Song · New Model Army
“Purity” by New Model Army
From the album Impurity (1990)
“Purity” by New Model Army appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1990 on the album Impurity. Its best result is #82 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #209 alternative song of 1990.
"Purity" was the second single from Impurity, New Model Army's 1990 album, following "Get Me Out" into the shops that October. Justin Sullivan wrote it, words and music, and sings lead, and the record pushed further into the ground the band had started breaking on Thunder and Consolation the year before.
Impurity was their first album without bassist Jason Harris, and his replacement, Peter Nice, better known as Nelson, earns his keep here: bass, electric guitar, keyboards, backing vocals and, yes, spoons. Robert Heaton drums, plays guitar and sings backup, and returning collaborator Ed Alleyne-Johnson saws away on electric violin as a guest. Pat Collier produced it with the band and mixed it, John Cornfield recorded it, and it all came out on EMI, which would never get another New Model Army studio album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 | 105 |
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