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- ↑ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 2944." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Mainstream Rock - April 27, 1996" (PDF). Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Modern Rock Tracks - June 1, 1996" (PDF). Billboard . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
