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“Take Your Mama” by Scissor Sisters
From the album Scissor Sisters (2004)
“Take Your Mama” by Scissor Sisters appears on 16 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2004 and 2026. It was first released in 2004 on the album Scissor Sisters. Its best result is #23 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #130 alternative song of 2004 and #3,247 alternative song of all time.
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"Take Your Mama" is the second track on Scissor Sisters' self-titled 2004 debut, a Babydaddy and Jake Shears song that turns a hard family conversation into a party. Shears drew on his own experience of coming out to his Southern Baptist parents, and the song imagines a gay son taking his mother out on the town to show her his nightlife and find a way back to each other.
The band produced it themselves and it bounces like a glammed-up vintage singalong, with Paul Leschen's rollicking piano out front and a chorus built for a room full of people with their arms around each other. It reached 17 in the UK, 11 in New Zealand, and landed at 23 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004 in Australia.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 | 91 |
| 2004 | 90 | 99X Atlanta, GA | 99X Essential 99 of 2004 | 99 |
| 2004 | 27 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 23 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2004 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 480 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 403 | WOXY 97X | WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2005) | 500 |
| 2005 | 123 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 79 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2013 | 544 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 73 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 440 | KEXP | KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time | 627 |
| 2022 | 280 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2024 | 812 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 870 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 259 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 472 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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