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- ↑ "Hits of the World, Australia (ARIA) Singles chart 08/09/99". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media. August 21, 1999. p. 46. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved March 25, 2012.
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- ↑ "Fuel Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
