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. The third single from their fourth studio album '' Magic Hour'', was released on September 11, 2012 in the United States and September 18, 2012 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman,

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and produced by Scissor Sisters. The single reached number 119 on the official UK Singles Chart, following their performance on ''

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'' in October 2012.

Background

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ing and chit-chat, used mainly in

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Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Let's Have a Kiki" was first released on YouTube on July 27, 2012 at a total length of four minutes and four seconds. The video shows the band members perform a dance routine in a hall for the clip, which is labeled as an "Instructional Video". The video was directed by Vern Moen and choreographed by Brad Landers. On November 26, 2019,

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included it in the Top 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 2010s, coming in at #79.

Promotion

Scissor Sisters performed "Let's Have a Kiki" on ''

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'', as well as internationally in Australia on ''

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Cover versions

"Let's Have a Kiki" inspired several viral video parodies from the drag queen community.

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have all released their own versions of the song. Willam Belli released his version as a single, featuring

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, from his album '' The Wreckoning''. In November 2012 a cover version of the song, in a mash-up with "

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in the "Thanksgiving" episode.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

*Lead vocals: Scissor Sisters *

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: Scissor Sisters *Lyrics: Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

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