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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
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Blender[7]
The Guardian[8]
Mojo[9]
NME9/10[10]
Pitchfork Media8.3/10[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Uncut[14]
The Village VoiceB+[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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Laura"Scott Hoffman, Jason SellardsScissor Sisters3:36
2."Take Your Mama"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:31
3."Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd cover)David Gilmour, Roger WatersScissor Sisters4:25
4."Mary"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:43
5."Lovers in the Backseat"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:15
6."Tits on the Radio"Hoffman, Ana Lynch, SellardsScissor Sisters3:16
7."Filthy/Gorgeous"Hoffman, Lynch, SellardsScissor Sisters3:46
8."Music Is the Victim"Derek Gruen, Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters2:57
9."Better Luck"Gruen, Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:08
10."It Can't Come Quickly Enough"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:42
11."Return to Oz"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters4:34
UK bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."A Message from Ms. Matronic" (unlisted hidden track)Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters0:31
13."The Skins"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters2:55
14."Get It Get It"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:47
US iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Get It Get It"Hoffman, SellardsScissor Sisters3:47

Personnel

Release history

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

Charts and certifications

Charts

Preceded by UK number one album
July 10, 2004 – July 16, 2004
July 24, 2004 – July 30, 2004
January 16, 2005 – January 22, 2005
February 27, 2005 – March 5, 2005 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ Platinum Awards Search
  2. ^ [1] 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b "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.
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