Scissor Sisters (disambiguation)

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The Scissor Sisters are a pop band from New York.

Scissor Sisters may also refer to:

<i>Scissor Sisters</i> (album) album

Scissor Sisters is the debut studio album by American glam rock band Scissor Sisters, first released in 2004. 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 2,700,000 copies in the country alone. 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. As of February 2007 it has sold 299,000 copies in United States. The album has sold 3,300,000 copies worldwide, 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.

Scissor Sisters (convicted killers) Irish sisters and murderers

Linda and Charlotte Mulhall are sisters from Dublin, Ireland, known for having killed and dismembered their mother's boyfriend, Farah Swaleh Noor, in March 2005. Noor was killed with a Stanley knife wielded by Charlotte and struck with a hammer by Linda following a confrontation with the sisters and their mother, Kathleen Mulhall. His head and penis were sliced off and the rest of his corpse dismembered by the women and dumped in Dublin's Royal Canal where a piece of leg still wearing a sock was spotted floating near Croke Park ten days later.

Lesbian term describing sexual attraction between females

A lesbian is a homosexual woman. The word lesbian is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexuality or same-sex attraction.

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<i>Ta-Dah</i> album

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.

Scott Hoffman, known by his stage name Babydaddy, is an American musician and the Ivor Novello Award-winning multi-instrumentalist, backing vocalist and composer for the U.S. glam rock band, Scissor Sisters. He is the brother of television personality Ben Hoffman, who co-hosted InfoMania on the Current TV cable network and created and hosted The Ben Show on Comedy Central.

I Dont Feel Like Dancin 2006 single by Scissor Sisters

"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" is a song by American pop band Scissor Sisters. It was released in July 2006 as the first single from their album Ta-Dah. It was written by Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman and Elton John, the last of whom provides piano for the song, and was the band's first top ten single in many countries. The song scored the band their only number one in the United Kingdom to date and is one of their signature tracks.

Electrobix 2002 single by Scissor Sisters

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<i>K-Mart Disco</i> compilation album by Scissor Sisters

K-Mart Disco is an unofficial demo album by American band Scissor Sisters, released internationally in 2007. It features most of the tracks from their initial demo album as well as other tracks never released on their studio albums or singles, including their first release "Electrobix". The cover is a parody of the classic Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon.

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<i>Night Work</i> (album) album by Scissor Sisters

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Shady Love single by Azealia Banks, Jake Shears, Scissor Sisters

"Shady Love" is a song by American pop band Scissor Sisters which features front-man Jake Shears' pseudonym Krystal Pepsy and uncredited vocals from Harlem rapper Azealia Banks. The song was set for release in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2012 as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album (2012), but the release was cancelled for unconfirmed reasons. The track was written by frontman Jake Shears, Azealia Banks and was produced by Alex Ridha. "Shady Love" received its first play on January 2 by BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac and was met with positive reviews, including NME who described it as "the first big hit of 2012".

<i>Magic Hour</i> (Scissor Sisters album) album by Scissor Sisters

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Only the Horses 2012 single by Scissor Sisters

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Lets Have a Kiki 2012 single by Scissor Sisters

"Let's Have a Kiki" is a song by United States band Scissor Sisters. The song was released as the third and final single from their fourth studio album Magic Hour. It was released on September 11, 2012 in the United States and September 18, 2012 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch and produced by Scissor Sisters. The single reached number 119 on the official UK Singles Chart, following their performance on Strictly Come Dancing in October 2012. The song was covered by the Glee cast, with Sarah Jessica Parker on lead vocals, in the episode "Thanksgiving".

Baby Come Home (Scissor Sisters song) single

"Baby Come Home" is a song by American band Scissor Sisters. The track is the second single from their fourth studio album Magic Hour. It was released on July 20, 2012 in the United Kingdom. The song was written by John Legend, Jason Sellards, Scott Hoffman, Ana Lynch and produced by Scissor Sisters and Alex Ridha.

Swerlk song by MNDR and Scissor Sisters

"Swerlk" is a song by American electronic singer MNDR and American pop band Scissor Sisters. It was released as a single on June 9, 2017, by WonderSound Records. MNDR and Scissor Sisters conceived the song in honor of the one-year remembrance of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. "Swerlk" was released in conjunction with GLAAD and proceeds from the sales benefited the Contigo Fund, a non-profit organization for LGBTQ individuals. The website swerlk.com was developed to funnel donations directly to Contigo.