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- ↑ "Mark Irwin ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
- ↑ "OFFSTAGE: Tim McGraw Wanted to Make Taylor Swift Duet an Event". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013.
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