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| Label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] |
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| Writer = [[Tim Hawes]], [[Pete Kirtley]], [[Alison Clarkson]] |
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| Producer = Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley |
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| This single = '''"Pure and Simple"'''<br />(2001) |
| This single = '''"Pure and Simple"'''<br />(2001) |
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| Next single = "[[The Way to Your Love]]"<br />(2001) |
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"Pure and Simple" is a song by British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars. The song was co-written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes and Betty Boo (under her real name of Alison Clarkson).[1] The B-side was "Bridge over Troubled Water". It was released on 12 March 2001 as the lead single from Hear'Say's debut studio album Popstars (2001).
The single spent three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart and, at the time, it was the fastest selling debut single of all time in the UK, selling just under 550,000 copies in its first week,[2] a record beaten a year later by Will Young, the winner of the first series of Pop Idol, with his debut single "Anything Is Possible"/"Evergreen". It was the second highest selling single of 2001 behind "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy, and in total, more than 1.2 million copies were sold,[3] meaning it achieved a Double Platinum certification, one of the few singles to achieve the feat that decade.
The song was a cover version of a song originally released a year earlier by Girl Thing, who were dropped from Polydor Records to make way for Hear'Say. In 2006, it was covered by America's Got Talent winner Bianca Ryan on her self-titled album.
At the time of release many critics noted that the song had an uncanny resemblance to the Oasis song "All Around the World" and the All Saints song "Never Ever". BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles even recorded a parody version of "Pure and Simple" that included the song lyrics from these two songs. According to the Official Charts Company, "Pure and Simple" is the 96th best selling song of all time in the UK.[4]
Chart positions
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] | 3 |
| songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS | 83 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 3 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 29 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 1 |
Tracklisting
- Pure and Simple
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Can't Stop Thinking About It
References
- ^ "All the No. 1's – Pure and Simple". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- ^ "Hear'Say hit number one". BBC News. 18 March 2001. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- ^ "Hear'Say split up". BBC News. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (17 July 2013). "Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines becomes fastest selling single of 2013!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Hear'say – Pure and Simple" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Hear'say – Pure and Simple". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Hear'say – Pure and Simple". Swiss Singles Chart.