Here you'll find a list of all songs by Hole; official releases, rarities, and covers.
Some songs go by several different titels. For more on this, see Also Known As.
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* Official Releases
* Covers
* Rarities And Improvisations
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Official Releases
| Song: | Additional info: | Found on: |
| 20 Years In The Dakota | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Beautiful Son' single |
| Asking For It | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album |
| Asking For It | Live at the Reading Festival, Reading, England, Aug 25, 1995 | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album |
| Asking For It | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' release |
| Awful | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album 'Awful' single |
| Awful | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' EP |
| Babydoll | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Be A Man | Studio recording, album Version | 'Be A Man' single 'Any Given Sunday' soundtrack |
| Be A Man | Studio recording, radio Edit | 'Be A Man' single |
| Beautiful Son | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Beautiful Son' single |
| Beautiful Son | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| Berry | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Best Sunday Dress | Studio recording, new version | 'Celebrity Skin' single |
| Boys On The Radio | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Burn Black | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album |
| Burn Black | Recorded at radio in Tokyo. Features additional back up vocals. | 'Teenage Whore' single 'Dicknail' single |
| Celebrity Skin | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album 'Celebrity Skin' single |
| Celebrity Skin | Live at Later With Jools Holland, London, England, Oct 13, 1998 | 'Malibu' single |
| Celebrity Skin | Live at the Big Day Out, Sydney, Jan 23, 1999 | 'Awful' EP |
| Circle 1 | Studio recording | 'Circle 1' split single |
| Clouds | Cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Credit In The Straight World | Cover of Young Marble Giants' song | 'Live Through This' album |
| Credit In The Straight World | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994. Cover of Young Marble Giants' song. | 'Doll Parts' single 'Violet' single 'Limited Edition Live' single |
| Dicknail | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Dicknail' single |
| Do It Clean | Live at the Clapham Grand, London, Jul 15, 1993. Cover of Echo And The Bunnymen's song | 'Miss World' single 'Doll Parts' single |
| Doll Parts | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album 'Doll Parts' single |
| Doll Parts | John Peel Session, Nov 1991 | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Drag | The original 'Malibu' but replaced when the other one was written. | 'Malibu' single |
| Drown Soda | John Peel Session, Nov 1991 | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Drown Soda | Live at Brixton Academy, London, England, May 5, 1995 | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album |
| Drown Soda | Recorded at (Fun City w/ Wharton Tiers | 'Teenage Whore' single |
| Dying | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Dying | Studio recording, demo | 'Celebrity Skin' single |
| Forming | John Peel Session, Nov 1991. Cover of The Germs' song. | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Garbadge Man | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Gold Dust Woman | Studio recording, film Version. Cover of Fleetwood Mac's song. | 'Gold Dust Woman' promotion single |
| Gold Dust Woman | Studio recording, full Version. Cover of Fleetwood Mac's song. | 'The Crow: City Of Angels' soundtrack 'Gold Dust Woman' single |
| Good Sister/Bad Sister | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Gutless | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album |
| Gutless | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) | Live at MTV Unplugged, New York, Feb 14, 1995. cover of The Crystals' song. | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Violet' single 'Softer, Softest' single |
| Heaven Tonight | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Heaven Tonight | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' EP |
| Hit So Hard | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Hot Chocolate Boy | John Peel Session, Nov 1991. Cover of Beat Happening's song. | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Hungry Like The Wolf | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994. Cover of Duran Duran's song. | 'Doll Parts' single 'Limited Edition Live' single 'In Concert Series' |
| Hungry Like The Wolf | Live at The Palace Nightclub, Melbourne, Jan 13, 1995. Cover of Duran Duran's song. | 'Softer, Softest' single |
| I Think That I Would Die | Studio recording. Co-written by Kat Bjelland | 'Live Through This' album |
| I Think That I Would Die | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994. Co-written by Kat Bjelland. | 'Doll Parts' single b-side |
| It's All Over Now, Baby Blue | Studio recording. Cover of Bob Dylan's song | 'Malibu' single |
| It's All Over Now, Baby Blue | Studio recording. Cover of Bob Dylan's song. Different than version listed above. | 'The Crow III' soundtrack |
| Jennifer's Body | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album |
| Johnnie's In The Bathroom | Studio recording | 'The First Session' EP Retard Girl' single |
| Loaded | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Malibu | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album 'Malibu' single |
| Malibu | Ted Ottaviano Club Mix | 'Awful' EP 'Malibu' 12" promotion single |
| Malibu | Ted Ottaviano Endless Summer Mix | 'Malibu' 12" promotion single |
| Malibu | Jason Nevins Holy Mix | 'Malibu' 12" promotion single |
| Malibu | Jason Nevins Club Control Mix | 'Malibu' 12" promotion single |
| Malibu | Jason Nevins Full On Club Mix | 'Malibu' 12" promotion single |
| Miss World | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album 'Miss World' single |
| Miss World | Demo | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album |
| Miss World | Live at The Palace Nightclub, Melbourne, Jan 13, 1995 | 'Softer, Softest' single |
| Miss World | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| Miss World | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' single |
| Mrs Jones | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Northern Star | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Northern Star | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' EP |
| Old Age | Studio recording, 'Live Through This' outtake | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Violet' single |
| Old Age | 'Bing & Purge' version | 'Beautiful Son' single |
| Over The Edge | Studio recording. Cover of The Wipers' song | 'Ask For It' EP Miss World' single 'Songs For Greg Sage And The Wipers' tribute album |
| Pale Blue Eyes | Live at The Whiskey A Go-Go, Hollywood, CA, Feb 11, 1992. Cover of the Velvet Underground song. | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Petals | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Phonebill Song | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'The First Session' EP 'Retard Girl' single |
| Playing Your Song | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Plump | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album |
| Plump | Live at Universal Amhitheater, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 10, 1994 | 'Doll Parts' single |
| Plump | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| Pretty On The Inside | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Pretty On The Inside | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' EP |
| Reasons To Be Beautiful | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album 'Celebrity Skin' single |
| Reasons To Be Beautiful | Live at Later With Jools Holland, London, England, Oct 13, 1998 | 'Malibu' single |
| Retard Girl | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'The First Session' EP 'Retard Girl' single |
| Rock Star | Studio recording, originally titled "Olympia" | 'Live Through This' album |
| Rock Star | Alternate Mix Version/Alternate Mix/Dirty Panties Re-mix (all different names of the same song), originally titled "Olympia" | 'Doll Parts' single 'Violet' single |
| Sassy | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Season Of The Witch | Live at MTV Unplugged, New York, Feb 14, 1995. Cover of Donovan Leitch's song. | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album |
| She Walks On Me | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album |
| She Walks On Me | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' single |
| Softer, Softest | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album 'Softer, Softest' single |
| Softer, Softest | Live at MTV Unplugged, New York, Feb 14, 1995 | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'Softer, Softest' promotion single |
| Softer, Softest | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| Starbelly | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album |
| Teenage Whore | Studio recording | 'Pretty On The Inside' album Teenage Whore' single |
| Teenage Whore | Live at The Palace Nightclub, Melbourne, Jan 13, 1995 | 'Softer, Softest' single |
| Teenage Whore | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| The Void | Studio recording. Cover of The Raincoats' song | 'Doll Parts' single |
| Turpentine | Studio recording | 'My Body, The Hand Grenade' album 'The First Session' EP |
| Use Once & Destroy | Studio recording | 'Celebrity Skin' album |
| Violet | John Peel Session, Nov 1991 | 'Ask For It' EP |
| Violety | Studio recording | 'Live Through This' album 'Violet' single |
| Violet | Live at Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, Nov 9, 1994 | 'In Concert Series' |
| Violet | Live at the Big Day Out, Melbourne, Jan 26, 1999 | 'Awful' single |
| Whose Porno You Burn (Black) | Live in Germany on Apr 22, 1995 | 'Violet' single |
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Covers
(counting even the smallest live riff)
All Tomorrow's Parties (Velvet Underground)
Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
Bittersweet (The Hoodoo Gurus)
Cars (Gary Numan)
Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young)
Circle 1 (The Germs)
Clouds (Joni Mitchell, originally titled "Both Sides Now")
Credit In The Straight World (Young Marble Giants)
Cry, Baby, Cry (The Beatles)
Cum On Feel The Noize (Slade)
Dear Prudence (The Beatles)
Do It Clean (Echo & The Bunnymen)
Dumb (Nirvana)
Enter Sandman (Metallica)
Express Yourself (Madonna)
Feed The Tree (Belly)
Fork Down Throat (Babes In Toyland)
Forming (The Germs)
Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Get Ready (The Temptations)
Gold Dust Woman (Fleetwoos Mac)
Hands (Jewel)
He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss) (The Crystals)
Head Like A Hole (Nine Inch Nails)
Helter Skelter (The Beatles)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Holiday (Madonna)
Hot Chocolate Boy (Beat Happening)
Hungry Like The Wolf (Duran Duran)
If I Were A Rich Man (Topol, in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof")
Into The Groove (Madonna)
Into Your Arms (Lemonheads)
Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
It's My Party (Leslie Gore)
Justify My Love (Madonna)
Lights (Journey)
Money City Maniacs (Sloan)
Negative Creep (Nirvana)
One More Time (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Over The Edge (Wipers)
Pale Blue Eyes (Velvet Underground)
Panic (The Smiths)
Paradise City (Guns n'Roses)
Pennyroyal Tea (Nirvana)
Pretty Persuasion (R.E.M.)
Radio Free Europe (R.E.M.)
Rescue (Echo And The Bunnymen)
Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac)
Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Route 66 (Nat King Cole)
Season Of The Witch (Donovan Leitch)
Self-esteem (Offspring)
She's Lost Control (Joy Division)
Shine (The Doughboys)
(Yes, She Is My) Skinhead Girl (Unrest)
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Summer Of '69 (Bryan Adams)
Surrender (Cheap Trick)
Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)
Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns'n'Roses)
Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Talk About The Passion (R.E.M.)
The Void (The Raincoats)
This Town (Go-Go's)
Through The Eyes Of Love (Melissa Manchester)
Touch Me, I'm Sick (Mudhoney)
Ugly (Saga)
Unsatisfied (The Replacements)
Valerie Loves Me (Material Issue)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Leadbelly)
Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin)
You Ain't Woman Enough (Loretta Lynn)
You've Got No Right (Nirvana)
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
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Rarities And Improvisations
| Song: | Additional info: | Played: | Found on bootleg: |
| 1 Dollar For Every 62 Cents | - | Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, January 15, 1999 | Big Day Out 01/15/99 Radiant Baby Angels Vol. 4 |
| All The Way | - | - | - |
| And He Hit Me | - | - | Radiant Baby Angels Vol. 4 |
| Angels Took Him Away | - | Irvine Meadows, CA, June 17, 1995 | Radiant Baby Angels Vol. 4 What You Wanted |
| Asking For It (Kurt Cobain singing back up) | - | - | - |
| Babydoll improvisation | a.k.a. 'Babydoll Rant', 'I Lost It All' | Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan, January 29, 1995 | The Witching Hour |
| Best Sunday Dress | Old version | 'Live Through This' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| Best Sunday Dress | Unplugged | MTV Unplugged, Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995 | The Acoustic Series The Girl With The Most Cake Love Is A Punching Ball MTV Unplugged And Even More Plugged & Unplugged Plug You & More Princess of Love Sugar Coma Unglued Unplugged And Reading Unplugged & Unloved Unwired Violet |
| Bible Belt | Soft version | - | - |
| Bible Belt | Softest version, played after 'Doll Parts' | Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, September 14, 1994 | Broken Babydoll |
| Bible Belt | Rough version, played after 'Gutless' | Orpheum, Boston, MA, December 4, 1994 | Rock's Bitch |
| Black Day | Same melody as 'Just Do It', different lyrics | The Aqualung, Madrid, Spain, April 6, 1995 | Choke... Strangle... Rip... Kiss Her |
| Bless Me, Father | Different from the other versions | Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, March 11, 1999 | Live In Sacramento Bless Me, Father |
| Bless Me, Father | Different from the other versions | Cow Palace, San Fransisco, CA, March 10, 1999 | Tear The Petals |
| Bless Me, Father | Different from the other versions | Metropolis Nightclub, Perth, Australia, February 1, 1999 | Dreaming Of Malibu |
| Bless Your Soul | - | MTV Video Music Awards 1995 | - |
| Bring Me The Head Of John | - | Brixton Academy, London, UK, June 24, 1999 | Brixton Academy British Nights |
| Burn Black jam | - | - | - |
| Chad | 1991 version | - | - |
| Chad | 1995 version | Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan, January 29, 1995 | The Witching Hour |
| Cripple Dance | - | - | - |
| Devil's Plaything | Performed by Melissa Auf Der Maur, and model Karen Elson | - | - |
| Die With Me | Same melody as 'Just Do It', different lyrics | Capri Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, March 10, 1995 | Reason For Living |
| Dissed | Doll Parts with partly improvised lyrics | - | - |
| Do You Fake It? | Jam | Rivoli, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 1, 1991 | Don't Blush When I Rip You Open |
| Drunk In Rio | Acoustic version | Virgin Megastore, London, UK, April 25, 1995 | Virgin Magast*r |
| Drunk In Rio | Electric version | 'Live Through This Tour' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| Drunk In Rio | Unplugged version | MTV Unplugged, Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995 | unsurfaced |
| Every Man | unknown origin (jam, cover, unrecorded song?) | Raji's, Hollywood, CA, 07/27/90, and Club Lingerie, Hollywood, CA, 10/10/90 |
Sweet Crystal Suicide (07/27/90) Where She Lies (10/10/90) |
| Finally We Are Popular | - | Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY, May 19, 1999 | Steal Some Sparkles |
| Frére Jacques | - | Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France, May 6, 1995 | French Kiss |
| Fuck You | Jam | The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, June 1, 1999 | Glitter Fades In Morning |
| Fuck You To Death | Same melody as 'Just Do It', different lyrics | Capri Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, March 10, 1995 | Reason For Living |
| God Knows | Same melody as 'Take You Away', different lyrics | Capri Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, March 10, 1995 | Reason For Living |
| Good Sister/Bad Sister | New version | 'Celebrity Skin' tour | various 'Celebrity Skin' era |
| Gutless | Demo | studio | Courtney Act |
| Happy Birthday, Courtney | - | Race City Speedway, Calgary, Canada, July 9, 1999 | Every Angel Slain |
| Happy Birthday, Thurston | - | Great Woods, Boston, MA, July 25, 1995 | Call Of The Wild There's Nothing Left To Fuck |
| Hush Little Baby | Snippets played at random during 'Rock Star' | 'Live Through This Tour' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| I Know All The Time | Played before 'Boys On The Radio' | Le Zenith, Paris, France, June 22, 1999 | Live In Paris Parisian Love Spell |
| I Like It Like That | - | Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Laguna Hills, CA, August 14, 1995 | Lex Talionis |
| I Will Follow You | Same melody as 'Just Do It', different lyrics, shorter | Capri Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, March 10, 1995 | Reason For Living |
| I'm Dead | Jam | The Ritz, Raleigh, NC, March 9, 1995 | Waterproof Mascara |
| I'm So High | a.k.a. 'And I Will Awake', 'Sleepless' | 'Live Through This Tour' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| I'm Watching You | - | Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK, May 11, 1999 | Angel Hunger |
| It's Closing Soon | Courtney Love & Kurt Cobain duet | - | - |
| Just Do It | 1995 version | - | - |
| Just Do It | 1999 version | Big Day Out Festival, Ericksson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, January 15, 1999 | Big Day Out 01/15/99 |
| Just Get It The F*ck Over With | Same melody as 'Just Do It', slightly different lyrics | Brixton Academy, London, UK, May 4, 1995 | Gowns In The Gutter |
| Just The Same | Played as an intro to 'Pennyroyal Tea' | - | - |
| Let Him Breathe | - | Club Quattro, Osaka, Japan, January 29, 1995 | The Witching Hour |
| London Bridge Is Falling Down | - | Brixton Academy, London, UK, June 24, 1999 | Brixton Academy British Nights |
| Mary, Mary, Mary | Snippets played at random during 'Rock Star' | 'Live Through This Tour' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| Melissa's Song | - | Big Day Out Festival, Ericksson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, January 15, 1999 | Big Day Out 01/15/99 |
| My Messiah, My Wretched Porno | Played as an outro on 'Gutless' | Brixton Academy, London, UK, May 4, 1995 | Gowns In The Gutter |
| Nigger Of Your Dreams | Played before 'Gutless' | Orpheum, Boston, MA, December 4, 1994 | Rock's Bitch |
| Nobody Here | Jam | Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, MI, May 28, 1999 | Walking Target |
| Old Age | Demo ('By The Hour' version) | - | - |
| Old Age | Unplugged | MTV Unplugged, Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995 | The Acoustic Series The Girl With The Most Cake Love Is A Punching Ball MTV Unplugged And Even More Plugged & Unplugged Plug You & More Princess of Love Sugar Coma Unglued Unplugged And Reading Unplugged & Unloved Unwired Violet |
| Original Sin | - | - | - |
| Sit In This Corner | - | Edgefest Festival, Saskatchewan Place, Saskatoon, Canada, July 10, 1999 | Beauty Slashing |
| Softer, Softest | Demo, a.k.a. P-Girl and Pee Girl | - | - |
| Red Dress | - | Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Laguna Hills, CA, August 14, 1995 | Lex Talionis |
| Rock Star | Original song, not 'Olympia' | Studio | - |
| Rock Star | Demo ('Olympia') | Studio | - |
| Rockville | - | Shepherd's Bush, London, UK, May 10, 1995 | Never Be Young Again |
| Season Of The Witch | Electric version | Capri Music Hall, Charlotte, NC, March 10, 1995 | Reason For Living |
| She Walked Out | a.k.a. 'Don't Walk Down The Block Tonight' | - | - |
| She Walks On Me | Demo | Studio | - |
| Sugar Coma | Unplugged, a.k.a. 'I Slept With The Devil' | MTV Unplugged, Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, NY, February 14, 1995 | The Acoustic Series The Girl With The Most Cake Love Is A Punching Ball MTV Unplugged And Even More Plugged & Unplugged Plug You & More Princess of Love Sugar Coma Unglued Unplugged And Reading Unplugged & Unloved Unwired Violet |
| Sugar Coma | Electric | 'Live Through This Tour' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| Take You Away | - | - | - |
| Talk To Me | - | - | - |
| Tear It Out | - | Shepherd's Bush, London, UK, May 10, 1995 | Never Be Young Again |
| The Only Rape I Know | - | 'Pretty On The Inside' tour | various 'Pretty On The Inside' era |
| The Rose | Played as an outro on 'Gutless' | 'Live Through This' tour | various 'Live Through This' era |
| Time | Same melody as 'Take you Away', no lyrics | - | - |
| Waltzing Mathilda | Traditional song | Big Day Out Festival, Sydney, Australia, January 26, 1995 | Love Storm |
| We Need The Truth | Jam | SDSU Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA, June 3, 1999 | Use Me, Don't Whore Me |
| Will The Circle Be Unbroken? | Traditional song w/ partly improvised lyrics | Guiterrez Festival, Estadio La Peinata, Madrid, Spain, June 19, 1999 | Madrid Guiterrez Festival Rock Vixen De Lux |
| Who Is The Bullet? | - | - | - |
| You Know You Like It | - | - | - |
| Your Empathy | - | - | - |
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