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Scissor Sisters

Background information
Origin Flag of the United States New York, New York, United States
Genre(s) Glam rock
Alternative
Pop
Years active 2001—present
Label(s) Polydor
Universal Records
Warner Bros. Records
Jive Records
Nonesuch
Motown
Fueled By Ramen
Website www.scissorsisters.com
Members
Jake Shears
Babydaddy
Ana Matronic
Del Marquis
Paddy Boom

The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band that formed in 2001. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Jive Records is a British record label based in New York City, owned by Sony Music Entertainment, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group For a real life "babydaddy" see Father Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976 in Houston, Texas Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, 14 August, 1974, Portland, Oregon) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen, August 31 1977, New York) is the lead guitarist for the group Scissor Sisters. Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor, September 6 1968 in Singapore) is the Drummer for the American Rock band, Scissor The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Their style draws from disco, glam rock, pop and club scene of New York City. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark The City of New York

Contents

Beginning

The group was named after a sex position between two women (tribadism). Tribadism or tribbing also known by the slang term scissoring is a form of Mutual masturbation in which a woman rubs her Vulva against her partner's [1] While experiencing only limited mainstream success in their native USA, the band has been hugely successful in Europe, Canada, Australia, and particularly in the UK, where they have achieved a number of chart hits, as well as their debut album becoming the best-selling album of 2004 in that country. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Their single "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" was the fourth best-selling single in the UK in 2006 and stayed in the UK top 40 for 27 weeks. " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

Line-up

The members of the band:

Live shows and performances have included John "JJ" Garden — son of Graeme Garden of The Goodies — on keyboards, guitar and bass guitar. Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group For a real life "babydaddy" see Father Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976 in Houston, Texas The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch, 14 August, 1974, Portland, Oregon) is the female lead singer for the Scissor Sisters Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen, August 31 1977, New York) is the lead guitarist for the group Scissor Sisters. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor, September 6 1968 in Singapore) is the Drummer for the American Rock band, Scissor A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells An electronic drum is a Percussion instrument in which the sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration David Graeme Garden (born 18 February 1943) is a British Actor, Writer, Presenter Cambridge University The three actors in The Goodies met as students at the University of Cambridge, where Tim Brooke-Taylor was studying Law, Graeme A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the

History

Early career (2000–2003)

The core of the band formed in 2000, when Shears met Babydaddy while visiting a friend in Kentucky. They began to play music together and were generally poorly received. After moving to New York City, the duo met Ana Matronic at a cabaret on Halloween, when she was dressed as an Andy Warhol factory reject, and Shears was dressed as a "late-term, back-alley abortion". Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol According to the World Health Organization (WHO an unsafe abortion is the termination of an unintended pregnancy either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an The group soon began playing gigs, and they met Del Marquis while Shears was still working as a stripper at a club called IC-Guyz.

After becoming a quartet, the band was signed to independent record label "A Touch of Class", and recorded a single, "Electrobix", which had as its B-side a disco cover of the Pink Floyd classic "Comfortably Numb". " Electrobix " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters' 2003 demo Pink Floyd are " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall [2] Paddy Boom joined the band after the quartet placed a classified ad looking for a drummer and, though a drum machine was used for the majority of the first album (much of it was completed before he joined), he now performs drums/percussion, live and on recordings. For the early "drum machine" computers that used a rotating cylinder as their main memory see Drum memory A drum machine is an

On september 2003 they were credited as the remixers of one of the versions of Blondie's hit single "Good Boys," which appeared on the 12-inch vinyl single

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. Good Boys is track number 2 from the 2003 album The Curse of Blondie by Blondie. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The Cock club night at London Queer alternative venue Ghetto 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. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

The group's first single for the label, "Laura", had a limited release in 2003 (reaching #54 in the UK Singles Chart), receiving little attention with the exceptions of British music paper New Musical Express, Channel 4's entertainment programme V Graham Norton, and same channel's music programme Popworld for which they were interviewed. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor Popworld was a British Television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news trivia gossip interviews and music videos The track also garnered plenty of radio play in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 2003 also saw the inclusion of the atmospheric "It Can't Come Quickly Enough" on the soundtrack of the film Party Monster; the song played over its ending credits. Party Monster is a 2003 drama / dark comedy that details the rise and fall of infamous New York Party promoter

Their first hit was in 2004 with the release of "Comfortably Numb" (reaching #10 in the UK), featuring Paul Leschen on piano and keyboards. " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall This success was followed by fan favourite "Take Your Mama" (#17 in the UK), a re-release of "Laura" (#12 in the UK), the ballad "Mary" (#14 in the UK), and the gay/hedonist anthem "Filthy/Gorgeous" (#5 in the UK). " Take Your Mama " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the second track on their self-titled " Filthy/Gorgeous " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the seventh track on their self-titled debut

All the singles came from the eponymous debut album Scissor Sisters, which reached #1 on the UK Albums Chart and became the best selling album of 2004, beating Keane's Hopes and Fears by just 582 copies. Scissor Sisters is the debut studio Album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004 (see 2004 in music The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Keane (kiːn are an English Piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current Hopes and Fears is the debut Album by English Piano rock band Keane and was released on May 10, 2004 As of 2006, it is the 10th biggest-selling album of the 21st century, and the 51st biggest-selling of all time in the UK. [3] Several media outlets have noted that Scissor Sisters 'stick out like a sore thumb' on the list of artists who have sold over 2 million copies of an album in the UK in the 21st century — the others being James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Keane, Dido, Coldplay, and Norah Jones — all artists considered 'mainstream' or 'middle of the road', as opposed to the Scissor Sisters' brash and controversial image. James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, 22 February 1974 is an English Acoustic / Folk rock Singer-songwriter whose debut album Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Keane (kiːn are an English Piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong, (born 25 December 1971 professionally known as Dido, is an English BRIT Award -winning and Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30 1979) is an American Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist

Despite substantial chart success in the UK (which they refer to as their 'spiritual home'),[4] the band have had only a moderate impact on the public consciousness in their home country. "Take Your Mama" received popular radio airplay on US pop stations. "Filthy/Gorgeous" enjoyed a following in stateside gay clubs, and was featured in the soundtrack and ending cut-scene of Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, also known as THAW (and unofficially as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 7) is a Video game that

The album was banned from the shelves of U. S. super chain Wal-Mart due to its "coarse language". Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores The band have shown their dissatisfaction with the decision on a number of occasions. Shears is even heard in a Spanish live performance on the band's DVD saying, "Wal-Mart won't stock our album. . . well, ya know what? Fuck Wal-Mart!"

Ta-Dah (2005–2007)

Recording of the second album, Ta-Dah, commenced in mid-May 2005, at the Discoball; 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 "Hair Baby" (a title which refers to the phenomenon of tumours containing partially formed fetuses). Ta-Dah is the second Studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, released in September 2006. "Everybody Wants The Same Thing" is the twelfth and final track on Scissor Sisters' second album Ta-Dah. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. A parasitic twin (also known as an asymmetrical or unequal conjoined twin) is the result of the processes that produce Vanishing twins and Conjoined

Jake Shears on tour in St. Louis, 2007
Jake Shears on tour in St. Louis, 2007

The band fulfilled one of its dreams: Elton John collaborated with them on "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (as pianist and co-writer). Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The song reached #1 in the UK on September 10, 2006 and remained in the top spot for four consecutive weeks. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" also peaked a number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and the Euro Hot 100. " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March 1984 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" became their biggest hit to date. " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah

Elton John also contributed to the song "Intermission" on Ta-Dah. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer

The album was released on September 18, 2006 in the UK, and on September 26, 2006 in the USA. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a [5] According to Shears, the album is a combination of sixties-era psychedelia, glam rock and disco. Psychedelic music is a term that refers to a broad set of popular music styles genres and scenes that may include Psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, Psychedelic Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define

In 2006 they acted as an opening act for Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel Tour. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Touring the Angel was a worldwide Concert tour by Depeche Mode, running from October 2005 to August 2006 spanning over 20 countries and featuring hits from their Their first gig in the UK for promotion of the second album took place at the KOKO Club, Camden, London, on August 31, 2006 and was filmed for MTV. Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. 2006 performances at the Bowery Ballroom and Siren Music Festival in New York, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have allowed for the band to showcase an array of songs taken from the new album. The Bowery Ballroom is a music venue in the Bowery section of New York City. The Siren Music Festival (aka Sirenfest) is an annual summertime outdoors concert held in Brooklyn 's Coney Island. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice A free concert was given in Trafalgar square to 10,000 ballot winners on the September 16 in order to promote the Red charity. Trafalgar Square is a square in central London, England. With its position in the heart of London it is a tourist attraction its trademark is Nelson's Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers

The new album Ta-Dah leaked onto the Internet on September 10, 2006, five days before its release in the UK. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.

It reached number 1 in the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release, officially taking the top spot on Sunday, September 24, 2006, completing a historic first for the Scissor Sisters, a double consisting of a single and album at the top of the UK charts simultaneously. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.

The band has also been in the Latin America Top 40 Airplay. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" is still charting and is so far their biggest hit to date in Latin America, reaching #23, charting mostly in South America, particularly Peru. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.

"Land of a Thousand Words" was released as the second single from the album, peaking at #19 in the UK. " Land of a Thousand Words " is the second single taken from the American Glam rock band the Scissor Sisters ' second album Ta-Dah "She's My Man" was the third single released in February 2007, only peaking at #29 despite moderate airplay. " She's My Man " is the second track on the American glam rock band Scissor Sisters ' second album Ta-Dah, as well as the third single taken

"Kiss You Off" was the fourth and final single released in May 2007 but failed to dent the Top 40, their first single since their debut Laura to do so. " Kiss You Off " is the fourth and final radio-released single from the Scissor Sisters ' second studio Album, Ta-Dah. The "Kiss You Off" video centred around Ana Matronic in a futuristic beauty salon. " Kiss You Off " is the fourth and final radio-released single from the Scissor Sisters ' second studio Album, Ta-Dah.

Forthcoming album

At the end of the band's 2007 World Tour, the band confirmed that they would be taking some time out to work on their next album. [6][7] The band has announced a cover for the album, has been collaborating with Kylie Minogue, and hopes to work on a song with Dolly Parton. Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Country music Singer / Songwriter, Author, actress

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 their 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 Shears' deep platonic love for his best friend in real life, Mary ("Mary"). Scissor Sisters is the debut studio Album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004 (see 2004 in music Mary died of a brain aneurysm in April 2006, news that devastated members of the band. An aneurysm (or aneurism) is a localized blood-filled dilation (balloon-like bulge of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall [8]

Their music can be generally described as a mixture of glam rock, disco, and alternative music. Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by They appear to have been heavily influenced by Elton John (Shears' singing, particularly, sometimes sounds uncannily like John). Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer However, Shears has gone on record as not having been very familiar with John's work prior to the release of their record, although he's stated he's since become a big fan. The band echoes not only Elton John, but also ABBA, the Bee Gees, Blondie, KC and the Sunshine Band, Duran Duran ("the reason we got into music", as Ana says), Supertramp, Siouxsie and the Banshees (Ana said at the 2005 BRIT Awards that "she wouldn't be here without Siouxsie"), David Bowie, 70's era Kiss, Queen, Chic, Richard O'Brien and various other dance/disco, rock, and funk acts, and they admit that their music is hard to categorize. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group Founded in 1973 their style has included Funk, R&B, and Disco. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 The 2005 BRIT Awards were the 25th edition of the biggest annual Pop music awards in the United Kingdom. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Richard Timothy Smith (born March 25 1942) better known under his Stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English-born New Zealand-raised Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul During a public signing in Brisbane, Australia, Shears stated that The Beatles have been an influence for him, and that he is a huge fan of Paul McCartney and Wings.

They somewhat prefer not to be specifically labeled as a "gay band". In an interview featured on the We Are Scissor Sisters… And So Are You DVD, Jake states, "The fact that some of us are gay affects our music the same amount as it does that some of the members of Blondie are straight". We Are Scissor Sisters And So Are You is the first DVD by the Scissor Sisters, released on November 29, 2004. Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records

The band count David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who, U2, Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Billy Joel, Elton John, TJ Stolk, M. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born 6 March 1946 is an English Musician, best known as the Lead guitarist one of the lead Singers Pink Floyd are Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Thomas Edward Yorke (born 7 October 1968 is a Grammy -winning English Musician, best known as the lead singer and principal songwriter of the Radiohead William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer de Groot and Anderson Cooper among its fans. Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3 1967 is an American Emmy Award -winning Journalist, author and television personality They were the opening act for Duran Duran's 2004 reunion tour and opened for U2 on some of their UK dates for the Vertigo Tour. The Vertigo Tour was a Concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the group's 2004 album They also supported Depeche Mode on some of their dates of Touring the Angel. Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Touring the Angel was a worldwide Concert tour by Depeche Mode, running from October 2005 to August 2006 spanning over 20 countries and featuring hits from their

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 (Ana asked Siouxsie to present this award). The 2005 BRIT Awards were the 25th edition of the biggest annual Pop music awards in the United Kingdom. Susan Janet Ballion 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. " Take Your Mama " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the second track on their self-titled The Jim Henson Company is an American company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. At the 2007 awards, the group did not win any awards, but opened the ceremony with a rendition of "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. "

In 2004, the gay members of the band, Jake Shears, Babydaddy, and Del Marquis, were honored in the Out 100, Out magazine's List of the 100 Most Intriguing Gay People of the Year. Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group For a real life "babydaddy" see Father Scott Hoffman (born September 1, 1976 in Houston, Texas Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen, August 31 1977, New York) is the lead guitarist for the group Scissor Sisters. Out ( is a popular Gay men 's Fashion, Entertainment, and Lifestyle Magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly The band won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist on March 28, 2005. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair accurate and Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On July 2, 2005, the group performed at Live 8. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Their set included the previously unheard song "Everybody Wants the Same Thing". "Everybody Wants The Same Thing" is the twelfth and final track on Scissor Sisters' second album Ta-Dah.

In November 2006, they won the German media award Bambi in the category "Shooting Star".

They have received some heavy attention in the United States by VH1 and magazines such as Out and Entertainment Weekly. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Out ( is a popular Gay men 's Fashion, Entertainment, and Lifestyle Magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc They have also been interviewed on VH1's website and Del Marquis has been interviewed by the music section of IGN.com. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television IGN (abbreviated and formerly known as I magine G ames N etwork is a multimedia news and reviews Website that focuses heavily on Video It is a little known fact that there are several tracks recorded by the band before their eponymous debut which were never released; these tracks have entered the fan community and, although sometimes difficult to find, can be obtained freely. These songs include "Someone to Touch", "Doctor (I'm Only Seeing Dark)", "Bicycling with the Devil", "Electrobix", "Monkey Baby", a Billy Joel-Elton John-esque cover of Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out", as well as demo versions of "Laura", and "Filthy/Gorgeous". " Electrobix " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters' 2003 demo William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 " Take Me Out " is the breakthrough hit and second single from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. " Filthy/Gorgeous " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the seventh track on their self-titled debut

Visuals

The visuals for Scissor Sisters' self-titled first album and its singles feature artwork by an English illustrator named "Spookytim" (Tim), who has a studio in Brighton called Studio Spooky. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For the vector -based drawing program by Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. 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. A digital system uses discrete (discontinuous values usually but not always Symbolized Numerically (hence called "digital" to represent information for Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing

Popular impact

Scissor Sisters on tour in St. Louis, 2007
Scissor Sisters on tour in St. Louis, 2007

Discography

Albums

Year Album UK IRL US AUS
2002 The Demo Album - - - -
2004 Scissor Sisters 1 1 102 7
Remixed! - - - -
2006 Ta-Dah 1 1 19 1

Singles

Year Song UK IRL US Dance Sales US Hot Dance GER AUS SWE JP China DK AR ESP FR Euro Hot 100 LV ITA Album
2002 "Electrobix" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Demo Album
2003 "Laura" 54 - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 - - Scissor Sisters
2004 "Comfortably Numb" 10 30 1 - 97 73 27 32 50 12 44 57 99 37 - 59
"Take Your Mama" 17 25 - - 99 40 53 16 33 2 2 - 2 61 - -
"Laura" 12 17 - - - 66 - 64 50 64 33 - 6 - 9 -
"Mary" 14 - - - - - - 21 27 72 56 - 13 - 30 -
2005 "Filthy/Gorgeous" 5 13 16 1 - 29 - 3 6 3 2 2 2 38 30 55
2006 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 23 2 5 1 2 1 8 16 5 Ta-Dah
"Land of a Thousand Words" 19 44 - - 50 - - - - - - - - 69 24 18
2007 "She's My Man" 29 - - - 57 39 39 - - - - - - - - 23
"Kiss You Off" 43 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"I Can't Decide"[¹] 64 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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  1. ^ Scissor Sisters, Ana Matronic, Jake Shears, Del Marquis, BabyDaddy & Paddy Boom. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Scissor Sisters is the debut studio Album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004 (see 2004 in music Remixed! is an EP featuring various remixes and unreleased works by Scissor Sisters. Ta-Dah is the second Studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, released in September 2006. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States The official Music Charts in Germany are collected and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband der phonographischen Wirtschaft (Federal The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. 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Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest " Electrobix " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters' 2003 demo Scissor Sisters is the debut studio Album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004 (see 2004 in music " Comfortably Numb " is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall " Take Your Mama " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the second track on their self-titled " Mary " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the fourth track on their self-titled Debut " Filthy/Gorgeous " is a song by American Glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the seventh track on their self-titled debut " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' " is the first single from the second album by the American pop band Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah Ta-Dah is the second Studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, released in September 2006. " Land of a Thousand Words " is the second single taken from the American Glam rock band the Scissor Sisters ' second album Ta-Dah " She's My Man " is the second track on the American glam rock band Scissor Sisters ' second album Ta-Dah, as well as the third single taken " Kiss You Off " is the fourth and final radio-released single from the Scissor Sisters ' second studio Album, Ta-Dah. Ta-Dah is the second Studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, released in September 2006. We Are Scissor Sisters And So Are You is the first DVD by the Scissor Sisters, released on November 29, 2004. Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah is the second DVD by the Scissor Sisters, that was released on November 12, 2007. This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazine 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (2004-11-27). 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  2. ^ Scissor Sisters: On the Cutting Edge (washingtonpost.com)
  3. ^ http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=7481&show=50&start=50
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Scissors score first number one
  5. ^ http://www.stv.tv/out/showArticle.jsp?source=feeddb&articleId=23544359
  6. ^ www. aceshowbiz. com/news/view/00013526. html
  7. ^ Scissor Sisters Hit the Studio to Work on New Album - Spinner.com
  8. ^ http://217.154.142.24/~sisters/board_bak/viewtopic.php?t=12433
  9. ^ Mashup of Beatles/Aretha/George Michaels/Scissor Sisters - phenomenal - Boing Boing
  10. ^ Scissor Sisters ignite Passions | Entertainment News | Advocate.com
  11. ^ Scissor Sisters @ Brighton Dome
  12. ^ Scissor Sisters - The Afterparty @ Honeybar
  13. ^ Scissor Sisters

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