Career She joined Scissor Sisters, founded by Jake Shears and ...

(Ana Lynch),

Del Marquis Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen on August 31, 1977) is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the American group Scissor Sisters. He is also the creator and producer of the American group Slow Knights. Scissor Sisters Born in New York Ci ...

(Derek Gruen) and

Paddy Boom Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor on September 6, 1968) is an American professional drummer. He was the original drummer in the American glam rock band Scissor Sisters. Biography Early life Born in Singapore, as a teenager he taught himself to pl ...

(Patrick Seacor). After signing a contract with

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A Touch of Class in 2002, Scissor Sisters released their debut single "

Electrobix "Electrobix" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters' 2003 demo album. Released as a 12-inch vinyl EP in 2002, "Electrobix" is not the best-known track on the EP, with its B-side "Comfortably Num ...

". The critical success of its

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, a

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's rock song "

Comfortably Numb "Comfortably Numb" is a song by English rock band Pink Floyd from their eleventh album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a single in 1980, with " Hey You" as the B-side. The music was composed by guitarist David Gilmour. The lyrics were ...

", brought the group to the attention of

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, which signed them in 2003. Scissor Sisters then began to work on their

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debut studio album, which was released in 2004. Babydaddy and Shears wrote almost all of its songs, and would continue to do so for their later albums. Ana Matronic co-wrote the songs "

Filthy/Gorgeous "Filthy/Gorgeous" is a song by American pop-rock band Scissor Sisters. It is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. Released as the album's fifth and final single in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2005, the song peaked at number ...

" and "Tits on the Radio", while Del Marquis contributed to "Better Luck" and "Music Is the Victim". The band released their second studio album ''

Ta-Dah ''Ta-Dah'' is the second studio album by American alternative band Scissor Sisters, released on September 15, 2006. It was produced by the band and includes collaborations with Elton John, Carlos Alomar, and Paul Williams. The album debuted at n ...

'' in 2006. The album's

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I Don't Feel Like Dancin' "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" is a song by American pop band Scissor Sisters. It was released in August 2006 as the first single from their second album, ''Ta-Dah'' (2006). The song was written by Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman and Elton John, th ...

" was co-written with

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. It reached number one in the United Kingdom, and won an

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for "Most Performed Work". Scissor Sisters also collaborated on two songs, "Lights" and "Paul McCartney", with

Carlos Alomar Carlos Alomar (born 7 May 1951) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican guitarist. He is best known for his work with David Bowie from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, having played on more Bowie albums than any musician other than pianist Mike Garso ...

. In 2007, an unofficial demo album, ''

K-Mart Disco ''K-Mart Disco'' is an unofficial demo album by United States, American band Scissor Sisters, released internationally in 2007. It features most of the tracks from their initial demo album as well as other tracks never released on their studio alb ...

'', was released by Atom Records. It consisted of songs recorded by the band prior to the release of their debut album. '' Night Work'', the band's third studio album, was released in 2010. The first single released from ''Night Work'' was " Fire with Fire", which Babydaddy and Shears wrote in collaboration with

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. Price co-wrote eight other songs for the album, including the singles " Any Which Way" and "

Invisible Light "Invisible Light" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters, serving as the third and final single from their third studio album '' Night Work''. The track, which features guest spoken-word vocals by actor Sir Ian McKellen, is what lead singer ...

". American singer

Santigold Santi White (born September 25, 1976), known professionally as Santigold (formerly Santogold), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. '' Billboard'' presented her in 2022, saying: "Spanning punk rock, hip-hop, and dance music, S ...

co-wrote and provided backing vocals to the song "Running Out". Scissor Sisters' fourth studio album '' Magic Hour'' followed in 2012. The album's lead single, " Only the Horses", was co-written by Babydaddy, Shears, Alex Ridha and

Amanda Ghost Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born 10 July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is a British music executive, songwriter, singer, and former president of Epic Records (2009–10). Career Born in North London to a Gibraltarian mother an ...

. Scissor Sisters also collaborated with

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Ever ...

on the album's second single " Baby Come Home"; they co-wrote "Inevitable" with

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

and "

Shady Love "Shady Love" is a song by United States, American Pop music, pop band Scissor Sisters which features front-man Jake Shears' pseudonym Krystal Pepsy and uncredited vocals from Harlem rapper Azealia Banks. The song was set for release in the United ...

" with

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Songs

Notes

*A "Shady Love" is credited to Scissor Sisters vs. Krystal Pepsy.

References

External links

List of Scissor Sisters songs
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