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Mary (Scissor Sisters song)

2004 single by Scissor Sisters

Field	Value
name	Mary
cover	Scissor Sisters - Mary.jpg
type	single
artist	Scissor Sisters
album	Scissor Sisters
B-side	"Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session)
released
genre
length	4:45
label	Polydor
producer	Scissor Sisters
prev_title	Laura
prev_year	2004
next_title	Filthy/Gorgeous
next_year	2005
misc

| B-side = "Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session)

Babydaddy
Jake Shears

"Mary" is a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters, included on their eponymous debut album as the fourth track. Lead singer Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who later died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm.

"Mary" was released as a single in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2004, across three formats: a 12-inch picture disc, a regular 12-inch vinyl disc, and a CD single. The song peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 32 on the Irish Singles Chart.

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. 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.

Track listings

UK 12-inch picture disc :A. "Mary" – 4:45 :B. "Laura" (City Hi-Fi remix) – 4:20

UK 12-inch vinyl :A. "Mary" – 4:45 :B. "Mary" (Junkie XL mix) – 8:46

UK CD single

"Mary" – 4:45
"Mary" (Junkie XL radio edit) – 3:55
"Take Me Out" (Jo Whiley Session) – 4:32

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak
position

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
October 11, 2004	12-inch picture disc	Polydor	986 828-0
12-inch vinyl	986 828-1
CD	986 828-2

References

"Scissor Sisters – ''Scissor Sister''". [[AllMusic]].
"Mary by Scissor Sisters Songfacts".
(2004). "Mary". [[Polydor Records]].
(2004). "Mary". Polydor Records.
(2004). "Mary". Polydor Records.
(October 9, 2004). "New Releases: Singles".

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