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- ↑ "Search for setlists: Fuel". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ↑ "Fuel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Fuel Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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