Great vocals and a wicked beat make this one of the most promising debut singles from a "pop group" in a long, long time! They initially announced five dates which quickly sold out, causing the band to schedule thirty more dates. In March 2002, Hear'Say cancelled their planned arena tour to allow Shentall time to "settle in" to the group. By the time Hear'Say split up in 2002, the song had been certified double platinum for sales of over 1.

Hear'Say announced their split in October 2002, twenty months after their formation, citing "abuse from the public" as the main reason for their demise. The song went straight to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 2001, selling just under 550,000 copies. Pure and Simple" is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the 21st century in the UK, [9] the second biggest seller by a mixed-gender group [14] and the UK's 96th best-selling song of all time. However, in January 2002, Kym Marsh announced that she was leaving Hear'Say, later revealing she often fought with Klass and Noel Sullivan. It was also the third-fastest-selling single in UK chart history at that point, behind " Do They Know It's Christmas?The song was also a number-one hit in New Zealand, where it topped the RIANZ Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks in July and August 2001, earning a gold certification for selling over 25,000 copies. Bridge over troubled water, a cover, but you only have to listen to this once to love it, and the third song - i can't stop thinking about it - a faster one. In November 2001, just nine months after the release of their debut album, Hear'Say released Everybody.

In March 2001, Hear'Say released their first single, " Pure and Simple", a cover of a little-known album track by Girl Thing. Tabloids began reporting that Kym Marsh, who had gained attention due to her relationship with former EastEnders actor Jack Ryder, had left the band following feuds with bandmate Myleene Klass.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan.