Pure Shores
| "Pure Shores" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "If You Don't Know What I Know" |
"Pure Shores" is a song by All Saints, released as the first single from their second album, Saints & Sinners. The song was written for the film The Beach and produced by William Orbit.
Reception
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. The song has sold 720,000 copies in the UK as stated by the Official UK Charts Company. Sydney band St. James covered the song as part of their live shows for 2008.The song is peaked #10 in US Billboard Hot 100
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] | 720,000 |
| Ireland | February 26, 2000 | 1[2] | ||
| United States | February 14, 2000 | 10 | ||
| 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
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification "Pure Shores" Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search. N.B. "All" cannot be used in the search string (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
- ^ Charts.org.nz "Pure Shores" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ Rianz.org.nz Chart 25 June 2000 Accessed: November 2, 2006
- ^ Australian-Charts.com "Pure Shores" page Accessed: November 24, 2006
- ^ Aria.com.au Certifications 2000 Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ FinnishCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ Sound.jp Tokyo Hot 100 archive. Accessed November 24, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Charts Week 9 2000. Accessed October 15, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ AustrianCharts.at "Pure Shores" page. Accessed October 28, 2006
- ^ Infinity Charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of April 2000 Accessed November 2, 2006
External links
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| Singles | |
| Concert tours | |
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