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70-438: Scissor Sisters are an American pop rock band formed in 2000. The band's current line-up consists of Jake Shears (vocals), Babydaddy (various instruments) and Del Marquis (guitar, bass). Former members include vocalist Ana Matronic and drummers Paddy Boom and Randy Real. Scissor Sisters incorporate diverse styles in their music, but tend to sway towards pop rock , glam rock , nu-disco , and electroclash . Forged in

140-807: A variety theatre and house of burlesque , comedy and neo-vaudeville , located in the Lower East Side district of Manhattan , New York City . The concept of performers and impresarios James and Camille Habacker, the venue first opened in 1999 when the neo-burlesque scene of New York was in its infancy, becoming the first venue built specifically to showcase the work of a new collective and designed to nurture emerging talent. The shows consist of performance artists , dancers , drag queens , vaudeville, variety and sideshow acts, often performing outrageous, messy and lewd routines. The Habackers encourage performers to push themselves to try out new work without fear of censorship. The Village Voice describes

210-498: A "no dancing" sign inside the venue in an attempt to keep patrons from dancing. Camille Habacker stated it wasn't easy. "People at the bar would hear a good song and start shakin' it. We had to tell people to stop – they thought we were kidding". The Slipper Room, enlisting the help of a lawyer and co-forming the Legalize Dancing NYC coalition, prompted a change in the city's cabaret laws. Artists who have guested at

280-850: A Kiki " exclusively via Spotify in some countries. Upon release, Magic Hour peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart and #35 on the US Billboard 200. The album reached #1 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The band embarked on a world tour in support of Magic Hour , starting with summer shows in North America. On July 10, 2012, they performed the American TV premiere of "Let's Have a Kiki" on Bravo-TV's Watch What Happens Live . They toured Europe in September and October 2012. On October 23, 2012, while performing at

350-626: A Thousand Words " was released as the second single from the album, peaking at No. 19 in the UK. " She's My Man " was the third single released in March 2007, peaking at No. 29. " 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 centered around Ana Matronic in a futuristic beauty salon. The group

420-581: A brain aneurysm in April 2006, news that devastated members of the band. Many of Scissor Sisters' songs deal with themes in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community , relating to the fact that three of the band members, including the two founders, are gay. "Filthy/Gorgeous" is about transgender prostitutes while "Take Your Mama" deals with coming out of the closet to family members. Despite this, Shears stated, "I don't believe sexuality really matters when it comes to music." In an interview featured on

490-554: A cool, net gimlet . James emcees, and Camille dances topless." In 2001-2, the Slipper Room became a "poster lounge" for reforming the city cabaret laws after twice being forced to close due to the violation of New York City's Prohibition-era cabaret laws and regulations, under which it was illegal for people to dance without permission – on or off-stage – from the NY authorities. In a crackdown led by former NY mayor Rudy Giuliani ,

560-477: A couple of singles to little success and began appearing at underground clubs on New York's Lower East Side . On a trip to Disneyland , the pair met Ana "Matronic" Lynch at a screening of Michael Jackson 's Captain EO . During a subsequent teacup ride, they discovered that they had a lot in common. Shears later remarked, "I really thought she was a freak but when I started singing " Another Part of Me " she showed me

630-475: A good understanding of it just not being the right time. So it is a little funny [to be reuniting without her]. But also, there’s the people that want to hear this music again too. Maybe there is some future where Ana comes back and does stuff too. Who knows? She’ll be in the back of our minds, for sure. But in the meantime, for the 20th anniversary, it just felt like we wanted to see what these songs do out there." Scissor Sisters' music can be generally described as

700-545: A hit in many dance clubs and, after sending Pink Floyd themselves a copy, the Scissor Sisters received positive remarks from the song's original writers Roger Waters and David Gilmour . The song proved to be particularly popular in the UK, where various record labels soon took an interest in the band. In 2003, they decided they would tour Europe where they believed audiences would be more receptive to them and their music than their native US. "Comfortably Numb" came to

770-507: A liberal-arts school in Pennsylvania. They are the kind of charming, sincere young couple who in another city would have opened the one independent bookstore with a Beat section, or the one coffee bar not actually a Starbucks. In New York now, they have the Slipper Room, and they put on their own New Burlesque revue on Saturday nights: The show that looks like your dad's old Playboys, plays like your bachelor uncle's vinyl, and grooves like

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840-467: A mixture of glam rock , disco and alternative music. They appear to have been heavily influenced by Elton John (who co-wrote and played piano on "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'") despite Shears commenting that he was not familiar with his work prior to the release of their record. Shears has since stated that he has become a big fan. The band also has been compared to ABBA , the Bee Gees , Blondie , KC and

910-416: A permanent basis, to which she agreed. The trio then began appearing at other clubs, dropping the word "Fibrillating" from their name. They primarily played electroclash , which was popular at the time in the underground club scene of New York with bands like Peaches and Chicks on Speed . They were soon joined by Derek "Del Marquis" Gruen on lead guitar, who had known Shears from when they both worked at

980-461: A snazzy Orchard Street hangout where Hello, Dali! —a surreal tribute to the art of transsexualism—had us cheering on all fours. As the trannies tarted themselves up backstage, Amanda Lepore and Sophia Lamar performed deadpan magic tricks in panties; Tina Sparkles pushed her sequinned titties into an audience member's face in a vivid tribute to the Lion King , Candis Cayne climaxed Le Jazz Hot in

1050-548: A string of singles. According to Babydaddy, their purpose was "to create a perfect pop rock album that would pick you up at the beginning, take you on a journey in the middle, and set you right back down again in the same place at the end." About six months after its British release, Scissor Sisters was released in the US. To publicize it the band appeared on the popular morning television show Live with Regis and Kelly , an event that Shears later recalled: " Kelly Ripa loved us, after

1120-593: A two-single deal. Their first single " Electrobix " dealt with gay men's obsessions with working out but proved to be less popular than its B-side, a cover version of Pink Floyd 's progressive rock classic " Comfortably Numb ". Matronic commented, "It's one of those songs that people were either gonna love or hate, and that's really, really powerful, because it basically means you're evoking a reaction in everyone. The first time I heard it, I thought that if it doesn't make us famous, it'll make us infamous because somebody will shoot us!" Their version of "Comfortably Numb" became

1190-398: A way skimpier ensemble than Julie Andrews could ever manage; and Gloria Wholesome shed her boa while dedicating Different Drum to George W. Bush (though Bush is generally this crowd's goal genital). The switcharoo finale had our female host, *BOB*, stripping behind a screen to reveal a huge prosthetic schlong, then declaring, "In the future, there is no gender!" Adam Gopnik , writing in

1260-559: 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 album was released on September 18, 2006 in the United Kingdom, and on September 26, 2006 in the United States. According to Shears,

1330-486: Is a noun-adjective that music critics often use in reference to guitar pop with a bright mood. Critic Philip Auslander argues that the distinction between pop and rock is more pronounced in the US than in the UK. He claims that in the US, pop has roots in white crooners such as Perry Como , whereas rock is rooted in African-American music influenced by forms such as rock and roll . Auslander points out that

1400-529: The We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You DVD, Shears 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." The visuals for Scissor Sisters' self-titled first album and its singles featured artwork by an English illustrator named Spookytim, who had a studio in Brighton called Studiospooky. The artwork

1470-570: The Camden Roundhouse , Scissor Sisters announced an indefinite hiatus. A year later, Ana Matronic insisted that the band, while still on break, had not permanently split. The band collaborated on a charity record with MNDR and released " Swerlk " on June 9, 2017, their first release in five years. Proceeds for the single were donated to the Contigo Fund, a nonprofit organization for LGBTQ individuals. In June 2019, Shears stated

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1540-426: The " gay nightlife scene of New York ", the band took its name from the female same-sex sexual activity of tribadism . The band came to prominence following the release of their Grammy -nominated and chart-topping disco version of " Comfortably Numb " and subsequent debut album Scissor Sisters (2004). The album was a success, particularly in the UK where it reached number one, was the best-selling album of 2004,

1610-504: The 1960s, Frith termed it "folk rock", and the pop-infused styles of the 1970s were called "pop rock". Moore-Gilbert claims that this approach unfairly puts rock at the apex and makes every other influence become an add-on to the central core of rock. In Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau discussed the term "pop-rock" in the context of popular music's fragmentation along stylistic lines in

1680-401: The 1970s; he regarded "pop-rock" as a "monolith" that "straddled" all burgeoning movements and subgenres in the popular and semipopular music marketplace at the time, including singer-songwriter music, art rock , heavy metal , boogie , country rock , jazz fusion , funk , disco , urban contemporary , and new wave , but not punk rock . The Slipper Room The Slipper Room is

1750-772: The Angel Tour for a concert in Mountain View, California . 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 allowed the band to showcase an array of songs from

1820-461: The IC Guys club where Shears had been a stripper. They were joined by a fifth member, Patrick "Paddy Boom" Seacor , on drums who (being heterosexual ) felt the need to explain to his mother that "it's not a gay band... there [are] gay members, but it doesn't matter. It's about the music and about performance." In 2002, the band signed with a small New York record company called A Touch of Class for

1890-519: The New Yorker : "The Slipper Room is owned by a young couple named Camille and James, who renovated it and installed a perfect bijou stage, and they have struggled hard to keep it both gay and straight, as a young couple with a jazz bar in the Thirties might have struggled to keep their little place integrated. He has Ken Burns bangs and a warm smile; she is blond and went to Franklin & Marshall,

1960-531: 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 that refers to the phenomenon of tumors containing partially formed fetuses ). Among the assumed pseudonyms used to play a series of secret shows to test this new material were "Bridget Jones' Diarrhea", "Portion Control" and "Megapussi". Scissor Sisters were also one of

2030-549: The Slipper Room as "a glorious reinterpretation of classic mid-19th Century European opera houses, complete with fleur-de-lis wallpaper, sumptuous purple banquettes, and a soaring stage", while The New York Times advises the meek "to stay on the mezzanine", where "audience members on the stage level have been known to be licked, tickled and mocked". NYC.com observes the venue as being "instrumental in reviving—perhaps even creating—the burlesque community in New York City, for

2100-419: The Slipper Room was among a number of bars and clubs to be penalized. In May 2001 they were fined $ 150 and padlocked for the night when a Department of Consumer Affairs agent wrote them up for having a male go-go dancer on stage. In June 2002, a D.C.A agent "caught patrons dancing and hit the place with a $ 30,000 fine, later reduced to $ 6,000, again padlocking the place". After that penalty, the Slipper Room hung

2170-598: The Sunshine Band , Duran Duran who were "the reason we got into music," Matronic stated, Supertramp , Siouxsie and the Banshees who Matronic "wouldn't be here without," David Bowie , 1970s-era Kiss , Queen , Chic , Richard O'Brien and various other dance, disco, rock, and funk acts. Shears also stated that The Beatles have been an influence for him and that he is a huge fan of Paul McCartney and Wings , hence their track entitled "Paul McCartney". However,

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2240-731: The Tony-Award-winning musical Avenue Q . The show had a subsequent run in San Francisco on May 18, 2011 at the American Conservatory Theater . On October 31, 2011, Shears tweeted that the band's fourth album was in its final stages. A song from the new album titled " Shady Love " debuted on Annie Mac 's BBC Radio 1 show on January 2, 2012. "Shady Love" features guest vocals from Azealia Banks while Jake Shears performs under his pseudonym Krystal Pepsy. On March 13, 2012, Scissor Sisters announced

2310-501: The UK. Several media outlets 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 —artists considered "mainstream" compared to the Scissor Sisters' brash and controversial image. The band had been particularly keen on producing an album that fitted together well rather than simply producing

2380-714: The United Kingdom. The Scissor Sisters ended their first UK tour at the Wembley Arena , London , from November 24 to 26, 2006, supported by new artist Lily Allen , who performed during the three days there. 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 No. 23, charting mostly in South America, particularly Peru . " Land of

2450-536: The album is a combination of 1960s psychedelia , glam rock and disco . It reached No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart in its first week of release, officially taking the top spot on September 24, 2006, marking a first for the Scissor Sisters, consisting of a single and album at the top of the UK charts simultaneously. The album Ta-Dah leaked onto the Internet on September 10, 2006, five days before its release in

2520-434: The album, as the band was less than satisfied with most of them. This was confirmed to be the case when the track list was revealed. Drummer Paddy Boom was absent at these gigs and it was later announced that he had amicably parted from the band. The band had come into contact with drummer Randy "Real" Schrager , who was known from his work on the downtown New York scene, playing with bands such as Jessica Vale and The Act. He

2590-691: The attention of British label Polydor , who signed the group to a contract. Their first single for the label " Laura " (with two different music videos) had a limited release in 2003 and reaching number 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 the same channel's music programme Popworld for which they were interviewed. The track also received much radio play in Australia. Their track "It Can't Come Quickly Enough"

2660-759: The audience. "Isn't It Strange," a track created during the band's recording session for "Night Work" , featured in Shrek Forever After (2010). DJ Earworm 's 2005 song "No One Takes Your Freedom" combined Scissor Sisters' "Take Your Mama" with The Beatles ' "For No One", George Michael 's "Freedom '90" and Aretha Franklin 's "Think". Current members Former members Former Live members As supporting act Pop rock Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and " power pop " have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or

2730-410: The band admits that their music is hard to categorise. 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 Shears' deep platonic love for his best friend Mary ("Mary"). Mary died of

2800-439: The band's logo appeared on Glasgow's OVO Hydro and Manchester's Co-op Live arenas. The following day, the band's social feeds were updated with the text "31.10.24". On October 31st, the band confirmed that they were reuniting for a string of shows in 2025, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album. The band's reunited line-up will be a trio, featuring Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis, and will not feature

2870-533: The best moonwalk I've ever seen." Ana Matronic ran a weekly cabaret event known as Knock Off at a club called the Slipper Room in New York, where she liked to hire eccentric and alternative acts; one reporter described it as a place that "served up a racy, multigender revue of kitsch," and that a performer dressed as a giant vulva "enfolded me with her labia while singing "Lick Me in My Wet Spot" to

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2940-456: The concept of pop rock, which blends pop and rock, is at odds with the typical conception of pop and rock as opposites. Auslander and several other scholars, such as Simon Frith and Grossberg, argue that pop music is often depicted as an inauthentic, cynical, "slickly commercial", and formulaic form of entertainment. In contrast, rock music is often heralded as an authentic, sincere, and anti-commercial form of music, which emphasizes songwriting by

3010-685: The decision on a number of occasions. However, they continued their success in Europe by performing at the Brixton Academy in London for Halloween 2004, where they asked the audience to dress up as the characters from The Rocky Horror Show ; the band themselves did so too. Recording of the second album, Ta-Dah , commenced in mid-May 2005 at the Discoball; sneak previews of new songs were played at live performances, including " Everybody Wants

3080-528: The first eleven years as the cozy, intimate cocktail lounge it once was, and now as the two-level burlesque theater and bar and it's become... a stunning paean to the Jazz Age with a stage that vaults the full two stories up, where balcony visitors get a bird's eye view of the action." Writing in an August, 2000 edition of the Voice , the author Jackie Collins hailed the Slipper Room as "Heaven!", adding "It's

3150-456: The first time we played, she gave me a hug and whispered in my ear, 'I just want you to know that this is my favorite music performance we've ever had.' It was amazing." Nonetheless, neither the band nor the album proved to be a big commercial success in the US: major chain store Wal-Mart refused to stock it, claiming on its website that it contained "a snarling, swaggering attack on conservatism " in

3220-483: The form of the song "Tits on the Radio". The band refused to produce a "clean" version of the album, and Babydaddy remarked that, "We did have to slap a parental warning sticker on the disc, which is completely absurd. I think a kid listening to Eminem is getting a much more negative message than what we've been putting forward. We've only got one 'shit' and a few 'tits!'" Band members have shown their dissatisfaction with

3290-513: The form of, rock music. Writer Johan Fornas views pop/rock as "one single, continuous genre field", rather than distinct categories. To the authors Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman, it is defined as an "upbeat variety of rock music" represented by artists and bands such as Andy Kim , the Bells , Paul McCartney , Lighthouse , and Peter Frampton . The term "pop" has been used since the early forties to refer to popular music in general, but in

3360-478: 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 ". 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 No. 1 in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2006, and remained in

3430-400: The hedonist anthem " Filthy/Gorgeous " which peaked at number 5 in the UK. All the singles came from their debut album Scissor Sisters , which reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and became the best selling album of 2004, beating Keane 's Hopes and Fears by 582 copies. As of 2018, it is the 20th biggest-selling album of the 21st century, and the 35th biggest-selling of all time in

3500-524: The impetus for the band's hiatus was the success of "Let's Have a Kiki" in the US and wanting to end things on a high note: "I didn’t know what the fuck to say after that song, quite honestly. When that song came out and did what it did [hitting #1 on the Billboard dance charts], I was just like, 'Well, there it is, I guess we did it.' I truly had no idea what to follow that up with. So I thought, we’ve been recording and touring for 10 years, and I felt like it

3570-560: The lyrics and score for a world-premiere musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City , a much-loved series of novels (and later a television miniseries) about life in San Francisco in the 1970s. The musical was first developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center 's National Music Theater Conference in 2009, where Shears and Garden collaborated with a creative team that included playwright Jeff Whitty and director Jason Moore , of

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3640-499: The mid-1950s, it began to be used for a distinct genre, aimed at a youth market, often characterized as a softer alternative to rock and roll. In the aftermath of the British Invasion , from about 1967, it was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock, to describe a form that was more commercial, ephemeral and accessible. As of the 2010s, "guitar pop rock" and " indie rock " are roughly synonymous terms. " Jangle "

3710-525: The names Queef Latina and Debbie's Hairy. New songs included on the set list were "Television", "Who's Your Money", "Other Girls", "Major for You", "None of My Business", "Singularity", " Do the Strand ", "Who's There", "Not the Loving Kind", "Taking Shape" (with Babydaddy on lead vocals), and " Uroboros ". Shears stated on the band's website there was a possibility that none of these songs would appear on

3780-701: The new album. A free concert was given in Trafalgar Square to 10,000 ballot winners on September 16, 2006, to promote the Red charity. The band also headlined the 2006 Bestival festival on the Isle of Wight . Additionally, they were invited to BBC 's Maida Vale studios to perform different songs on every show broadcast on BBC Radio 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

3850-515: The participation of Ana Matronic, Paddy Boom or Randy Real. Regarding Ana Matronic's absence, Shears noted: "I think it just didn’t line up. It’s not something that she wanted to do at this moment in time. And I didn’t want that to keep us from coming out and playing these songs." Babydaddy elaborated: "It’s more her story to tell than ours. Except to say that, I think she’s such a part of the spirit of this band, especially at that moment in time. There were definitely conversations, and I think hopefully

3920-408: The release of the band's second studio album Ta-Dah (2006), their second consecutive UK number one album which produced their first UK number one single " I Don't Feel Like Dancin' ". Their third studio album Night Work (2010) displayed a shift towards a more club-oriented sound, charting at number two on the UK Albums Chart, number one on Billboard 's Top Independent Albums chart and in

3990-430: The singers and bands, instrumental virtuosity, and a "real connection with the audience". Frith's analysis of the history of popular music from the 1950s to the 1980s has been criticized by B. J. Moore-Gilbert, who argues that Frith and other scholars have overemphasized the role of rock in the history of popular music by naming every new genre using the "rock" suffix. Thus, when a folk-oriented style of music developed in

4060-452: The title of the album, Magic Hour , and revealed that the record would be released worldwide on May 28, 2012. The band also announced the release date of a new single, " Only the Horses ". Originally scheduled to come out on May 20, the release of "Only the Horses" was brought forward to May 13. The video premiered on Thursday April 18, 2012. On May 7, the band released the track " Let's Have

4130-580: The top 10 of several international territories. The band released their fourth studio album Magic Hour in May 2012. Scissor Sisters has performed around the world and have become recognized for their controversial and transgressive live performances. They also collaborated with a number of other well-known pop musicians, including Elton John and Kylie Minogue ; these particular collaborations have been received positively by both critics and other notable figures. In 2004, Bono , lead vocalist of rock band U2 , described Scissor Sisters as "the best pop group in

4200-659: The top spot for four consecutive weeks. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" also peaked at No. 1 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and the Euro Hot 100 . "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" became the group's biggest hit to date. Elton John also contributed to the song "Intermission" on Ta-Dah and played piano on a demo of the song Bad Shit (that can be found on the Lights CDsingle). In 2006, they acted as an opening act for Depeche Mode 's Touring

4270-496: The tune of " Hit Me With Your Best Shot "." Matronic invited the pair to appear at Knock Off, which they did on September 21, 2001. Shears dressed as his character "Jason the Amazing Back-Alley Late Term Abortion" whilst Matronic, dressed as a reject from Andy Warhol 's Factory , joined the pair on stage and sang. Shears and Babydaddy felt she was very effective and asked her to join the band on

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4340-721: The world". They also collaborated with Global Cool in 2007 on one of their green lifestyle campaigns. Originally named Dead Lesbian and the Fibrillating Scissor Sisters , the final two words being derived from the lesbian sexual act of tribadism , the band was founded in 2000 after friends Jason "Jake Shears" Sellards and Scott "Babydaddy" Hoffman (who had met in 1999 in Lexington ) both moved to New York City , enjoying its open and gay-friendly ethos. They began producing music together, with Babydaddy composing music and Shears writing lyrics. The duo released

4410-418: Was also included on the soundtrack of the film Party Monster (2003), playing over its ending credits. Their first hit was in 2004 with the official release of "Comfortably Numb". Reaching number 10 in the UK, this success was followed by " Take Your Mama " which went to number 17, a re-release of "Laura" (with two different music videos) which went to number 12, the ballad "Mary" which went to number 14, and

4480-459: Was created by a wide variety of techniques and mixed traditional paper-based processes with digital and photographic elements in order to reflect the multi-referential nature of the band's music. Scissor Sisters are known for their extravagant live performances. In some of their early shows, Shears was known to remove all of his clothes onstage, harking back to his former profession as a go-go stripper ; in others, he threw inflated condoms into

4550-408: Was initially brought on as a fill-in during Paddy Boom's leave of absence. Eventually, Randy was made part of the full-time line-up. Scissor Sisters spent much of 2008 and early 2009 in the recording studio. However, after working on new material for approximately 18 months, the band decided to shelve their third album. Shears explained: "In my heart I knew it wasn't right. I didn't really know what it

4620-549: Was later certified nine-times platinum by the BPI, and earned them three BRIT Awards in 2005. All five of its singles reached positions within the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart while " Filthy/Gorgeous " scored the band their first number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs , despite the album's meager success in their native US. The album continued its success in countries around Europe, in Australia and in Canada before

4690-439: Was released on June 28, 2010. The album was described as "supersexual and sleazy" with its first single, " Fire with Fire " as "a really epic song that makes you feel really good". With the album, the band have toured worldwide on The Night Work Tour. As an opening act, they joined Lady Gaga for select dates on her third leg of The Monster Ball Tour in early 2011. Shears and Scissor Sisters collaborator John "JJ" Garden provided

4760-718: Was the main event during the New Year's Eve celebrations for 2007 in Berlin. On February 8 and 9, 2007, the group appeared on the American daytime soap opera Passions . They performed "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" and "Land of a Thousand Words" from the album Ta-Dah . After touring the world in 2007, the band had a short hiatus in order to work on their next studio album. Premiering new material of this album at secret gigs in New York City's Mercury Lounge in October 2008, they assumed

4830-433: Was time. This wasn’t what anybody in the band had planned to do. So I thought it would be fun to end on a high note. But you know what? That’s not to say we’re never going to do anything again. The Scissor Sisters will be back." He later noted: "I think reaching that goal, and feeling like we were in a great moment, made it feel like a great time to hang up our hats." After over seven years of inactivity, on October 29th 2024,

4900-476: Was trying to say. It left me a little bit cold." Reportedly, an entire record had been worked on but that the group had "shelved it about a year ago." Shears admits, "If it wasn't something we could fully get behind and believe in, I think the band was going to be over." In June 2009, the band returned to the studio and began to work on new tracks that made it onto Night Work , their replacement third album. Produced in collaboration with Stuart Price , Night Work

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