"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

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. 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 "

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" 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 pure—later in his life. The chorus is a translation of a line of Saint

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, ''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 The Dutch Top 40 ( nl, Nederlandse Top 40) is a weekly music chart compiled by ''Stichting Nederlandse Top 40''. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica ...

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

{{authority control 2005 singles Robbie Williams songs Songs written by Stephen Duffy Rock ballads Songs written by Chris Heath Songs written by Robbie Williams 2005 songs EMI Records singles