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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 100.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ Single release information at Discogs
- ↑ "The Flirts Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-19.