Pure And Simple

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Pure and Simple" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart 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. By the time Hear'Say split up in 2002, the song had been certified double platinum for sales of over 1. Lovin' Is Easy", the group's only single to be released with Shentall, failed to make a commercial impact.

This followed on from a mini-series named Meet the Popstars which was intended to allow the public to get to know the group and their music away from the talent show format. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan. Following the disappointing sales of the single, it was thought that they would be dropped by the label, though no official word came from Polydor. The song was released on 12 March 2001 as the lead single from Hear'Say's debut studio album, Popstars (2001).Girl Thing then found out, after the song was written, that their manager Chris Herbert (who also managed Hear'Say) had given the song to the newer band as their debut single, an act that upset Girl Thing.

Despite the second album's lack of success, it did achieve Gold status by the BPI but over a decade after its release [10] and plans were made for an arena tour but these were later cancelled. Pure and Simple" was the fastest-selling debut single at the time, as well as the fastest-selling non- charity single – a record beaten a year later by Pop Idol winner Will Young.They initially announced five dates which quickly sold out, causing the band to schedule thirty more dates. The song was co-written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes and Betty Boo (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 November 2001, just nine months after the release of their debut album, Hear'Say released Everybody. The chorus has a fantastic hookline, and the melody is exactly as it says, pure and simple, which is why this song works.

The programme documented Hear'Say recording and promoting their first single with the series ending on the night the single charted in the UK Singles Chart. The group were invited to perform at the 80th birthday celebrations of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Over the course of six weeks in late 2000, thousands of hopeful singers attended open television auditions for ITV's Popstars talent show. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

Pure and Simple" is a song by British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars.