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GA Review

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Reviewer: Cartoon network freak (talk · contribs) 06:13, 14 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

Contains several details unnedeed for the lead (such as the song's longly-described performance on the US market)

Infobox

Cover needs ALT text
cite the liner notes of Ctrl after the "Format" and "Length" parametres, since this information can only be obtained from the album (sice the original version wasn't released digitally on its own)

Background and production

First of all, specify who wrote and produced the song and link with the liner notes of Ctrl: ""The Weekend" was written by [WRITERS], while production was handled by [PRODUCERS]"
Producer ThankGod4Cody → Don't need the "Producer" part
After being handed the sample → After being handed a sample from the song
and bass.[1] He then presented his initial finished production → and bass,[1] and presented the resulting product
singing because of its "fun" and "crazy" atmosphere → do you mean she started singing because of that?
who felt surprised by the subject of the lyrics → who felt surprised by their subject
After some experimentation, ThankGod4Cody clipped the vocals from the sample, moved it to the beginning of the song following by the inclusion of drumming and some reverberation, he placed the song's snares and hi-hats, and a cymbal, finishing the song's instrumental. → This sentence is too unnecessarily long, so you can shorten it: "ThankGod4Cody subsequently produced the whole track's instrumental, adding clipped vocals from the sample, drums, snares, hi-hats, cymbals and reverberation.
The song also features writing from music producers Timbaland and Danja → You don't need this anymore since you list all writers and producers of the song at the beginning of the section
It was mixed → The song was mixed (as some may think you're talking about her vocals)
Please include the labels that released the song
Say that the song was released as a single from Ctrl and link the album

Music and lyrics

its four minutes and thirty-two seconds → its four minutes and 32 seconds
Which reference cite "a soft, slow-burning melody"?
Which sources cite "with finger-snaps, key thumps that resemble the sound of a ticking clock, hi-hats and a high-pitched vocal sample" ?
a "side chick"[4][2][10][11] → refs are not in chronological order
For her, this song is about feeling → Change "this song" to just "the song"
the narrator's lover tries to play her → what exactly do you mean here?
As the song advances, its original instrumental disappears and it becomes more uptempo where she sings, "bright ideas, we got bright ideas" over a thumbing percussion and backing chants → Not everything you say is backed up by the source; please rewrite to: "As the song advances, its instrumental "roll[s] over into a more anthemic chant" where SZA sings "bright ideas, we got bright ideas".

Reception

Link "music critics" to Music criticism
Link the singers that is spoken about in the Consequence of Sound quote
"faintly like a classic Brandy single" → Who or what is Brandy? Is there a Wiki?
Echoing the sentiment of Kennedy from Los Angeles Times, Aaron Williams of Uproxx called "The weekend" a "sexy, slow-burner" and "a clear standout from ... Ctrl".[21] → This should come directly after the Los Angeles Times quote
Natty Kasambala who writes for Crack Magazine → Natty Kasambala, writing for Crack Magazine,
lays "her cards on the table" through these track → lays "her cards on the table" through these tracks
"side-chick manifesto" → Link manifesto
Link social media
Almeida recognized SZA → Almeida recognized that SZA
Link NPR here and in the ref
reflected about it saying → reflected about the song, saying
Sidney Madden of NPR considered it the ninth best song of 2017 → Unlink NPR here as already linked before
the ninth best song of 2017 → the ninth-best song of 2017
praising its sample and commenting → praising its sampling and commenting
of The Advocate was extremely positive → "extremely" is a bit of WP:FANCRUFT; replace the word with "similarly"

Chart performance

Change the name of this section to "Commercial performance"
Without being released as a single at then moment → Without being released as a single at that moment
I copy-edited the rest of this section by myself, as there were a handful of grammatical mistakes and several things not important or not backed up by a source
In another paragraph, detail on the song's commercial performance outside the United States? What other certifications did it get?

Music video

The accompanying music video → To not start that abruptly, I would say "An accompanying music video"
a year prior to the video's shot and they were excited about working together, saying → Skip the "and they were...together", as this is not relevant for the article
for each location, however, only four were → replace the comma before "however" with a semicolon (;)
only four were included in the final version of the video → Also ref number 47 for this statement
her head, behind her image → replace the comma with a semicolon; also, it isn't "behind", but "under"
while performs sensually → while performing sensually
in a parking lot wearing an yellow-colored transparent clothing → remove the "an"
she is on an empty art studio → she resides in an empty art studio
surrounded by red and blue glasses → surrounded by red and blue rectangular glass surfaces
and light sheets covering the scenery. → ??
The rest of the video, shows intercepted scenes → The rest of the video shows scenes
previous mentioned building's balcony → aforementioned building's balcony
parking lot while also appears → parking lot, while also appearing
in an empty garden in a checkered leotard → in an empty garden wearing a checkered leotard
It ends with SZA in a stairs → It ends with SZA lying on stairs
bodysuit, under her, the same → bodysuit; beneath her, the same
At the end of the "Synopsis and conception" section, please also reference the music video on YouTube, as you described its plot
For the reception, you need an 'overall sentence', such as "Reviewers received the music video..."
compared the song to the visuals of the video commenting that although in the song → compared the track to the visuals, commenting that altough (no comma after this)
Hunter Harris observed that "The Weekend" video goes for something "abstract" → Hunter Harris observed that "The Weekend" video implies an "abstract" concept
as the other editors, she viewed the video as → as the other editors; she viewed the video as
and further wrote thst it is → that
with negative commentaries from some publications → attracting negative commentaries from some publications
from Fuse website → Don't need to say "website"
to that of Solange Knowles's "Cranes in the Sky" → we only need Solange's last name
describing it as a "watered-down version" → comma before "writing"
of the mentioned song's music video → of the aforementioned song's music video

Remix and covers

was available for digital download → was made available for digital download
turned the song into a funk production with influences of old-school house music as noted by a Rap-Up's writer → This is not supported by the source. What the source says is just that it was a "house jam".

Live performances

Credits and personnel

Flawless :)

Track listing

Flawless :)

Charts

Fixed by myself

Certifications

Corrected by myself

Release history

Flawless :)

Outcome

@UrbanJE: As you see, I did not review the whole article, but several issues have rosen up in the sections I've already reviewed. Very often, there are (basic) grammar issues and many times, what you say in the article can't be supported by a source (such as the description of genres featured in Harris's remix). These are far to many issues for you to solve in a short period of time, so I'm failing this for now. As always, you can work on the article in accordance with my comments and renominate again. Btw, I like the song and the music video . Best regards; Cartoon network freak (talk) 22:46, 20 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

On 10 June 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to The Weekend (song). The result of the discussion was not moved.

Requested move 10 June 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 02:23, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Weekend (SZA song) → The Weekend (song) – clear WP:PRIMARYPDAB, there are no other notable songs titled "The Weekend," making the inclusion of the artist's name unnecessary for disambiguation. The song by SZA is the most recognized work with this title, ensuring no confusion would arise from the change Other songs that share their titles with less common names or phrases often follow this simplified format. Sunrise In Brooklyn ✉ 01:29, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The Weekend (Steve Wariner song) was #1 on the country charts in both the US and Canada. The Weekend (Brantley Gilbert song) was certified Platinum. The Weekend (Michael Gray song) was a UK top 10. All quite notable. Proposed title is insufficient disambiguation.162 etc. (talk) 03:38, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. In addition to the above, The Weekend (Michael Gray song) receives more pageviews than this article; data here. Dekimasuよ! 04:01, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose pageviews and long-term significance are not sufficient to make the SZA song the primary topic. PSA 🏕️🪐 (please make some noise...) 00:03, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.