At the beginning, Scissor Sisters were nothing more than a dependable floor-filler at common activities suchas weddings. But the shuffling piano bop of "Take Your Mama" hid subversive lyrics about getting your mother tanked and coming out, which went completely over everyone's heads. Walmart, however, sensed something was up: they banned the group's self-titled debut album because it included the song "Tits On The Radio." Often lumped together with other earnest dance-pop like Electric Six and Chromeo, Scissor Sisters not only managed to pull off wild commercial success. but did more to bring gay culture into the mainstream than they're given credit for.
Scissor Sisters were a New York band, but only in name. They were the opposite of the cool, detached garage-rock revival that would come to define the post-millennium. Just across the bridge, Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Ana Matronic, Del Marquis, and Paddy Boom arrived in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, during the first wave of gentrification, and embodied the gay, drag, and performance-art parties that populated the borough and lower Manhattan.
Scissor Sisters started out as just another electroclash outfit, with Shears – a former go-go dancer – gyrating on stage in lavish costumes. But then they gained attention for their disco-pop cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb." Their aesthetic might have screamed 80s Danceteria, but musically the group was more kindred spirits to 70s disco, glam, and pop-rock.
After US labels failed to bite, the band signed with Polydor in the UK and released their debut album in 2004. Soon they were playing Glastonbury and touring with heavyweights like Duran Duran, Morrissey, and Pet Shop Boys, bringing the spirit of NYC’s gay underground to their live shows. In just a few short years, the band had found their spiritual home, and their self-titled debut topped the UK charts.
The album's release 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.
"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. 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, garnering attention through its use in the Doctor Who episode "Last of the Time Lords A product of New York City’s vibrant queer nightlife scene, in the early 00s Scissor Sisters led their own glam-disco revival with outrageous stage shows and hedonistic hooks just as the city was experiencing a Strokes-led rock resurgence. Despite their adjacent scenes, Scissor Sisters wouldn’t experience the same kind of breakout success as their peers until they crossed the pond to the UK, where camp is second-nature and their brand of eccentric pop was welcomed by a population raised on George Michael, 10cc, and Elton John.
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