''Scissor Sisters'' is the debut album by American

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band

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, first released on February 2, 2004. It was released by

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in the United Kingdom and

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in the United States. The album relates to LGBT life in New York City. ''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. 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. ''Scissor Sisters'' has sold 3,300,000 copies worldwide, and is listed as one of ''

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'' in the book of the same name, edited by Robert Dimery. The album won Best International Album at the 2005 BRIT Awards. In July 2006 it was named by ''

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'' as the top "

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album" of all time.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim".

Track listing

Personnel

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 ...

– lead vocals, piano on "Laura" *

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 ...

– bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals * Ana Lynch (

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 ...

) – lead vocals *

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 ...

– guitar, bass guitar *

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 ...

– drums, percussion

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control Scissor Sisters albums 2004 debut albums Brit Award for International Album LGBTQ-related albums Polydor Records albums Universal Records albums