Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters
Country	United States
Years active	2001–present
Genres	Glam rock, Rock, Alternative, Pop
Labels	Polydor/Universal

Line-up

The members of the band:

History

Early career (2001-2003)

Debut album and breakthrough success (2003-2005)

Their cover of "Comfortably Numb" became noticed in the UK when it was picked up by underground DJs in electroclubs. The Cock venue in London staged their first British gig at this time. The song later came to the attention of British label Polydor, who signed them to a contract.

Ta-Dah (2005-present)

Recording of the second album, Ta-Dah commenced in mid-May 2005; sneak previews of new songs were played at live shows, including "Everybody Wants the Same Thing", performed at the Live 8 concert, "Paul McCartney", "I Can't Decide", "Hybrid Man", "Forever Right Now" and "Hairbaby" (a title which refers to the phenomenon of tumours containing partially formed foetuses).

Content of music

The lyrics of their songs, largely written by Shears and Babydaddy, are known for their mixture of wit and tragedy. The songs on the debut album dealt with a number of subjects and issues in a variety of styles, from drug abuse within the gay community ("Return to Oz"), to Jake Shears' deep platonic love for his best friend in real life, Mary ("Mary"). Mary died of a brain aneurysm in April 2006, news that devastated members of the band. [6]

Awards and press

At the 2005 Brit Awards, the group won all the awards they were nominated for: International Group, International Breakthrough, and International Album. It was the first time in the Awards history that an act won all three International categories. They also opened the show with "Take Your Mama", on a set made by The Jim Henson Company.

Visuals

Scissor Sisters' CDs, records and DVDs feature artwork by an English illustrator named Spookytim, who has a studio in Brighton called Studiospooky. The artwork is created by a wide variety of techniques and mixes traditional paper-based processes with digital and photographic elements in order to reflect the multi-referential nature of the band's music.

Popular impact

Several fan societies have sprung up in the official forums. These include the "Jake Groupies", "Ana Matronic Appreciation Society", and the "Scissor Sisters Party Bus", the latter two having spilled over to their own sites. The band have a close relationship with the fan community, even holding a small private gig for select forum members on 14 August 2005, at which a number of new tracks were previewed, and fans had the opportunity to meet the band and give birthday cards and presents to Ana Matronic. In the fan community, those fans who hold a special affinity for Ana are known as "nuns".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Song UK UK DL IRL IRL DL US Dance Sales Hot Dance Music Club Play GER AUS JP China DK AR ESP FR Euro Top 20 Album 2002 "Electrobix" — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — The Demo Album 2003 "Laura" 54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Scissor Sisters 2004 "Comfortably Numb" 10 — 30 — 1 — 97 73 32 50 12 44 — 99 — Scissor Sisters "Take Your Mama" 17 15 25 — — — 99 40 16 33 4 2 — 2 — Scissor Sisters "Laura" (re-issue) 12 — 17 — — — — 66 64 50 64 33 — 6 8 Scissor Sisters "Mary" 14 — — — — — — — 21 27 72 56 — 13 — Scissor Sisters 2005 "Filthy/Gorgeous" 5 6 13 — 16 1 — 29 3 6 3 2 2 2 — Scissor Sisters 2006 "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" 1 1 2 2 — — 1 3 11 23 2 5 1 2 1 Ta-Dah

DVDs

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