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" 'Battlefield' was one of those slow-building songs, the way 'Tattoo' was. It was kind of a word-of-mouth hit. The more people heard it, the more they started requesting it on the radio. "

Jordin Sparks

Way

Tattoo

Radio

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School

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Friends

Mom

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