Mary (Scissor Sisters song)

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"Mary"
Scissor Sisters - Mary.jpg
Single by Scissor Sisters
from the album Scissor Sisters
B-side "Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session)
ReleasedOctober 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
Length4:45
Label Polydor
Songwriters
Producer Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters singles chronology
"Laura"
(2004)		"Mary"
(2004)		"Filthy/Gorgeous"
(2005)
Music video
"Mary" on YouTube

"Mary" is a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters, included on their eponymous debut album as the fourth track. [1] Lead singer Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who later died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm. [2]

Contents

"Mary" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2004, across three formats: a 12-inch picture disc, a regular 12-inch vinyl disc, and a CD single. The song peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 32 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Music video

The video for the single was released in October 2004 and was considered a curio by fans. It was seen as a spoof of Rapunzel and other children's fairy tales. The music video was produced by Don Bluth. Scissor Sisters contacted him after recalling fond memories of an animated sequence in Xanadu . The video also includes a live-action portion, showing a woman getting out of bed, boarding a London Underground train, departing at Canary Wharf tube station and entering and working in a Docklands office. This sequence segues into the animation with her staring into a photocopier, presumably indicating the animated sequence is her daydream.

Track listings

UK 12-inch picture disc [3]

A. "Mary" – 4:45
B. "Laura" (City Hi-Fi remix) – 4:20

UK 12-inch vinyl [4]

A. "Mary" – 4:45
B. "Mary" (Junkie XL mix) – 8:46

UK CD single [5]

  1. "Mary" – 4:45
  2. "Mary" (Junkie XL radio edit) – 3:55
  3. "Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session) – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [6] 32
Scotland Singles (OCC) [7] 14
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 14

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelIDRef.
United KingdomOctober 11, 200412-inch picture disc Polydor 986 828-0 [9]
12-inch vinyl986 828-1
CD986 828-2

References

  1. ↑ "Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sister". AllMusic . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mary by Scissor Sisters Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Mary (UK 12-inch picture disc). Polydor Records. 2004. 986 828-0.
  4. ↑ Mary (UK 12-inch vinyl sleeve). Polydor Records. 2004. 986 828-1.
  5. ↑ Mary (UK CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2004. 986 828-2.
  6. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Scissor Sisters". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . October 9, 2004. p. 29.
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