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- ↑ "Zyon - No Fate".
- ↑ "Scooter - No Fate".
- ↑ "Scooter – No Fate" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Scooter: No Fate" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Scooter – No Fate" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "Scooter – No Fate". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 28 July 2018.