All five of its singles reached positions within the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart while ' Filthy/Gorgeous' scored the band their first number one on Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Songs, despite the album's meager success in their native US. The album was a success, particularly in the UK where it reached number one, was the best-selling album of 2004, was later certified platinum by the BPI, and earned them three BRIT Awards in 2005. The band came to prominence following the release of their Grammy-nominated and chart-topping disco version of ' Comfortably Numb' and subsequent debut album Scissor Sisters (2004). Scissor Sisters incorporates diverse and eclectic styles in their music, but tends to sway towards pop rock, glam rock, nu-disco, and electroclash. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) as drummer. Forged in the ' gay nightlife scene of New York', the band took its name from the female same-sex sexual activity tribadism.
Scissor Sisters are an American pop rock band formed in 2001.
