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“Laura” by Scissor Sisters
From the album Scissor Sisters (2004)
“Laura” by Scissor Sisters appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2013. It was first released in 2004 on the album Scissor Sisters. Its best result is #58 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #492 alternative song of 2004 and #3,563 alternative song of all time.
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Scissor Sisters open their self-titled 2004 debut with "Laura", and it was also the first single the American pop-rock crew put out, in the UK in October 2003. Jake Shears and Babydaddy wrote it, the band produced it themselves, Babydaddy recorded it, and they mixed it with Neil Harris. Paul Leschen hammers the piano like a saloon upright, Crispin Cioe honks on saxophone, and the whole thing struts with a camp, soft-rock glitter that sounds like it raided somebody's parents' record collection and liked what it found.
First time around it stalled at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart; reissued in June 2004, it climbed to number 12. It even came with two videos, one directed by Andy Soup and the other by Alex and Liane.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 382 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 261 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 129 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2013 | 682 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
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