Pure Shores
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| "Pure Shores" | ||
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| Single by All Saints | ||
| from the album Saints & Sinners | ||
| Released | February 26, 2000 | |
| Format | CD | |
| Recorded | Guerrilla Beach Studio, Conway Studios etc. | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:27 | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Producer(s) | William Orbit | |
| Chart positions | ||
| All Saints singles chronology | ||
| "War of Nerves" (1998) |
Pure Shores | "Black Coffee" (2000) |
"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.
Contents |
[edit] Tracklist
| CD 1 | ||
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| 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 |
[edit] Song information
| Lyrics and Music | William Orbit and Shaznay Lewis |
| Producer | William Orbit |
| Keyboards and guitars | William Orbit |
| Mixed | Mark Stent |
| Drums | Steve Sidelnyk |
[edit] Charts
| Country | Date | Position | Certification | Copies |
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| 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 | #4 | Platinum [5] | ||
| Finland | February 2000 | #5 [6] | ||
| Norway | March 2000 | #5 [7] | ||
| France | March 25, 2000 | #6 [8] | ||
| Switzerland | March 12, 2000 | #6 [9] | ||
| The Netherlands | March 2000 | #9 [10] | ||
| Japan | April 10, 2000 | #9 | ||
| Sweden | April 6, 2000 | #10 [11] | ||
| Austria | April 9, 2000 | #11 [12] | ||
| Germany | April 2000 | #14 [13] | ||
| Canada | March 6, 2000 | #35 |
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] Remixes
Pure Shores
- 2 Da Beach U Don't Stop Remix
- Album Version
- Cosmos Remix
- Instrumental
- The Beach Life Mix
[edit] 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
| All Saints |
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| Natalie Appleton · Nicole Appleton · Melanie Blatt · Shaznay Lewis |
| Albums: All Saints · The Remix Album · Saints & Sinners · All Hits · Studio 1 |
| Singles: "Silver Shadow" · "Let's Get Started" · "I Know Where It's At" · "Never Ever" ·
"Under the Bridge" · "Lady Marmalade" · "Bootie Call" · "War of Nerves" · "Pure Shores" |
| Preceded by: "Go Let It Out" by Oasis |
UK number one single February 20, 2000 |
Succeeded by: "American Pie" by Madonna |
