Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2005
Make Me Pure
Buy Make Me Pure now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Make Me Pure
| cover = Makemepure.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Robbie Williams
| album = Intensive Care
| released = 14 November 2005
| recorded = 2005
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = 4:33 (album version)
3:49 (radio edit)
| label = EMI
| writer = *Stephen Duffy
*Chris Heath
*Robbie Williams
| producer = *Stephen Duffy
*Robbie Williams
| prev_title = Tripping
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Advertising Space
| next_year = 2005
| misc =
}}
"'Make Me Pure'" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the second single from his album 'Intensive Care' in late 2005. It was written by Robbie Williams, Stephen Duffy, and Chris Heath.Sleeve notes, 'Intensive Care' It was first released in New Zealand and Australia as a promotional single intended to advertise the album. A video was shot with Williams performing in a garage, however, its performance was poor with focus on Williams' debut single "Tripping" from that album. It was featured on physical copies of the single "Tripping". A physical CD single was released exclusively in Mexico.
Background
The song deals with Williams asking God to make him purelater in his life. The chorus is a translation of a line of Saint Augustine of Hippo, 'Da mihi castitatem et continentiam, sed noli modo!'
Chart performance
"Make Me Pure" reached number-fifteen in the Netherlands, although it had never been released as a single. Due to airplay of the B-side song of the single "Tripping", it reached the Dutch Top 40 while "Tripping" and "Advertising Space" were also Top 40 hits. In Mexico, the song was released between "Advertising Space" and "Sin Sin Sin" to fill the gap left between these singles. The song was very popular on radio, reaching number twenty-seven; although video airplay was not very strong, the track reached number-nineteen on the Digital Sales chart.
Track listing
# "Make Me Pure" 4:34
# "Make Me Pure" (acoustic version) 3:53
# "Tripping" (video)
# Video clips and photo gallery
Charts
References
Category:2005 singles
Category:Robbie Williams songs
Category:Songs written by Stephen Duffy
Category:Rock ballads
Category:Songs written by Chris Heath
Category:Songs written by Robbie Williams
Category:2005 songs
Category:EMI Records singles
Buy Make Me Pure now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2005