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- ↑ Rohan Connolly , The Age, retrieved: 29 November 2007
- ↑ "The Wrights – Evie". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 16 December 2021.
