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780:Kent, David
600:(Podcast).
340:Music video
194:Producer(s)
1618:1986 songs
1612:Categories
1533:Samantha 7
1367:Be the One
1043:Hollyweird
964:Bobby Dall
682:28 October
559:2021-04-06
479:References
406:UK Singles
256:glam metal
199:Ric Browde
179:Bobby Dall
111:Glam metal
1490:True Grit
1353:Body Talk
1234:Cry Tough
1050:Poison'd!
856:Billboard
758:OC Weekly
730:Billboard
578:Billboard
536:March 15,
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320:Billboard
313:Reception
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1564:Season 1
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656:18 March
629:17 March
607:July 30,
505:March 2,
122:pop punk
95:Recorded
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902:YouTube
425:Hot 100
322:Hot 100
307:D'Molls
279:Origins
273:Hot 100
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151:Enigma/
1152:Videos
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352:Charts
260:Poison
205:Poison
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59:Poison
55:Single
1500:Tours
1339:Stand
602:Slate
258:band
147:Label
104:Genre
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788:ISBN
766:2022
738:2022
710:2022
684:2011
658:2022
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538:2021
507:2019
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330:and
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420:US
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