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- ↑ Vicente, Marcos Tarquiano. "Projeto Autobahn - Os Melhores Singles dos Anos 80 - Wax - Right Between the Eyes". www.autobahn.com.br.
- ↑ "Right Between the Eyes - Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". Official Charts .
- ↑ "{{{artist}}} – Bridge to Your Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Bridge to Your Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ↑ dutchcharts.nl – Wax – Building A Bridge To Your Heart Archived 14 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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