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Night Work (Scissor Sisters album)

Night Work
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Studio album by Scissor Sisters
Released June 28, 2010 (2010-06-28)
Genre Alternative rock, glam rock, nu-disco
Length 44:21
Label Polydor Records (UK)
Downtown Records (US)
Producer Stuart Price, Scissor Sisters
Scissor Sisters chronology
K-Mart Disco
(2007)
Night Work
(2010)
iTunes Festival: London 2010
(2010)
Singles from Night Work
  1. "Fire with Fire"
    Released: June 20, 2010
  2. "Any Which Way"
    Released: September 20, 2010
  3. "Invisible Light"
    Released: December 16, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars
Attitude 5/5 stars
Daily News 4/5 stars
Drowned in Sound (4/10)
Entertainment Weekly A-
The Guardian 3/5 stars
musicOMH 3.5/5 stars
NME (7/10)
Pitchfork Media (7.6/10)
PopMatters (5/10)
Robert Christgau A-
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Slant Magazine 4/5 stars
Spin (6/10)
The Times 4/5 stars
Yahoo! Music UK 6/10 stars

Night Work is the third studio album by American band Scissor Sisters. The album was released on June 28, 2010, and was preceded by the release of lead single "Fire with Fire" on June 20.

On May 8, 2010, it was reported that a previous version of the record had been "scrapped" in 2009. Singer Jake Shears said, "If it wasn't something we could fully get behind and believe in, I think the band was going to be over." The band then teamed up with producer Stuart Price to create Night Work. Shears fled to Berlin for a few months, where he gained inspiration for the songwriting and tracks on Night Work.

The first single released from the album was "Fire with Fire", which was followed by "Any Which Way". "Invisible Light" was released in an EP format on Boys Noize Records on August 16, 2010, featuring the original track as well as remixes by Boys Noize, Stuart Price, and Siriusmo. This EP was released on a transparent, yellow vinyl edition in addition to CD and download formats.

The cover art is a 1983 Robert Mapplethorpe photograph of dancer Peter Reed.

The album debuted at number eighteen on the US Billboard 200, selling 18,260 copies in its first week, giving Scissor Sisters their second top 20 album.

In the UK, the album debuted at number two, behind Eminem's album Recovery, selling 46,071 copies. In its second week, the album fell to number four.

According to Metacritic the album was met with generally favorable reviews, reaching a metascore of 72 based on 21 reviews.

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