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- 1 2 "Swisscharts.com – The Flirts – Helpless (You Took My Love)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Flirts – Helpless (You Took My Love)". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ↑ "The Flirts Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-19.