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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 ...

, an American pop group, consists of four

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s, two

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

s, seventeen

singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ...

, two video albums and seventeen

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s. The band was formed in New York City 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

, who was later replaced by Randy Real. 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 cover version of

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

's 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. The band then began to work on their debut studio album, ''

'', which was released in February 2004. It peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and performed well internationally. The album was certified nine times platinum by the

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(BPI), becoming the best-selling album of 2004 in the UK, and has sold over seven million copies worldwide. ''Scissor Sisters'' spawned five singles; "Comfortably Numb" and "

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 ...

" became top ten hits in the UK, while "

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", "

Take Your Mama "Take Your Mama" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters, included as the second track on their self-titled debut album (2004). The song, written by Babydaddy and Jake Shears at Shears' parents' horse farm in West Virginia, was inspired by S ...

" and "

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" were moderately successful. 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 September 2006. Topping the charts in numerous countries, including the UK and Ireland, the album was a commercial success. Its lead single, "

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 ...

", peaked at number one in the UK and became an international top ten hit. The album produced three more singles: "

Land of a Thousand Words "Land of a Thousand Words" is the second single from the American band, the Scissor Sisters' second album, ''Ta-Dah''. It is the fifth track of ''Ta-Dah'', and it was released on 4 December 2006 in the UK and Ireland. The single was released and ...

", "

She's My Man "She's My Man" is a song by American pop rock band Scissor Sisters, released on March 5, 2007, as the third single from their second studio album, ''Ta-Dah'' (2006). The song's music shares some similarities with Elton John's rhythm structure f ...

" and "

Kiss You Off "Kiss You Off" is the fourth and final radio-released single from the Scissor Sisters' second studio album, ''Ta-Dah''. Plans for a fifth radio-released single from ''Ta-Dah'' had been cancelled due to poor charting positions on prior single rele ...

". Scissor Sisters worked extensively with producer

Stuart Price Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer known for his work with artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, The Killers, New Order, Kylie Minogue, DMA's, Example, Take T ...

in recording their third studio album, '' Night Work'', which was released in June 2010. The album reached number two in the UK and number three on the US

Dance/Electronic Albums Top Dance/Electronic Albums, Dance/Electronic Albums (formerly Top Electronic Albums) is a music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine which ranks the top-selling electronic music albums in the United States based on sales compiled by ...

chart. Three singles were released: " Fire with Fire", which topped the US

Hot Dance Club Songs Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart, " 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 ...

". The band's fourth studio album, '' Magic Hour'', was followed in May 2012. It peaked at number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums and number four in the UK. The first single from the album, " Only the Horses", charted highly in several countries. It was followed by " Baby Come Home" and "

Let's Have a Kiki "Let's Have a Kiki" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters. The song was released as the third single from their fourth studio album '' Magic Hour''. It was released on September 11, 2012 in the United States and September 18, 2012 in the Unit ...

", the latter of which reached the number-one spot on the US Hot Dance Club Songs.

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Video albums

Music videos

Notes

* A Worldwide sales figures for ''Scissor Sisters'' as of September 2010. * B United Kingdom sales figures for ''Scissor Sisters'' as of October 2018. * C United Kingdom sales figures for ''Ta-Dah'' as of June 2012. * D United Kingdom sales figures for ''Night Work'' as of June 2012.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scissor Sisters Discography

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