 "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.It spent a total of three weeks at the top and has sold over 1.08 million copies in the UK.As of 2012, it is the seventh biggest-selling debut single of the 21st century in that country.