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. It was taken from their debut album, ''

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''. The song received extensive airplay on national radio throughout the summer and became an instant chart hit when released. It was released on 18 August 2006 when it charted in Ireland at #9, spending two weeks in the

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Chart performance

"Miss Fantasia Preaches" spent two weeks in the Irish Singles Chart in 2006. It entered the chart at #9 staying there for one week."Blizzards - Miss Fantasia Preaches"
acharts. Accessed 13 March 2009.

References

External links

Official website

Lyrics/Song Meaning

Video
of live performance at

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