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- ↑ "Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard . May 20, 2000. p. 109.
- ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 5057." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. August 7, 2000. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Chely Wright Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records . May 26, 2000. p. 93.
