ARTIST · GLAM / DISCO

Scissor Sisters

Falsetto aerobics over four-on-the-floor empathy—irony serving sincerity on the chorus.

Glam rock
Nu-disco
Pop

Updated 27 October 2026

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Biography

Self-titled debut smuggled queer joy into UK charts with unapologetic hooks.

Comfortably Numb cover became club myth separate from Pink Floyd gravity.

Ta-Dah extended songwriting depth with Elton John collaboration chemistry.

Lossless streams preserve hi-hat shimmer, clavinet poke, and stacked octave vocals.

Scissor Sisters formed in New York with Jake Shears, Ana Matronic, Babydaddy, Del Marquis, and Paddy Boom. Their first hit was a disco version of Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb, and the debut album added Take Your Mama and Laura. It was a bigger success in the UK than in the US.

Ta-Dah (2006) included I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’, co-written with Elton John. Night Work (2010) and Magic Hour (2012) followed. Shears has since written a memoir and appeared on Broadway.

Interesting facts about Scissor Sisters

01 American pop band formed in New York City in 2001; Jake Shears and Ana Matronic were key members.
02 Scissor Sisters (2004) reached number one on the UK Albums Chart.
03 I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (2006) co-written with Elton John became a UK number-one single.
04 Their first hit was a disco cover of Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb.
05 Elton John co-wrote I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’.