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Scissor Sisters
Studio album by Scissor Sisters
Released	February 2 2004 (UK) July 27 2004 (U.S.)
Recorded	2003
Genre	Glam rock, Alternative, Rock, Pop
Length	50:47
Label	Polydor Records (UK) Universal Records B0002772-02 (U.S.)
Producer(s)	Scissor Sisters
Professional reviews
All Music Guide Image:4.5 stars.svg link musicOMH.com (Favorable), 02/02/04 Pitchfork Media (8.3/10), 03/11/04 PopMatters, 07/26/04
Scissor Sisters chronology
The Demo Album (2003)	Scissor Sisters (2004)	Remixed! (2004)

Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004. It was released by Polydor in the UK. It reached number 1 on the UK and Irish album charts, and was the best-selling album in the UK for the year 2004. Since its release it has gone 7x Platinum in the UK selling over 2,500,000 copies in the UK alone. In Ireland it went a close 5x 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 [1], 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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Laura" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 3:36
2. "Take Your Mama" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:31
3. "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd cover) (Gilmour/Waters) – 4:25
4. "Mary" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:41
5. "Lovers in the Backseat" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 3:17
6. "Tits on the Radio" (Hoffman/Lynch/Sellards) – 3:14
7. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Hoffman/Lynch/Sellards) – 3:47
8. "Music is the Victim" (Gruen/Hoffman/Sellards) – 2:57
9. "Better Luck" (Gruen/Hoffman/Sellards) – 3:08
10. "It Can’t Come Quickly Enough" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:39
11. "Return to Oz" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:40

[edit] Bonus tracks

All bonus tracks appear on the United Kingdom edition of Scissor Sisters.

1. "A Message from Ms. Matronic" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 0:31
2. "The Skins" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 2:55
3. "Get It Get It" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 3:47

[edit] External links

• Scissor Sisters.com — official website.
• Scissor Sisters Album fanlisting
• Scissor Sisters Interview
• Underground Illusion - The Ultimate Scissor Sisters Database

v • d • e</div> Scissor Sisters
Band members Jake Shears • Babydaddy • Ana Matronic • Del Marquis • Paddy Boom Singles Laura • Comfortably Numb • Take Your Mama • Mary • Filthy/Gorgeous • I Don't Feel Like Dancin' • Land of a Thousand Words Albums The Demo Album • Scissor Sisters • Remixed! • Ta-Dah DVDs We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You

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