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- ↑ "Life Me Up (feat. Nico & Vinz, Ladysmith Black Mambazo". Beatport. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ↑ "David Guetta – Lift Me Up" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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