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- ↑ Jon Azpiri. "Short Khop biography". Allmusic . Retrieved 2007-10-02.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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- ↑ "Single chart history". Billboard . Retrieved 2007-10-02.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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