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- ↑ "iTunes - Music - Don't Look Back (feat. Tanya Lacey) (Remixes) - EP by Matrix & Futurebound". iTunes Store. 2014-07-13.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
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- ↑ Jonathan Irwin (2014). "Don't Look Back - Matrix & Futurebound Ft. Tanya Lacey". Vimeo.
