Scissor Sisters (album)

Scissor Sisters
Studio album by Scissor Sisters
Released	February 2, 2004
Recorded	2003
Genre	Glam rock electroclash nu-disco
Length	43:02
Label	Polydor (UK) Universal Motown Records (U.S.) B0002772-02
Producer	Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters chronology
The Demo Album (2003) Scissor Sisters (2004) Remixed! (2004)
Singles from Scissor Sisters
"Laura" Released: October 27, 2003 "Comfortably Numb" Released: January 2004 "Take Your Mama" Released: March 29, 2004 "Mary" Released: October 11, 2004 "Filthy/Gorgeous" Released: January 3, 2005

Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). It was released by Polydor in the UK. It 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 has gone 9× Platinum in the UK, selling over 2,100,000 copies in the country alone.^[1] In Ireland it has been certified 5× Platinum. The album was not as successful in their native USA, peaking at #102 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold 3,300,000 copies worldwide,^[2] and is listed as one of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in the book of the same name, edited by Robert Dimery.^[3]

The album won Best International Album at the 2005 BRIT Awards. In July 2006 it was named by Attitude as the top gay album of all time.^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Blender	[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Mojo	[9]
NME	9/10[10]
Pitchfork Media	8.3/10[11]
Q	[12]
Rolling Stone	[13]
Uncut	[14]
The Village Voice	B+[15]

The album received universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Laura"	Scott Hoffman, Jason Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:36
2.	"Take Your Mama"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	4:31
3.	"Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd cover)	David Gilmour, Roger Waters	Scissor Sisters	4:25
4.	"Mary"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	4:43
5.	"Lovers in the Backseat"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:15
6.	"Tits on the Radio"	Hoffman, Ana Lynch, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:16
7.	"Filthy/Gorgeous"	Hoffman, Lynch, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:46
8.	"Music Is the Victim"	Derek Gruen, Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	2:57
9.	"Better Luck"	Gruen, Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:08
10.	"It Can't Come Quickly Enough"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	4:42
11.	"Return to Oz"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	4:34

UK bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"A Message from Ms. Matronic" (unlisted hidden track)	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	0:31
13.	"The Skins"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	2:55
14.	"Get It Get It"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:47

US iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Get It Get It"	Hoffman, Sellards	Scissor Sisters	3:47

Personnel

• Jake Shears – lead vocals, piano on "Laura"
• Babydaddy – bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
• Ana Matronic – lead vocals
• Del Marquis – guitar, bass guitar
• Paddy Boom – drums, percussion

Release history

Country	Date
United Kingdom	February 2, 2004
United States	July 27, 2004

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums Chart 7 Austrian Albums Chart 75 Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders) 81 Danish Albums Chart 18 Dutch Albums Chart 67 Finnish Albums Chart 40 French Albums Chart 100 Irish Albums Chart 1 Norwegian Albums Chart 33 Portuguese Albums Chart 19 Spanish Albums Chart 70 Swedish Albums Chart 13 UK Albums Chart 1 US Billboard 200 102 US Top Electronic Albums 1 End-of-decade (2000–2009) Position UK Albums Chart 9

Certifications Chart Certification Sales Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000+ Europe (IFPI) 3× Platinum 3,000,000+ United Kingdom (BPI) 9× Platinum 2,700,000+

References

1. Platinum Awards Search
2. Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
4. "Beatles Top Gay Album". Leeds: Contactmusic. 30 July 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2006.
5. "Reviews for Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters". Metacritic. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
6. Loftus, Johnny. "Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
7. Harrison, Andrew (August 2004). "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Blender (28): 141. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
8. Lynskey, Dorian (January 30, 2004). "Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters". The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
9. "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Mojo (125): 102. April 2004.
10. Jonze, Tim. "Scissor Sisters : Scissor Sisters". NME. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
11. Plagenhoef, Scott (March 10, 2004). "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
12. "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Q (212): 111. March 2004.
13. Walters, Barry (August 19, 2004). "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
14. "Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters". Uncut (81): 70. February 2004.
15. Christgau, Robert (March 22, 2005). "Consumer Guide: DJ Kicks". The Village Voice. Retrieved May 14, 2016.