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- ↑ "2002-04-20 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 2002-04-20. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 221. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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