The song and band were also criticised by several contemporary musical acts at the time, including Stereophonics, David Gray, and Blur. Despite this, when it was suggested that Oasis take legal action, Noel Gallagher simply laughed at the hypocrisy of such an act from a man who was famous for "borrowing" from other artists. BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles even recorded a parody version of "Pure and Simple" that included the song lyrics from these two songs. Many critics noted that the song had an uncanny resemblance to Oasis's " All Around the World" and All Saints' " Never Ever". Band member Nikki Stuart described the incident as "digging the knife in." 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.
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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. 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. ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. The song also topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for five weeks and reached number three in Ireland. As of 2012, it is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the 21st century in that country. It spent a total of three weeks at the top and has sold over 1.08 million copies in the UK. "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. The B-side is a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's " Bridge over Troubled Water". The song was released on 12 March 2001 as the lead single from Hear'Say's debut studio album, Popstars (2001). It was written by Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, and Betty Boo (under her real name, Alison Clarkson). It was a cover of the original version recorded three years earlier by English-Dutch girl group Girl Thing, who were dropped from BMG before the song was given to Hear'Say. " Pure and Simple" is a song by British pop group Hear'Say, the winners of the UK version of Popstars.