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367:(under her real name of Alison Clarkson); however, nearly 14 years after the song was released, Linzi Martin of the band Girl Thing made the assertion that she was responsible for the majority of the song's composition, having written the verses after Pete Kirtley (her then boyfriend) had brought the chorus of the track to her as a gift. In the 2014 series of The Big Reunion, other members of the band including Michelle Barber recall the band being present and contributing to the song, but none received credit as co-writers. Girl Thing then found out, after the song was written, that their manager Chris Herbert (who also managed 484:", which sold 80,000 copies more. By the time Hear'Say split up in 2002, the song had been certified double platinum for sales of over 1.2 million copies, making it one of the few singles to achieve that feat during the 2000s. It is also one of only 167 singles ever to sell 1 million copies in the UK, and has sold over 1.09 million as of November 2016. "Pure and Simple" is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the 21st century in the UK, the second biggest seller by a mixed-gender group and the UK's 96th best-selling song of all time. The song was also a number-one hit in New Zealand, where it topped the 303: 38: 284:
after selling 550,000 copies in its first week, which, at the time, made it the fastest-selling debut single of all time in the United Kingdom. It spent a total of three weeks at the top and has sold over 1.08 million copies in the UK. As of 2012, it is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the
1211: 427:"Pure and Simple" was released on 12 March 2001 in the United Kingdom and received a continental European release in April 2001. On 18 March 2001, "Pure and Simple" debuted at number one on the 431:. It sold 160,000 copies during its first day on sale and 549,823 copies during its first week, becoming the fastest-selling debut single of all time in the UK, a record beaten a year later by 407:
took no legal action due to his own self-confessed borrowings from other artists. The song and band were also criticised by several contemporary musical acts at the time, including
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even recorded a parody version of "Pure and Simple" that included the song lyrics from these two songs. Despite this,
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for five consecutive weeks in July and August 2001, earning a gold certification for selling over 25,000 copies.
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Jones, Alan (24 March 2001). "Chart Commentary: Single Factfile".
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Many critics noted that the song had a distinct resemblance to
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before the song was given to Hear'Say. It was written by
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21st century in that country. The song also topped the
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for five weeks and reached number three in Ireland.
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Index

Pure (The Lightning Seeds song)

Single
Hear'Say
Popstars
B-side
Bridge over Troubled Water
Studio
Mayfair
Label
Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Tim Hawes
Pete Kirtley
Alison Clarkson
Producer(s)
Jiant
Hear'Say
The Way to Your Love
pop
Hear'Say
UK version
Popstars
Girl Thing
BMG
Pete Kirtley
Tim Hawes
Betty Boo
Popstars
Simon & Garfunkel

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