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"A Guy Like You" is a song by English singer Alison Moyet, released in 2007 as the second and final single from her seventh studio album The Turn. It was written by Moyet and Pete Glenister, and produced by Glenister. Remixes were produced by Jeremy Wheatley, Soul Avengerz and Almighty Associates.
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