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- ↑ Brian Wayy on allmusic.com allmusic.com
- ↑ Brian Wayy Credits on allmusic.com allmusic.com
- ↑ Biography studiopresence.com Archived 2018-07-19 at the Wayback Machine studiopresence.com
- ↑ Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart billboard.com
- ↑ Mediabase mediabase.com
