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TIL 1980s synthpop band Heaven 17 named themselves after a fictional pop band in "A Clockwork Orange". The fictional Heaven 17 are said in the novel to be at #4 in the charts with their song "Inside"; the real life Heaven 17's best-selling single "Temptation" peaked at #4 on the UK charts

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