Can I re-download songs that I've already paid for?

I lost my harddrive with my main iTunes library and my backup was a couple months old (I know, I know, stupid move). Anyway, can I re-download the songs that I'm missing that I've already paid for (and still have the elecronic receipts)?
Thanks in advance.
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Sorry, but officially Apple does not allow redownloads of purchased items. It's your responsibility to make backup copies in case something goes wrong with your system, as unfortunately it apparently did in your case, and you lose all the information on your hard drive. If you haven't made a backup, and don't have your tracks on an iPod, you're probably out of luck and will need to repurchase your tracks.
You can try contacting iTunes Store Customer Service and explaining what happened. Reportedly in some cases Apple has allowed redownloading on a one-time basis, but don't count on it.

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