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535:"Irish-charts.com – Discography Mike & The Mechanics"
477:"Word of Mouth – Mike + the Mechanics | AllMusic"
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985:Music videos directed by Paul Boyd
224:" is a song by English rock group
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1000:Songs written by Christopher Neil
444:Germany (Official German Charts)
151:Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
18:1991 single by Mike The Mechanics
995:Songs written by Mike Rutherford
638:(in German). offiziellecharts.de
69:"Let's Pretend It Didn't Happen"
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630:"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts"
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599:"EHR Year-End Top 100"
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836:Mike Rutherford solo
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475:Cater, Evan (2011).
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506:ARIA Top 50 Singles
182:"A Time and Place"
861:Compilation albums
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614:22 February
312:Australia (
264:chest voice
254:Composition
197:Music video
146:Producer(s)
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969:Categories
819:Let Me Fly
753:Paul Young
743:Adrian Lee
486:8 December
462:References
387:UK Singles
260:Paul Young
717:Luke Juby
711:Tim Howar
431:Position
404:Billboard
350:Ireland (
338:Germany (
307:position
248:Paul Boyd
901:Taken In
812:The Road
279:AllMusic
230:Atlantic
116:Atlantic
74:Released
944:Genesis
932:Related
879:Singles
805:Rewired
408:Hot 100
270:sound.
209:YouTube
184:(1991)
179:(1991)
170:(1989)
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285:Charts
234:Virgin
120:Virgin
94:Length
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305:Peak
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