| Mary | |
| Cover: | Scissor Sisters - Mary.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Scissor Sisters |
| Album: | Scissor Sisters |
| Length: | 4:45 |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Scissor Sisters |
| Prev Title: | Laura |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | Filthy/Gorgeous |
| Next Year: | 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 [3]
A. "Mary" – 4:45
B. "Laura" (City Hi-Fi remix) – 4:20
UK 12-inch vinyl [4]
A. "Mary" – 4:45
B. "Mary" (Junkie XL mix) – 8:46
UK CD single [5]
| Region | Date | Format | Label | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | October 11, 2004 | 12-inch picture disc | Polydor | 986 828-0 | [6] |
| 12-inch vinyl | 986 828-1 | ||||
| CD | 986 828-2 |