Pure Instinct

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All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine, except "When You Came into My Life" by Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Titiek Puspa and James F. Sundah

Pure Instinct
ScorpionsPureInstinct.jpg
Cover photo by Gered Mankowitz
Studio album by
Scorpions
Released21 May 1996
Studio
Genre
Length51:04
Label East West (International), Atlantic (US)
Producer
Scorpions chronology
Face the Heat
(1993)		Pure Instinct
(1996)		 Eye II Eye
(1999)
Singles from Pure Instinct
  1. "You and I" / "She's Knocking at My Door"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Does Anyone Know" / "Stone in My Shoe (live)"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Wild Child"
    Released: 1996 (US only)
  4. "When You Came into My Life"
    Released: 1996
  5. "Where the River Flows"
    Released: 1997
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Wild Child"Schenker4:19
2."But the Best for You"Meine5:26
3."Does Anyone Know"Meine6:03
4."Stone in My Shoe"Schenker4:42
5."Soul Behind the Face"Schenker4:01
6."Oh Girl (I Wanna Be with You)"Schenker3:56
7."When You Came into My Life"Meine, Schenker, Puspa, Sundah5:13
8."Where the River Flows"Schenker4:16
9."Time Will Call Your Name"Schenker3:21
10."You and I"Meine6:16
11."Are You the One?"Schenker3:15
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
12."She's Knocking at My Door"Schenker3:21
Pure Instinct single-only tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Kiss of Borrowed Time" (from the "When You Came into My Life" CD-single)Meine3:39
2."You and I" (special single mix from the "You and I" CD-single)Meine4:21

Personnel

Scorpions
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] 37
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 95
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 10
French Albums (SNEP) [11] 11
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 8
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [13] 28
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 15
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [17] 18
US Billboard 200 [18] 99

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [19] Gold25,000 [19]
France (SNEP) [20] Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [21] Gold250,000^
Indonesia [22] Platinum50,000 [23]
Malaysia [24] 6× Platinum150,000 [24]
Portugal (AFP) [22] Gold20,000^
Singapore (RIAS) [22] Gold7,500 [23]
South Korea (KMCA) [22] Gold15,000 [23]
Thailand [25] Platinum50,000 [25]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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