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Scissor Sisters
The Scissor Sisters from left to right: Paddy Boom, Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic and Del Marquis.
Background information
Origin	New York, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Glam rock Alternative Pop
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	Polydor Universal Records ITV1 Warner Bros. Records Jive Records Nonesuch
Website	http://www.scissorsisters.com/
Members
Jake Shears Babydaddy Ana Matronic Del Marquis Paddy Boom

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The group was named after a sex position between two women (tribadism). 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 (Which they often say is their "spiritual home"), 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. 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. Tribadism Tribadism or tribbing is a form of mutual masturbation, sometimes called frottage, in which a woman rubs her vulva against her partners body for sexual stimulation. ... International cover The cover of the UK single. ...

Line-up

The members of the band:

• Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards) – vocals
• Babydaddy (born Scott Hoffman) – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, guitar
• Ana Matronic (born Ana Lynch) – vocals, 'Mistress of Ceremonies'
• Del Marquis (born Derek Gruen) – guitar, bass guitar
• Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor) – drums, electronic drums, percussion

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History

Early career (2001–2003)

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". The group soon began playing gigs, and they met Del Marquis while Jake 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/glam cover of the Pink Floyd classic, "Comfortably Numb".^[1] Paddy Boom joined the band after they 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. This article is about the holiday. ... Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as Pop art. ... A back-alley abortion is the common slang term for an illegal abortion in the United States. ... Electrobix is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters 2003 demo album. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... The Wall Disc Two track listing Bring the Boys Back Home (5) Comfortably Numb (6) The Show Must Go On (7) Comfortably Numb is a song by the British progressive rock band Pink Floyd, which was released on the 1979 double album The Wall. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ...

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. For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ...

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 track also garnered plenty of radio play in Australia. 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. Laura is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the lead track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... V Graham Norton was a ground-breaking entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the UK starring Graham Norton. ... popworld is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4, offering pop news, trivia, gossip, interviews and music videos, as well as musical performances from todays top artists. ... Party Monster (2003) is a drama/dark comedy that details the rise and fall of infamous New York party promoter Michael Alig. ...

Their first hit was in 2004 with the release of "Comfortably Numb" (reaching #10 in the UK), featuring Paul Leschen on piano and keyboards. 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). The Wall Disc Two track listing Bring the Boys Back Home (5) Comfortably Numb (6) The Show Must Go On (7) 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 debut album (see 2004 in music). ... Laura is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the lead track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ... Filthy/Gorgeous is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ...

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. 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.^[2] 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. Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004. ... The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Hopes and Fears is the debut album by English piano rock band Keane, released on May 10, 2004. ... James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, February 22, 1974) is an English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases — especially the number one hit Youre Beautiful — brought him to fame in 2005. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Dido (born Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong,[1] December 25, 1971) is a British BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter who performs under a nickname her mother gave her in childhood. ... Coldplay are an English rock band. ... Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar on March 30, 1979 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actress. ...

Despite substantial chart success in the UK (which they refer to as their 'spiritual home')^[3], 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 Hawks American Wasteland is a video game that has been released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision. ...

The album was banned from the shelves of U.S. super chain Wal-Mart due to its "coarse language". The band have shown their dissatisfaction with the decision on a number of occasions, Jake 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!" Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...

Ta-Dah (2005–2007)

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 "Hair Baby" (a title which refers to the phenomenon of tumours containing partially formed foetuses). 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 sophomore album Ta-Dah. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... Manar Maged,a baby with Craniopagus Parsiticus,a type of conjoined twin and parasitic twin A parasitic twin (also known as an asymmetrical or unequal conjoined twin) is the result of the processes that produce vanishing twins and conjoined twins, and may represent a continuum between the two. ...

Jake Shears on tour in St. Louis, 2007

Recordings took place at Discoball, the band's studio. The band fulfilled one of its dreams: Elton John collaborated with them on "I Don't Feel like Dancin'" (as pianist and co-writer). The song reached #1 in the UK on September 10, 2006 and remained in the top spot for four consecutive weeks. "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'" became their biggest hit to date. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (448 × 604 pixel, file size: 69 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Jake Shears. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 445 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (448 × 604 pixel, file size: 69 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Jake Shears. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... International cover The cover of the UK single. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... International cover The cover of the UK single. ... The ARIA charts is the main Australian music sales chart issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ... The Eurochart Hot 100 is the main European singles popularity chart compiled by Music & Media magazine from March 1984. ... International cover The cover of the UK single. ...

Elton John also contributed to the song "Intermission" on Ta-Dah. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ...

The album was released on September 18, 2006 in the UK, and on September 26, 2006 in the USA. According to Jake Shears, the album is a combination of sixties-era psychedelia, glam rock and disco. is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Psychedelia is a term describing a category of music, visual art, fashion, and culture that is associated originally with the high 1960s, hippies, and the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco, California. ... This article is about the music genre. ...

In 2006 they acted as an opening act for Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel Tour. 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. 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. A free concert was given in Trafalgar square to 10,000 ballot winners on the September 16 in order to promote the Red charity. Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Dave Gahan at the Hyde Park, 25. ... KOKO is a music venue on Camden High street in Camden Town, London. ... Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... The Bowery Ballroom is a music venue in the Bowery section of New York City. ... The Siren Music Festival (a. ... 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 held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California. ... Trafalgar Square viewed from the northeast corner. ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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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 chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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 South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

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

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. The "Kiss You Off" video centred around Ana Matronic in a futuristic beauty salon. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Forthcoming Album

At the end of the band's 2007 World Tour, the band confirmed that they would be taking two-years off to work on their next album. The band has been collaborating with Kylie Minogue and hopes to work on a song with Dolly Parton.

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 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.^[4] Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004. ... Post surgical photo of brain aneurysm survivor. ...

Their music can be generally described as a mixture of glam rock, disco, and alternative music. They appear to have been heavily influenced by Elton John (Shears' singing, particularly, sometimes sounds uncannily like John). 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, 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. 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". Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a style of rock and roll music, which initially surfaced in the post-hippie early 1970s. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... “Abba” redirects here. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. ... Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Supertramp is a British progressive rock band that had a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees are a British gothic rock band. ... A Special BRITs 25 Award for the best single from the past 25 years was awarded to Robbie Williams Angels. The producers added a fake film effect to the TV coverage of the 2005 awards show, which was criticised by some who thought ruined the immediacy of the awards show... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 1947 January 8) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... For other uses, see Chic. ... Richard OBrien (born Richard Timothy Smith on March 25, 1942 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. ... This article is about the music genre. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... We Are Scissor Sisters. ... Blondie is the name of an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...

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, and Anderson Cooper among its fans. 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. They also supported Depeche Mode on some of their dates of Touring the Angel. David Jon Gilmour CBE (born March 6, 1946 in Cambridge) is an English musician best known as a guitarist, singer, and songwriter in the band Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is a rock vocalist, songwriter, and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. ... Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London), is an award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer. ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Thomas Edward Yorke (born October 7, 1968 in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the band Radiohead. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American journalist, author, and television personality. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... The Vertigo Tour was a concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 2005 and 2006 in support of the groups 2004 album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ... Depeche Mode are an influential electronic band, who formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England. ... Dave Gahan at the Hyde Park, 25. ...

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). 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. 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'." A Special BRITs 25 Award for the best single from the past 25 years was awarded to Robbie Williams Angels. The producers added a fake film effect to the TV coverage of the 2005 awards show, which was criticised by some who thought ruined the immediacy of the awards show... This article needs cleanup. ... Take Your Mama is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the second track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ... Jim Hensen Company in Los Angeles The Jim Henson Company is an American company founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. ...

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. The band won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Artist on March 28, 2005. On July 2, 2005, the group performed at Live 8. Their set included the previously unheard song "Everybody Wants the Same Thing". Out is a popular gay magazine that focuses mainly on gay and lesbian fashion and upscale culture. ... The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official Live8 DVD, released in November 2005 Live 8 was a series of concurrent benefit concerts that took place on 2 July 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. ... Everybody Wants The Same Thing is the twelfth and final track on Scissor Sisters sophomore album Ta-Dah. ...

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

They have received a lot of attention in the United States by VH1 and magazines such as Out and Entertainment Weekly. They have also been interviewed on VH1's website and Del Marquis has been interviewed by the music section of IGN.com. 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". VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Out is a popular gay magazine that focuses mainly on gay and lesbian fashion and upscale culture. ... Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... For other uses, see IGN (disambiguation). ... Electrobix is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the first single from the Scissor Sisters 2003 demo album. ... William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist, songwriter, composer and musician. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... For other uses, see Franz Ferdinand (disambiguation). ... Take Me Out is the breakthrough hit and second single from Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. ... Laura is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the lead track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ... Filthy/Gorgeous is a song by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters and is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album (see 2004 in music). ...

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. 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. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with its immediate neighbour Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ... A digital system is one that uses discrete values (often electrical voltages), especially those representable as binary numbers, or non-numeric symbols such as letters or icons, for input, processing, transmission, storage, or display, rather than a continuous spectrum of values (ie, as in an analog system). ... Lens and mounting of a large format camera Photography is the technique of recording and generating permanent images, by the capturing and preservation of physical stimulus-patterns on a layer of photosensitive material. ...

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 August 14, 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".

• In late 2004, Shears and Babydaddy co-wrote and produced the hit "I Believe in You" with Kylie Minogue, which featured on the Ultimate Kylie compilation. They also wrote the unreleased "(Everything) I Know", which leaked online in November 2004 and "Ooh (The Blues)", of which Kylie's version remains unreleased. The Scissor Sisters would go on to co-write a new song for Kylie entitled "White Diamond", which was showcased in her Showgirl Homecoming Tour that kicked-off in Australia in November 2006. "White Diamond" will be included on Kylie's 10th studio album due late 2007. At present the live version is available on the Showgirl Homecoming Live 2-CD release.

Scissor Sisters on tour in St. Louis, 2007

• In 2006, Babydaddy remixed Louisville band VHS or Beta's "You Got Me". VHS or Beta are huge fans of the Scissor Sisters and the two bands have toured together.

• The group were one of the headlining acts at the British V Festival in 2005, where they collaborated on stage with Scottish rock group Franz Ferdinand to perform a cover version of David Bowie's "Suffragette City".

• Also in 2005, "Filthy/Gorgeous" was licensed by Activision and appears in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's American Wasteland.

• 2005 also saw DJ Earworm's hit mashup "No One Takes Your Freedom", combining "Take Your Mama" with The Beatles' "For No One", George Michael's "Freedom '90" and Aretha Franklin's "Think". ^[5]

• September 10, 2006 saw them headline the Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight. They closed the three day event with the most spectacular show the island has seen for years. The band took to the stage at Robin Hill dressed as clowns, and by the encore — "Filthy/Gorgeous" — they had been joined by dancers in 10-foot-high clown costumes. Singer Jake Shears ended the set bare-chested and covered in fake blood. They succeeded in thrilling a capacity crowd, although they spectacularly failed to observe the "don't dress as clowns" advice, which had been introduced for the annual fancy dress parade, so as not to deter people with coulrophobia (fear of clowns) from attending the festival.

• The Scissor Sisters ended their first UK tour at Wembley Arena, London, from the 24th to the 26th of November, 2006, supported by new artist Lily Allen, who performed during the three days there.

• On September 15, 2006 the group were invited to the BBCs Maida Vale studios to perform different songs on every show broadcast on BBC Radio 1. [1] The event, dubbed "Scissor Sisters Day," culminated in them actually standing in for presenter Pete Tong and hosting his three hour slot themselves. The show took an unexpected turn when a woman in labour telephoned the show to share her experience with the band and they played "Push It" by Salt-N-Pepa for her. Several performances, interviews, and a humorous jingle that was written in an hour, were filmed and edited into a special seven-day, looped broadcast on BBCi.

• The group was the main event during the New Year's Eve celebrations for 2007 in Berlin.

• On February 8 and February 9, 2007, the group appeared on the American daytime soap opera Passions.^[6] They performed "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" and "Land of a Thousand Words", from the album Ta-Dah.

• In the Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords", the song "I Can't Decide" was used in a scene of the Master singing along to it in a mocking fashion towards the Doctor. Subsequently, the song debuted at #64 on the UK Singles Chart, despite not officially being released as a single.

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Discography

Albums

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Singles

• ¹ ^  not released as single but entered in chart despite not officially being released as a single

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DVDs

• We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You (2004)^[7][8]
• Hoorah - A Year of Ta-Dah (2007) A new Scissor Sisters DVD has been announced to coincide with the North American Winter. The band, on their website, had invited fans to submit video footage of themselves preparing for one of their concerts or live concert footage to be included in the release. Several concerts during the 2007 world tour were filmed for this DVD. The DVD will also include a live CD.

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See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

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External links

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• Official Site
• Famous Article by Dutch Simmons
• # 1 UnOfficial Fansite, Forum & Community - www.idontfeellikedancin.com
• Spin Magazine piece on new album, June 2006
• Manfred Prescher reviews "I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’" in EVOLVER.at
• Scissor Sisters at inthemix.com.au
• Underground Illusion - The Ultimate Scissor Sisters Database
• A Scissor Sister on The Hour

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Interviews

• musicOMH.com Interview with Scissor Sisters
• KEXP Interview and Live Performance
• Shear Madness Out magazine interview.
• Out.com interview with Scissor Sisters
• Out.com interview with Jake Shears
• Exit Fest 2006 Interview with Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
• Out magazine interview with Jake Shears and Baby Daddy, September 2006 by Tom Donaghy
• Scissor Sisters interview at elevenmagazine

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