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When the song was initially written in 1979, it was called "Nationale 7" and used wholly
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compilation in 1996, however fans created a bootleg CD version of the EP including all four mixes. The version of "Freeways (Euromix)" used on
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495:Sho Murray
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722:The Spell
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