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- ↑ "Clay Davidson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Clay Davidson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
