Talk:Black Parade (song)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:26, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

I will review this article today! --K. Peake 07:26, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

• Why isn't electronica listed under genres in the infobox?
• I object to the ref in the infobox; write out it was also released under Columbia in the release section instead
• WP:OVERLINK of Beyoncé under songwriters
• Swap the release sentence with the production one, also cut this down to being who produced the song and when it was done
• Make the celebration part the sentence directly after the release one, adding the genres at the start of it
• "Critics noted the track's ability" → "Critics noted the song's ability"
• Pipe police brutality to Police brutality in the United States
• "also acting as an" → "also serving as an"
• "The release of the single" → "The release of the song"
• "with four nominations including" → "with four nominations, including"
• Mention the commercial performance at the end of the lead

Background and production

• Any article to link 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests to?
• Wikilink Kentucky Attorney General
• Pipe Daniel Cameron to Daniel Cameron (American politician)
• Pipe Breonna Taylor to Killing of Breonna Taylor
• The sleeping part is not sourced
• "urged Cameron to "take" → "urged Cameron, "Take"
• "in charging the officers"." → "in charging the officers."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
• Img looks good!
• Associated Press should not be italicised
• Wikilink Derek Dixie, however this quote is not sourced
• Quote box looks good!
• Merge the third para with the second one per the overly short size
• "on July 31 in order to capitalize off of it," → "on July 31, 2020. The simultaneous release could have been capitalize off of,"

Release

• Retitle to Release and promotion
• Make this the section directly after comp
• The first sentence also needs a citation to back up the release date of the song
• The celebrating part from Beyoncé's quote is unsourced
• Merge the third para with the second one per this also being promo

Composition

• Retitle to Composition and lyrics
• Img looks good!
• Consequence of Sound → Consequence, piping to Consequence (publication)
• "brass bands [and]" → "brass bands, [and]"
• "police brutality and the" → "police brutality, and the" but why are the protests linked here instead of earlier?
• "her Texan roots as well as" → "her Texan roots, as well as"
• Where is the Oshun part after Orishas sourced?
• It is not sourced that Beyoncé sings these lyrics during the second verse
• "Martin Luther King Jr. and her mother" → "Martin Luther King Jr., and her mother"
• "noted that she pointed out the" → "noted that the singer points out the"

Critical reception

• "saying that "Black Parade" is" → "saying that 'Black Parade' is"
• "family and past" and describing Beyoncé" → "family and past", and describing Beyoncé"
• NPR should not be italicised
• "of the George Floyd protests" → "of the Floyd protests"
• "nation" as well as" → "nation", as well as"
• "Afrodiasporic and African culture and history in the song, such as the George Floyd protests," → "Afrodiasporic, and African culture and history in the song, such as the Floyd protests,"
• "in a full moon and the" → "in a full moon, and the"
• "blackity, black, black" → "Blackity, Black, Black" per the source
• Only use the surname Corcoran per an introduction already having been provided
• BBC News should not be italicised
• Only use the surname Wood per an intro already having been provided
• "lyric in the song references" → "lyrics in the song reference"
• "to Africa and grows despite" → "to Africa, growing despite" to avoid overusage of and
• "lyric describes turning a" → "lyrics describe turning a"
• Remove or replace the Forbes review per WP:FORBES
• "describing how there is" → "Wood described how there is" as a new sentence, moving to the start of the below para instead
• "however, he continues:" → "however, he continued:"
• Pipe Complex to Complex (magazine) per MOS:LINK2SECT
• ""We got rhythm, we got pride," at" → "'We got rhythm, we got pride,' at"
• "party, as well"." → "party, as well."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
• "noting that Beyoncé" → "noting that she"

Year-end lists

• Remove or replace PopSugar since that is a gossip website
• Either mention the name of the iHeartRadio author or write "with the staff describing..."
• Be less repetitive rather than using named for every instance
• "Consequence of Sound named the single the" → "Consequence named the single the"
• "the 19th best song of 2020" → "the 19th best song of the year"
• Either mention the name of the Stereogum reviewer or use the staff indentification
• "lifetimes, "Parade" dually uplifted" → "lifetimes, 'Parade' dually uplifted"
• HipHopDx → HipHopDX

Commercial performance

• "debuted on the U.S." → "debuted on the US"
• "top 40 hit" → "top-40 hit"
• "matching Michael Jackson." → "matching Michael Jackson's record."
• "on the Digital Song Sales" → "on the US Digital Song Sales"
• Shouldn't number-one in the context of an achievement always have a dash for consistency?
• Mention the release year of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
• Use refnames to add the citations from the chart table for these positions

Awards and nominations

• ""Black Parade" won" → "The song won"
• Pipe Grammy to Grammy Awards
• "and now ties Frank Sinatra for the most nominated artist in this category in" → "and tied Frank Sinatra for the most in this category in" to be less wordy
• Surround "after Pharrell Williams" with commas instead of brackets
• Pipe "Savage Remix" to Savage (Remix) per MOS:LINK2SECT
• "Beyoncé also became the" → "The singer also became the"
• The Best R&B Song part is not sourced in prose
• "making Beyoncé the most" → "making her the most"

Personnel

• Retitle to Credits and personnel
• Use {{spaced ndash}} so there is the right space between credits and personnel
• Pipe Brittany Coney and Denisia Andrews to Nova Wav, also why is there @ in their names here?

Charts

• Good

Certifications

• See MOS:TABLECAPTION

Release history

• Format → Format(s)
• The release is not backed up as various for the first one

References

• Copyvio score looks relatively decent at 37.5%!
• Archive all of these links by using the tool
• Make sure date formatting is consistent, i.e D M, Y rather than Y-M-D and always do it in American format, etc.
• Fix MOS:CAPS issues with ref 1 and cite YouTube as via instead
• Cite CNN as publisher instead on ref 4
• AP NEWS → Associated Press on ref 6 with the wikilink, citing as publisher instead
• Ref 7 needs a proper URL and title, also cite Instagram as publisher instead with the wikilink
• Wikilink NME on ref 8
• Pipe Vox to Vox (website) on ref 9
• Fix MOS:QWQ issues with ref 10 and pipe Complex to Complex (magazine) per MOS:LINK2SECT
• Wikilink The Greenville News on ref 12
• Wikilink Uproxx on ref 13 and uncapitalize it
• Remove Apple Music from the title of ref 14 and cite it as publisher instead with the wikilink
• Consequence of Sound → Consequence on ref 15, piping to Consequence (publication) and fixing MOS:QWQ issues
• Wikilink The New York Times on ref 16 and author-link any of the ones that have their articles
• Wikilink Los Angeles Times on refs 17 and 32
• Cite BBC News on refs 18 and 30 as publisher instead with the wikilink only on the first instance
• Cite TheGrio as publisher instead on ref 19 with the wikilink
• idolator → Idolator on ref 23 and pipe to Idolator (website)
• Cite Twitter in the via parameter on ref 24 with the wikilink
• Pipe Time to Time (magazine) on ref 25
• Cite NPR as publisher instead on refs 26 and 27 with the wikilink only on the first instance
• Pipe Essence to Essence (magazine) on ref 28
• Ref 29 is a duplicate of ref 15
• ELLE → Elle on ref 31
• Fix MOS:QWQ issues with ref 33
• HYPEBEAST → Hypebeast on ref 34 and fix MOS:QWQ issues
• Remove or replace ref 35 per it being a gossip website
• Cite iHeartRadio as publisher instead on ref 36 with the wikilink
• Pipe Glamour to Glamour (magazine) on ref 37
• Consequence of Sound → Consequence on ref 38
• Wikilink Stereogum on ref 40
• Wikilink Rockdelux on ref 42
• Wikilink HipHopDX on ref 43
• Fix MOS:CAPS issues with ref 49
• Pipe Vulture to Vulture.com on ref 50
• Ref 51 is a duplicate of ref 8
• Wikilink GoldDerby on ref 53
• BET.com → BET on ref 55 with the wikilink, citing as publisher instead
• Cite NAACP Image Awards as publisher instead on ref 57 with the wikilink and fix MOS:CAPS issues
• Pipe Deadline to Deadline Hollywood on ref 58
• Cite Tidal as publisher instead on ref 59 and remove it from the title
• WP:OVERLINK of Australian Recording Industry Association on ref 60
• Fix MOS:CAPS issues with ref 64
• Rolling Stone charts → Rolling Stone on ref 71, with no wikilink
• radiodate.it → Airplay Control on ref 73, citing as publisher instead

Final comments and verdict

•  On hold until all of the issues are fixed! --K. Peake 12:04, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

  @Kyle Peake: I'd like to request that this nomination be failed, so I can work on these suggestions on my own pace. —VersaceSpace 🌃 02:01, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

  VersaceSpace How long will it take, as I can keep on hold a week or so longer if need be? --K. Peake 06:42, 4 September 2022 (UTC)

  @Kyle Peake: I'm not sure, but I have no motivation to complete it within the week or month really. —VersaceSpace 🌃 04:23, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

  ✗ Fail time per the user request. --K. Peake 20:14, 8 September 2022 (UTC)