Pur is a German pop band who rose to success in the mid-'90s and remained popular for decades thereafter, topping the albums chart and scoring Top Ten hit singles with remarkable regularity. The group broke into the mainstream in 1990 with the release of the gold-selling Unendlich Mehr. Subsequent efforts such as Abenteuerland (1995), Wünsche (2009), and Achtung (2015) were certified platinum. In 2020, the band issued the massive career retrospective 100% Das Beste aus 40 Jahren, which coincided with their 40th anniversary.
Originally named "Crusade" and then "Opus," Pur was...