Mary (Scissor Sisters song)


"Mary" is a song by American rock band, Scissor Sisters, and is the fourth track on their eponymous debut album. It was released as a single in October 2004, peaking at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 32 on the Irish Singles Chart.
Jake Shears wrote "Mary" for his best friend, Mary Hanlon, who died in April 2006 from a brain aneurysm.

Music video

The video for the single was released in October 2004 and was considered a 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

12" picture disc
  1. "Mary" – 4:41
  2. "Laura" – 4:24
12"
  1. "Mary" – 4:41
  2. "Mary"
CD
  1. "Mary" – 4:41
  2. "Mary" – 3:55
  3. "Take Me Out" – 4:32

    Official remixes

  4. "Mary"
  5. "Mary"
  6. "Mary"
  7. "Mary"
  8. "Mary"

    Charts