Ta-Dah

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Ta-Dah
Studio album by Scissor Sisters
Released September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15)
Recorded May 2005–2006
Genre Glam rock, pop, alternative
Length 47:24
Label Polydor (UK)
Universal (US)
Producer Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters chronology
Scissor Sisters
(2004)		 Ta-Dah
(2006)		 Night Work
(2010)

Ta-Dah is the second studio album by American alternative band Scissor Sisters, released on September 15, 2006. It was produced by the band and features collaborations with Elton John, Carlos Alomar, and Paul Williams. The album debuted at number 19 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 42,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Ta-Dah received positive reviews from most music critics.

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[edit] Release and promotion

Its release in the United Kingdom, on September 18, 2006, was preceded by the release of the new single, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". The song reached number one on both the UK Singles and Download charts in September 2006.

"Land of a Thousand Words" was released as the second single from the album, peaking at number 19 in the UK. "She's My Man" was the third single released in early March 2007 and managed to chart at number 29. The next single that was released was "Kiss You Off" on May 28. This was the poorest charting of the singles of Ta-Dah, only being able to reach number 43. This has, so far, been the lowest charting UK single on initial release. "I Can't Decide" charted at number 64 on downloads alone, on the strength of being used in the Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords".

[edit] Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly A−[2]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[3]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[4]
The New York Times (mixed)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[6]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[7]
Slant Magazine 4.5/5 stars[8]
Spin (8/10)[9]
The Village Voice (mixed)[10]

The album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one on September 21, followed three days later by a number one entry in the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 42,000 copies.[11]

Ta-Dah received positive reviews from most music critics.[12] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 30 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[12]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"   Scott Hoffman, Jason Sellards, Elton John Scissor Sisters 4:48
2. "She's My Man"   Hoffman, Sellards Scissor Sisters 5:31
3. "I Can't Decide"   Hoffman, Sellards Scissor Sisters 2:46
4. "Lights"   Hoffman, Sellards, Carlos Alomar Scissor Sisters 3:35
5. "Land of a Thousand Words"   Hoffman, Sellards Scissor Sisters 3:50
6. "Intermission"   Hoffman, Sellards, John Scissor Sisters 2:37
7. "Kiss You Off"   Hoffman, Sellards, Ana Lynch Scissor Sisters 5:02
8. "Ooh"   Hoffman, Sellards, Derek Gruen Scissor Sisters 3:29
9. "Paul McCartney"   Hoffman, Sellards, Gruen, Alomar Scissor Sisters 3:44
10. "The Other Side"   Hoffman, Sellards, John "JJ" Garden Scissor Sisters 4:22
11. "Might Tell You Tonight"   Hoffman, Sellards Scissor Sisters 3:20
12. "Everybody Wants the Same Thing*"   Hoffman, Sellards, Patrick Seacor, Paul Leschen, Lynch Scissor Sisters 4:22
  • *The UK Edition of the album has a pregap, consisting of two minutes of silence after "Everybody Wants the Same Thing". Subsequently, what seems to be the sound of an elevator reaching its destination floor is heard as an 8-second interlude at the end of the pregap. "Transistor" then begins.

[edit] Deluxe edition bonus disc

  1. "Hair Baby" (Hoffman/Sellards/Gruen/Alomar) – 4:06
  2. "Contact High (Demo)" (Hoffman/Sellards/Lynch) – 3:37
  3. "Almost Sorry" (Hoffman/Sellards/Williams) – 3:15
  4. "Transistor" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:51
  5. "Making Ladies" (Hoffman/Sellards) – 4:39
  6. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (Paper Faces Remix)" (Hoffman/Sellards/John) – 6:34

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Argentine Albums Chart[13] 7
Australian Albums Chart 1
Colombian Albums Chart 23
Finland Albums Chart 14
German Top 100 6
Irish Albums Chart 1
Italian Albums Chart[14] 7
New Zealand Albums Chart 11
Norwegian Album Chart 2
Swedish Albums Chart 3
U.S. Billboard 200 19
U.S. Top Electronic Albums 1
UK Albums Chart 1

[edit] Certifications

Chart Certification
Australia ARIA Platinum
Canada CRIA Gold[15]
Europe IFPI 3× Platinum[16]
UK BPI 4× Platinum[17]
Germany IFPI Gold
Sweden IFPI Gold

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
FutureSex/LoveSounds
by Justin Timberlake		 UK number one album
September 24, 2006 – October 7, 2006		 Succeeded by
Sam's Town by The Killers
Preceded by
FutureSex/LoveSounds
by Justin Timberlake		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
September 25, 2006 – October 1, 2006		 Succeeded by
I'm Not Dead by Pink

[edit] Release history

Country Date
Australia September 16, 2006
United Kingdom September 18, 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bush, John (September 26, 2006). Ta-Dah - Scissor Sisters | AllMusic: Review. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  2. ^ Dolan, Jon (September 25, 2006) Ta-Dah | Music | EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (September 15, 2006). CD: Scissor Sisters, Ta-Dah | Music | The Guardian. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  4. ^ Powers, Ann (September 19, 2006). From private to public - Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  5. ^ Sanneh, Kelefa (September 25, 2006). New CD's - New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  6. ^ Pytlik, Mark (September 25, 2006). Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Scissor Sisters: Ta-Dah!. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  7. ^ Sheffield, Rob (September 20, 2006). Scissor Sisters: Ta-Dah : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2011-04-12.
  8. ^ Jones, Preston (September 25, 2006). Scissor Sisters: Ta-Dah | Music Review | Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  9. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 2006). Scissor Sisters, 'Ta-dah' (Universal Motown) | SPIN.com. Spin. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  10. ^ Kamps, Garrett (September 26, 2006). A Honky Château Overrun by Drunk-ass Muppets - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice. The Village Voice. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  11. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 2006). Ludacris Scores Third No. 1 With 'Release Therapy' | Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  12. ^ a b Ta-Dah Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2011-04-12.
  13. ^ CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::
  14. ^ [1]
  15. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for February 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
  16. ^ IFPI. Platinum Certifications European 2006. "Ta-Dah" 3 million sold/3× Platinum. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  17. ^ Platinum Awards Content

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