Mary (Scissor Sisters song)

"Mary"
Single by Scissor Sisters
from the album Scissor Sisters
Released	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
Length	4:45
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Babydaddy Jake Shears
Producer(s)	Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters singles chronology
"Laura" (2004) "Mary" (2004) "Filthy/Gorgeous" (2005)

"Mary" is a song by American rock band Scissor Sisters, included on their eponymous debut album as the fourth track.^[1] Lead singer Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who later died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm.^[2]

"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.

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.

UK 12-inch picture disc (986 828-0)^[3]

A. "Mary" – 4:45

B. "Laura" (City Hi-Fi remix) – 4:20

UK 12-inch vinyl (986 828-1)^[4]

A. "Mary" – 4:45

B. "Mary" (Junkie XL mix) – 8:46

UK CD single (986 828-2)^[5]

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

• Official website
• Underground Illusion - The Ultimate Scissor Sisters Database