The album's release in the United Kingdom, on September 18, 2006, was preceded by the release of the single, "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'". The song reached number one on the UK Singles charts in late September and early October 2006. [2]
"Land of a Thousand Words" was released as the second single from the album, peaking at number 19 in the UK in December 2006. "She's My Man" was the third single released in early March 2007 and managed to chart at number 29. [2] The next single that was released was "Kiss You Off" on May 28. This was the poorest charting of the singles of Ta-Dah, though "I Can't Decide" charted at number 64 on downloads alone, [3] garnering attention through its use in the Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords." [4]
Reception
The album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number one on September 21, followed three days later by a number one entry in the UK Albums Chart. In the United States, it debuted at number 19 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 42,000 copies. [15] As of May 2010 it has sold 181,000 copies in United States. [16]
Ta-Dah received positive reviews from most music critics. [17] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 30 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [17]
NME gave the album a score of six out of ten and said, "Scissor Sisters sound under so much pressure to follow up a monster hit that they're not actually having any fun." [18] Similarly, Paste gave it a score of six out of ten and said that the songs "tend to dull the excitement." [17] Tiny Mix Tapes gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars and said, "So what if Scissor Sisters aren't challenging the conventions of pop music?... [Ta-Dah is] great and will please their fans." [19] musicOMH gave it four out of five stars and said, "There's a darker lyrical side to the album at once incongruous and ingenious when placed in such celebratory music." [20]
However, some reviews varied from mixed to negative. PopMatters gave the album five stars out of ten and said, "Despite its title, Ta-Dah offers few surprises." [21] Now gave it two stars out of five and said, "Somehow, Ta-Dah feels like the Sisters covering themselves, and the glitter and gloss have worn off." [22] In his Consumer Guide, Robert Christgau gave it a "dud" rating ( 
), [23] indicating that it was "a bad record whose details rarely merit further thought." [24]
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