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"Pure Shores"
Song
B-side"If You Don't Know What I Know"

"Pure Shores" was the first single released from the All Saints's second album, Saints & Sinners. The song was written for The Beach movie.

The single topped the UK charts at #1 and became the second best-selling single of 2000 and was awarded the Capital FM award for best song on April 19, 2000. Its overall sales are 682,719.

Tracklist

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Pure Shores".

CD 1
1. "Pure Shores" 4:27
2. "If You Don't Know What I Know" 4:36
3. "Pure Shores (The Beach Life Mix)" 4:31
4. "Pure Shores (2 Da Beach U Don't Stop Remix)" 5:01
CD 2
1. "Pure Shores (Original Mix)" 4:27
2. "Pure Shores (2 Da Beach U Don't Stop Remix)" 5:01
3. "Pure Shores (Cosmos Remix)" 3:40

Song information

Lyrics and Music William Orbit and Shaznay Lewis
Producer William Orbit
Keyboards and guitars William Orbit
Mixed Mark Stent
Drums Steve Sidelnyk

Charts

Country Date Position Certification Copies
United Kingdom February 13, 2000 #1 (2 Weeks) Platinum[1] 685,343
Ireland February 26, 2000 #1[2]    
New Zealand March 26, 2000 #2[3] Gold[4] 5,000+
Australia April 2, 2000 #4[5] Platinum[6]  
Finland February 2000 #5[7]    
Norway March 2000 #5[8]    
France March 25, 2000 #6[9]    
Switzerland March 12, 2000 #6[10]    
Japan April 16, 2000 #8[11]    
The Netherlands March 2000 #9[12]    
Sweden April 6, 2000 #10[13]    
Austria April 9, 2000 #11[14]    
Germany April 2000 #14[15]    
Canada March 6, 2000 #35    

Reviews

"This was the single that saw the Saints out-performing every other girl group on the planet, ditching the famous-for-being-famous tag, and finally becoming the statuesque pop goddesses they always claimed to be."
- Playlouder: Best single of 2000

Music video

The Pure Shores video is set in the beach and features clips from the The Beach movie. Part of the video was shot at night. The video was filmed on Holkham beach in Norfolk, England.

On May 8, 2000 the video won the Loaded Award as best single of the year.

Remixes

Pure Shores

  • 2 Da Beach U Don't Stop Remix
  • Album Version
  • Cosmos Remix
  • Instrumental
  • The Beach Life Mix

References

  1. ^ BPI.co.uk Certification "Pure Shores" Accessed: October 29, 2006
  2. ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search. N.B. "All" cannot be used in the search string (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
  3. ^ Charts.org.nz "Pure Shores" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
  4. ^ Rianz.org.nz Chart 25 June 2000 Accessed: November 2, 2006
  5. ^ Australian-Charts.com "Pure Shores" page Accessed: November 24, 2006
  6. ^ Aria.com.au Certifications 2000 Accessed: October 29, 2006
  7. ^ FinnishCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  8. ^ NorwegianCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  9. ^ LesCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  10. ^ SwissCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  11. ^ Sound.jp Tokyo Hot 100 archive. Accessed November 24, 2006
  12. ^ Top4000.nl Charts Week 9 2000. Accessed October 15, 2006
  13. ^ SwedishCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  14. ^ AustrianCharts.at "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 28, 2006
  15. ^ Infinity Charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of April 2000 Accessed November 2, 2006
Preceded by UK number one single
February 20, 2000 		Succeeded by
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