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- ↑ Divine - Love Reaction German Single Discogs. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ Divine - Discography Dutch Charts Online. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ "Artistit DIC - DOC" (in Finnish). Suomen listalevyt. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ "Divine". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2010-06-15.