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- "I Haven't Seen You in a Long Time": "Image : RPM Weekly February 5, 1996". RPM. 5 February 1996. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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- ↑ "Listen now to "A Thousand Million Reasons", new song from the upcoming album Fierce Mercy". colinhay.com.br. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- ↑ "San Miguel & Colin Hay Perform "Un Poquito de Amor Everyday" in New Video: Premiere". Billboard Magazine . 27 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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