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Filthy/Gorgeous

{{Short description|2005 single by Scissor Sisters}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Filthy/Gorgeous

| cover = Scissor Sisters Filthy Gorgeous.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Scissor Sisters

| album = Scissor Sisters

| B-side = Take Me Out

| released = {{start date|2005|1|3}}

| recorded =

| studio =

  • 5D (Brooklyn, New York)
  • The Shed (New York)

| genre = Hi-NRG{{cite web|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/scissor-sisters-6543921|title=Scissor Sisters|last=Zaleski|first=Annie|author-link=Annie Zaleski|website=Houston Press|date=March 15, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2023}}

| length = 3:47

| label =

| writer =

| producer = Scissor Sisters

| prev_title = Mary

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{External music video|header=Official audio|{{YouTube|gWevdbtJMXg|"Filthy/Gorgeous"}}}}

}}

"Filthy/Gorgeous" is a song by American pop-rock band Scissor Sisters. It is the seventh track on their self-titled debut album.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/scissor-sisters-mw0000209575|title=Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 18, 2021}} Released as the album's fifth and final single in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2005, the song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, making it the band's first British top-five single. It also reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In Australia, it peaked at number 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and in Ireland, it reached number 13.

Music video

Two versions of the music video, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, were made: a full-length, raunchier version featuring semi-explicit scenes in a sex club, and an edited version where those scenes are shown more briefly, out of context, and occasionally obscured. Some scenes are removed completely.{{cite web |url=https://www.arjanwrites.com/arjanwrites/2005/01/video_premiere_.html |title=Video Premiere: Scissor Sisters "Filthy, Gorgeous" |website=Arjan Writes |access-date=April 24, 2021}}

Track listings

UK CD single {{small|(986 979-9)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Filthy/Gorgeous|others=Scissor Sisters|year=2005|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=986 979-9}}

  1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" – 3:48
  2. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces vocal mix edit) – 4:26
  3. "Mary" (Mylo mix) – 5:53
  4. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (gorgeous video)

UK 12-inch picture disc {{small|(986 980-1)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Filthy/Gorgeous|others=Scissor Sisters|year=2005|type=UK 12-inch picture disc|publisher=Polydor Records|id=986 980-1}}

:A1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" – 3:48

:A2. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (I Love You – See You Next Tuesday mix) – 5:28

:B1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces mix) – 8:53

UK DVD single {{small|(986 980-0)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Filthy/Gorgeous|others=Scissor Sisters|year=2005|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=986 980-0}}

  1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (filthy video)
  2. "Filthy/Gorgeous" – 3:47

Australasian CD single {{small|(987 120-7)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Filthy/Gorgeous|others=Scissor Sisters|year=2005|type=Australasian CD single liner notes|publisher=Polydor Records|id=987 120-7}}

  1. "Filthy/Gorgeous" – 3:48
  2. "Take Me Out" – 4:32
  3. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (Paper Faces vocal mix edit) – 4:26
  4. "Filthy/Gorgeous" (I Love You – See You Next Tuesday mix) – 5:28

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the Scissor Sisters album booklet.{{cite AV media notes|title=Scissor Sisters|title-link=Scissor Sisters (album)|year=2004|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=Universal Records|id=B0002772-02}}

Studios

  • Recorded at 5D Studios (Brooklyn, New York) and The Shed (New York)

Personnel

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  • Scissor Sisters – performance, production, mixing
  • Jake Shears – writing (as Jason Sellards)
  • Babydaddy – writing (as Scott Hoffman), recording (5D)
  • Ana Matronic – writing (as Ana Lynch)
  • Del Marquis – guitar
  • Paddy Boom – drums
  • Ayan Pal – bass
  • Daniel Wise – recording (The Shed)
  • Neil Harris – mixing
  • Spooky – art direction, illustration
  • Fury – art direction, design

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|29|artist=Scissor Sisters|song=Filthy / Gorgeous|rowheader=true|access-date=January 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|13|song=Filthy/Gorgeous|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2020}}
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10157.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 8, saptamina 28.02 – 6.03, 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170602/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10157.html|archive-date=May 14, 2005|access-date=May 19, 2020}}

|74

{{single chart|Scotland|5|date=20050115|rowheader=true|access-date=January 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|5|artist=Scissor Sisters|artistid=14492|rowheader=true|access-date=January 18, 2021|refname="uk"}}
{{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20050115|rowheader=true|access-date=January 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Scissor Sisters|rowheader=true|access-date=January 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|16|artist=Scissor Sisters|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2023}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2005.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2005|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=January 22, 2019}}

|129

scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Club Play Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-58|date=December 24, 2005}}

|12

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Scissor Sisters|title=Filthy/Gorgeous|award=Silver|relyear=2005|certyear=2022|id=17947-2217-1|access-date=March 18, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

Release history

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|January 3, 2005

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}}

|Polydor

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles 03.01.05|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=December 18, 2004}}

scope="row"|United States

|February 14, 2005

|Contemporary hit radio

|Universal

|align="center"|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-02-11.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1593|page=27|date=February 11, 2005|access-date=June 20, 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|April 25, 2005

|CD

|Polydor

|align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue791.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050520-0000/issue791.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2005|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 25th April 2005|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=April 25, 2005|access-date=June 20, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

In popular culture

This song appeared on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk's American Wasteland {{cite web |url=http://au.ign.com/faqs/2007/tony-hawks-american-wasteland-soundtrack-song-list-802345 |title=Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Soundtrack Song List |date=February 7, 2013 |website=IGN |access-date=April 24, 2021}} and also is the theme to the NBC show Kath & Kim. It was also used in the 2006 film It's a Boy Girl Thing {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482527/soundtrack |title=It's a Boy Girl Thing - Soundtracks |website=IMDb |access-date=April 24, 2021}} and the 2014 film Dumb and Dumber To.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096672/soundtrack |title=Dumb and Dumber To - Soundtracks |website=IMDb |access-date=April 24, 2021}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.scissorsisters.com}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060905082011/http://www.undergroundillusion.co.uk/ Underground Illusion - The Ultimate Scissor Sisters Database]

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Category:2004 songs

Category:2005 singles

Category:Hi-NRG songs

Category:Polydor Records singles

Category:Scissor Sisters songs

Category:Songs written by Ana Matronic

Category:Songs written by Babydaddy

Category:Songs written by Jake Shears

Category:Universal Records singles