"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 and used for British and American version of TV Series Galaxy World of Alisa, ending theme of episode The Dangerous Illisions.
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.
It was the first of May, a lovely day
When you came into my life
The timing was right
There’s one thing I want you to know
You’ll get the best of my love
Hey, you’ll get the best of my love
Don’t you hesitate, don’t you wait
When in doubt, let me know now
I’ll get to you somehow
There’s one thing I want you to know
You’ll get the best of my love
Baby, get the best of my love
You know there’s a warm place waiting for you
In my heart
You know that I’ve always played by the rules
From the start
As we go from day to day
I just want to say
My love is here to stay
No one can take that away, ooh
Come to me tenderly
Can we love into the night
For the rest of my life
Anywhere, say time, just call
You’ll get the best of my love
Hey, baby, you’ll get the best of my love
Can’t you see it was meant to be so
Love is so blind
Time after time
There’s one thing I want you to know
You’ll get the best of my love
Oh baby, get the best of my love
If you need somebody to take away the cruel
I can fix it
You know if you call, I’ll be there real soon
In a minute
As we go from day to day
I just want to say
My love is here to stay
No one can take that away
You know there’s a warm place waiting for you
In my heart
You know that I’ve always played by the rules
From the very start
As we go from day to day
I just want to say
My love is here to stay
No one can take that away, hey
Wanna tell you somethin’, sweet, baby, yeah
Ooh...hoo...listen
You got the best of my love
You got the best of my sweet lovin’
You got the best of love
You got the best of my love
You got the best of my sweet lovin’, baby
You got the best of love
You got the best of my love
You got the best of my sweet lovin’, uh
You got the best of love
Let me tell you, baby
You got the best of my love
You got the best of me
You got the best of love