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For the song by Supergrass, see Mary (Supergrass song).
"Mary" Single by Scissor Sisters from the album Scissor Sisters Released October 11, 2004 Format 12", CD Recorded 2003 Genre Piano rock, Acoustic music, Glitter rock Length 4:41 Label EMI Producer Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters singles chronology "Laura"
(2004)"Mary"
(2004)"Filthy/Gorgeous"
(2005)"Mary" is a song by American rock band, Scissor Sisters, and is the fourth track on their eponymous debut album (see 2004 in music). It was released as a single in October 2004 in the UK, peaking at #14 in the UK Singles Chart.
The "Mary" of the title was Mary Hanlon, a friend of Jake Shears, who died in 2006.[1]
Contents
Track listings
- 12" picture disc (9868280)
- "Mary" – 4:41
- "Laura" (City Hi-Fi remix) – 4:24
- 12" (9868281)
- "Mary" – 4:41
- "Mary" (Junkie XL mix)
- CD (9868282)
- "Mary" – 4:41
- "Mary" (Junkie XL radio edit) – 3:55
- "Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session) – 4:32
Official remixes
- "Mary" (a cappella)
- "Mary" (Junkie XL remix)
- "Mary" (Junkie XL edit)
- "Mary" (Junkie XL radio edit)
- "Mary" (Mylo remix)
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; an owl makes an appearance in the video. 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.
References
External links
Scissor Sisters Studio albums Extended plays Remixed! · iTunes Festival: London 2010Demo albums K-Mart DiscoSingles "Electrobix" · "Laura" · "Comfortably Numb" · "Take Your Mama" · "Mary" · "Filthy/Gorgeous" · "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" · "Land of a Thousand Words" · "She's My Man" · "Kiss You Off" · "Fire with Fire" · "Any Which Way" · "Invisible Light"DVDs We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You · Hurrah! A Year of Ta-DahRelated articles Discography · Awards and nominationsCategories:- 2004 singles
- Scissor Sisters songs
- Mylo songs
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