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- ↑ "BACKYARD DOG". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Box Bottom: Bounce N Boom". Soul Food. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "BOX BOTTOM FEATURING BIG BABBA". The Official Charts Company . Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ↑ "Music in Vimto TV Adverts & Commercials". Songofthesalesman.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.