Pure (song)
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"Pure" is a song by British music group the Lightning Seeds from their debut album, Cloudcuckooland. Released in June 1989, the song peaked at No. 16 in the UK. The track is the band's sole entry on the US Billboard Hot 100's top 40, peaking at No. 31, and was the first hit for the band on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, peaking at No. 8 in May 1990. It was later featured prominently in the movie "What Happens Later" (2023).
Background
The first Lightning Seeds single release, "Pure" is significant in that it was the first song Ian Broudie had "completely written and sung, ever".[1] It was when producing a track for the Pale Fountains that Broudie was offered a chance to release some of his own material. He was originally apprehensive:
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I didn't think that many people would be interested if I'm going to be honest, I suppose I didn't have the confidence really and I wasn't in a band but I did want to put my music out and get it heard.
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Nonetheless, Broudie proceeded to record "Pure" at a studio in Kirkby. 200 copies of the single were originally pressed, but after some radio play and attention at The Haçienda, the song soon sprang to mainstream consciousness.
Charts
Template:Single chart| Chart (1989–1990) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 92 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 31 |
| US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] | 8 |
Certifications
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References
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- ↑ Like You Do - The Greatest Hits Interview with Ian Broudie and Martyn Campbell
- ↑ Interview: The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie – "'Three Lions' Is Like a Christmas Carol", Carl Stanley, Live4ever. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
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