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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 60.
- ↑ "1st Boyzone Appearance on TV". RTÉ Archives.
- 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 111. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- 1 2 3 4 International peaks
- ↑ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Living In the Sunshine" and "Nowhere Land" (single): "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
- ↑ German peaks
- ↑ "Search for irish peaks". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- 1 2 US peaks
