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"Pure Shores" (released as "Pure Shores (Out of Reach)" in the United States) is a song by British-Canadian girl group All Saints. It was released on 12 September 1999 in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom by London Records via digital download as the lead single from their second studio album ''Saints & Sinners'' (2000). This was followed by a physical worldwide release on 11 February 2000. The song was used in the 2000 film ''The Beach'' and featured on its soundtrack album. The song was written by band member Shaznay Lewis and produced by William Orbit in Los Angeles, California. "Pure Shores" is a dream pop song with elements of electronica and ambient music. The song's lyrics talk about finding a place to relax and calling it one's own. It received critical acclaim from music critics, who praised the production, lyrics and the vocals on the song. Critics praised "Pure Shores" for being a "relaxing" song, and it has featured on several best song lists. "Pure Shores" entered the UK Singles Chart at number one, where it remained for two weeks. It achieved worldwide success, reaching the top ten in countries including Australia, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. In North America, it charted on the Canadian Singles Chart but failed to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song sold a total of 775,000 copies in the UK,〔 becoming the second most successful single of 2000. It received multiple certifications in other countries. The music video features clips from ''The Beach'' and shows the group walking and singing on a beach at Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk. The video received positive reviews and won the ''Loaded'' Award for Best Video. "Pure Shores" was featured on All Saints' compilation albums ''All Hits'' and ''Pure Shores: The Very Best of All Saints''. The group performed the song at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards, and the World Sports Awards in 2000. The single received accolades and nominations, and was awarded the 2000 Capital FM award for best song, Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work and was nominated for two BRIT Awards for Best British Single and Best British Video. The song appears in Grand Theft Auto V on the in-game radio station "Non-Stop-Pop." ==Background== "Pure Shores" was released as the first single from All Saints' second studio album ''Saints & Sinners'' (2000), which was released in October 2000. The song was written by William Orbit and All Saints member Shaznay Lewis, and was composed and produced by Orbit. It was written for the film ''The Beach''. "Pure Shores" was released in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom on 12 September 1999.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pure Shores )〕 According to Cameron Adams of the ''Herald Sun'' in Melbourne, American singer and songwriter Madonna "was reportedly livid when producer William Orbit gave this futuristic dream-pop to the UK girl band and not her." On 24 June 2012, Orbit released an instrumental version of the song on the internet. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pure Shores」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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