Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by the German hard rock band Scorpions, released in 1996.

The cover art for this album, as with several earlier Scorpions albums, was replaced with an alternative cover for some releases due to the nudity on the original cover.

[6] This is the only Scorpions album on which session musician Curt Cress plays drums.

The song "You and I" gained some popularity and was often played in Scorpions concerts.

All lyrics are written by Klaus Meine, except "When You Came into My Life" by Meine, Rudolf Schenker, Titiek Puspa and James F. Sundah* Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.