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discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters are an American pop rock band formed in 2000. The band's current line-up consists of Jake Shears (vocals), Babydaddy (various instruments), Del Marquis (guitar, bass) and Randy Real (drums). Former members include vocalist A ...

, an American

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group, consists of four

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s, two

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s, eighteen

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, 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 br ...

Jake Shears Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achi ...

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

Del Marquis Derek Gruen (born on August 31, 1977), known by the stage name Del Marquis, is an American musician and the lead guitarist for the pop/rock group Scissor Sisters. He is also the creator and producer of the band Slow Knights. Career Scissor ...

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". The critical success of its

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, a cover version of

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's song "

Comfortably Numb "Comfortably Numb" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on their eleventh studio album, ''The Wall'' (1979). It was released as a Single (music), single in 1980, with "Hey You (Pink Floyd song), Hey You" as the A-side and B- ...

", 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 " Laura", "

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, was inspired by Shears' coming out to his Southern Baptist paren ...

" and "

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" all reached the top 20 in the UK. The band released their second studio album, '' Ta-Dah'', 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'", 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", "

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). "She's My Man" became another UK hit for the group, peaking at number 29 on th ...

" and " Kiss You Off". Scissor Sisters worked extensively with producer

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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

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

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chart, "

Any Which Way "Any Which Way" is the second single from Scissor Sisters' third studio album '' Night Work'', and was released on September 20, 2010. Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue provides uncredited backing vocals. The b-side "Sex Exciter" features vocal ...

" 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 (album), Night Work''. The track, which features guest spoken-word vocals by actor Sir Ian McKellen, i ...

". 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 "Only the Horses" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters. The track is the first single from their fourth studio album, '' Magic Hour''. It premiered on April 6, 2012, on BBC Radio 1, and was released to various iTunes Stores as a single on ...

", 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 third single from their fourth studio album ''Magic Hour (Scissor Sisters album), Magic Hour'', was released on September 11, 2012 in the United States and September 18, 2012 in t ...

", 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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