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References
- ↑ "Official Dutch Top 40 - Nakatomi - Free" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Official Dutch Top 40 - Nakatomi - Children of the Night" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Official UK Charts - Nakatomi" . Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ "Official Dutch Top 40 - Nakatomi - Sing" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2014.
