Scissor Sisters discography

The discography of Scissor Sisters, an American pop group, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, seventeen singles, two video albums and seventeen music videos. The band was formed in New York City in 2001 by Babydaddy, Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis and Paddy Boom, who was later replaced by Randy Real.[1] After signing a contract with independent record label A Touch of Class in 2002, Scissor Sisters released their debut single "Electrobix".[2] The critical success of its B-side, a cover version of Pink Floyd's song "Comfortably Numb", brought the group to the attention of Polydor Records, which signed them in 2003.[2]

Further information: List of songs recorded by Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters discography
Scissor Sisters performing in 2007
Studio albums	4
Video albums	2
Music videos	17
EPs	2
Singles	17

The band then began to work on their debut studio album, Scissor Sisters, which was released in February 2004. It peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and performed well internationally. The album was certified nine times platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), becoming the best-selling album of 2004 in the UK, and has sold over seven million copies worldwide.[2] Scissor Sisters spawned five singles; "Comfortably Numb" and "Filthy/Gorgeous" became top ten hits in the UK, while "Laura", "Take Your Mama" and "Mary" were moderately successful. The band released their second studio album, Ta-Dah, in September 2006. Topping the charts in numerous countries, including the UK and Ireland, the album was a commercial success. Its lead single, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'", peaked at number one in the UK and became an international top ten hit. The album produced three more singles: "Land of a Thousand Words", "She's My Man" and "Kiss You Off".

Scissor Sisters worked extensively with producer Stuart Price in recording their third studio album, Night Work, which was released in June 2010. The album reached number two in the UK and number three on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. Three singles were released: "Fire with Fire", which topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, "Any Which Way" and "Invisible Light". The band's fourth studio album, Magic Hour, was followed in May 2012. It peaked at number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums and number four in the UK. The first single from the album, "Only the Horses", charted highly in several countries. It was followed by "Baby Come Home" and "Let's Have a Kiki", the latter of which reached the number-one spot on the US Hot Dance Club Songs.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	BEL [6]	DEN [7]	GER [8]	IRE [9]	NLD [10]	SWI [11]	UK [12]
Scissor Sisters	Released: July 27, 2004 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download	102	7	75	81	18	—	1	67	—	1	World: 7,000,000^[A] UK: 2,760,000^[B]	ARIA: Platinum[13] BPI: 9× Platinum[14] IFPI DEN: Gold[15] IRMA: 5× Platinum[16]
Ta-Dah	Released: September 26, 2006 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download	19	1	3	7	6	6	1	11	5	1	UK: 1,458,481^[C]	ARIA: Platinum[17] BEA: Gold[18] BPI: 4× Platinum[14] BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Platinum[20] IFPI DEN: Platinum[15] IFPI SWI: Gold[21] IRMA: 2× Platinum[22]
Night Work	Released: June 29, 2010 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download	18	10	36	38	36	29	11	29	12	2	UK: 157,343^[D]	BPI: Gold[14]
Magic Hour	Released: May 29, 2012 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download	35	27	—	72	—	—	15	68	62	4
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Album details
Remixed![23]	Released: September 21, 2004 (US) Label: A Touch of Class Formats: CD, digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2010[24]	Released: July 10, 2010 (UK) Label: Polydor Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US Dance [25]	AUS [26]	AUT [5]	BEL (FL) [6]	GER [27]	IRE [9]	ITA [28]	NLD [29]	SWE [30]	UK [31]
"Electrobix"[32]	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Laura"	2003	—	66	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	12		Scissor Sisters
"Comfortably Numb"	2004	—	73	—	39	97	30	—	84	27	10
"Take Your Mama"		—	40	—	—	99	25	—	80	53	17	BPI: Silver[14]
"Mary"		—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	14
"Filthy/Gorgeous"	2005	1	29	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	5
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"	2006	—	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	1	1	ARIA: Platinum[33] BEA: Gold[18] BPI: Platinum[14] BVMI: Platinum[19] GLF: Platinum[34]	Ta-Dah
"Land of a Thousand Words"		—	—	40	54	50	44	18	60	—	19
"She's My Man"	2007	—	39	55	53	57	—	23	94	39	29
"Kiss You Off"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43
"Fire with Fire"	2010	1	—	24	48	51	16	—	97	36	11		Night Work
"Any Which Way"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81
"Invisible Light"[35]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Only the Horses"	2012	5	—	—	37	—	32	5	—	—	12	FIMI: Platinum[36]	Magic Hour
"Baby Come Home"		—	—	—	72	—	—	36	—	—	—
"Let's Have a Kiki"		1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	119
"Swerlk" (with MNDR)[37]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year charted and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [31]
"I Can't Decide"	2007	64	Ta-Dah

Other appearances

List of guest appearances, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Do the Strand"	2009	War Child Presents Heroes[38]
"Isn't It Strange"	2010	Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture[39]

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US Video [3]	AUS [40]	UK [12]
We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You	Released: January 11, 2005 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Format: DVD	6	23	—	BPI: Platinum[14]
Hurrah! A Year of Ta-Dah	Released: December 4, 2007 (US) Labels: Universal, Polydor Format: CD+DVD, DVD	2	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Laura" (version one)	2003	AlexandLiane[41]
"Comfortably Numb"	2004	Chris Hopewell[41]
"Take Your Mama"		Andy Soup[41]
"Laura" (version two)
"Mary"		Julien Temple[41]
"Filthy/Gorgeous"	2005	John Cameron Mitchell[42]
"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"	2006	Andy Soup[43]
"Land of a Thousand Words"		National Television[43]
"She's My Man"	2007	Nagi Noda[43]
"Kiss You Off"		Robert Hales[43]
"Fire With Fire"	2010	Philip Andelman[44]
"Any Which Way"		Ace Norton[45]
"Invisible Light"		Nicolás Méndez[46]
"Shady Love"	2012	Hiro Murai[47]
"Only the Horses"		Lorenzo Fonda[48]
"Baby Come Home"
"Let's Have a Kiki"		Vern Moen[49]

Notes

• A ^ Worldwide sales figures for Scissor Sisters as of September 2010.[50]
• B ^ United Kingdom sales figures for Scissor Sisters as of October 2018.[51]
• C ^ United Kingdom sales figures for Ta-Dah as of June 2012.[51]
• D ^ United Kingdom sales figures for Night Work as of June 2012.[51]

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48. Music videos directed by Lorenzo Fonda:
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