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{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "Avant Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Avants Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Kiss Goodbye - Single". iTunes . Retrieved 21 September 2010.