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Artist

Song is by both of them equally, not just Sean Paul being featured. 71.233.232.196 (talk) 01:06, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The song charted on Billboard as featuring. Charmed36 (talk) 01:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well then Billboard is wrong. Listen to the song, Sean Paul CLEARLY sings just as much as Rihanna, maybe even more, I might say. 71.233.232.196 (talk) 01:11, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, it's what the record label solicited the single as. Charmed36 (talk) 01:12, 14 February 2008 (UTC)\[reply]

Then the record label should've listened to it like a million times because Sean Paul CLEARLY sings just as much. 71.233.232.196 (talk) 01:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry it's featuring. Check Billboard archives. It remains featuring. Charmed36 (talk) 01:16, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Provide a link then I'll be convinced. 71.233.232.196 (talk) 01:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake. It's "and" I'm sorry. It's just like with Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men "One Sweet Day". Use the word "and". Sorry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charmed36 (talk • contribs) 01:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That may be true, but look at the COVER ART! The cover art clearly says "featuring", not "&", like Beyonce and Shakira's does. Also, when included on "NOW 24", it was still marked as "featured". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Genevieve-Tamerlaine (talk • contribs) 03:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's reasonable. Charmed36 (talk) 03:58, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. If it was a duet, the cover art would have said it. Like Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, Beyonce and Shakira, Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, Vittorio Grigolo and Nicole Scherzinger and the new songs that Michael Jackson has on his new album. Genevieve-Tamerlaine (talk) 18:48, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Break It Off/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: 0z (talk · contribs) 22:30, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

Remove the February 27, 2007 date. Per Template:Infobox single, "This field should refer to the earliest known date".
Removed. AARON• ^TALK

Lead

It was written by Sean Paul, Donovan Bennett, K. Ford and Rihanna. Production was handled by Don Corleon. → Merge into one sentence
Remove to U.S. Contemporary hit radio station playlists, and later to download digitally internationally on February 27, 2007,
...as a return to the formers roots. → "former's"?
U.S. > US
Maybe mention it peaked at number 10 in the Flanders region of Belgium since the country has two singles charts.
...and it was included on her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007-09),... → and it was included on the set list of her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007-09),
Done all. AARON• ^TALK

Background and release

link Rihanna
...and Bennett, and it also was mixed by Bennett. → Try and Bennett, who also mixed the song.
Reminiscing on the "Break It Off" and Rihanna, → Remove "the"
U.S. > US
"Contemporary" doesn't need to be capitalized
November 16 > November 13
by the Island Def Jam Music Group. → by Def Jam Recordings.
Done all. AARON• ^TALK 23:13, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Composition and lyrics

Remove , and were provided by Donovan Bennett – Already mentioned in "Background and release"
Removed. AARON• ^TALK 23:14, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Critical reception

"Break It Off" garnered a response from music critics. → Add "positive" between "a" and "response"
, and compared it to her debut single, "Pon de Replay". – You've already mentioned this in "Composition and lyrics"
Done all. AARON• ^TALK 23:16, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chart performance

"Break It Off" climbed into the top 30 songs at... → Remove "songs"
In the first chart issue of Billboard → link Billboard
"Break It Off" debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart → Remove Billboard link and link the word with the Hot 100 link
Done all. AARON• ^TALK 23:18, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Live performances

"Break It Off" was included on the set list of Rihanna's Good Girl Gone Bad Tour (2007-09), → Add "also" between "was" and "included"
and was included on the DVD release, → Add "later" between "was" and "included"
Done all. AARON• ^TALK 23:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Credits and personnel

No issues

Charts

No issues

Radio adds and release history

No issues

References

FN3 – fix date formats (i.e. August 8, 2006. Retrieved December 7, 2011.)
FN4 – fix dashes
FN5 – fix dashes
FN6 – fix dashes
FN7 – fix dashes
FN8 – About.com shouldn't be italicized. Also, fix date format
FN10 – fix date format
FN11 – Author's name is missing
FN13 – fix date format
FN14 – fix date format
FN15 – link Billboard and Prometheus Global Media
FN30 – fix dash
FN31 – fix dash
Done all. AARON• ^TALK 23:22, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Summary

I've decided to put this article on hold for 7 days. Also, why is there no "Track lising" section? — Oz (talk) 06:45, 30 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Thanks. AARON• ^TALK 23:26, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Passed :) — Oz (talk) 23:37, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. AARON• ^TALK 23:39, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Second opinion

Just glancing at the article briefly, my biggest concern is the chart performance section. I question if it's necessary to give a blow-by-blow account of every move the song made on every chart. I'd suggest compressing it down some to mention just the peak ranking and date, and the number of weeks total on the charts. —Torchiest ^talk_edits 22:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It only charted in Belgium and two charts in the US. As it charted on two main charts and one component chart, I've given more information about their charting, so that the section isn't one poor sentence long. I believe it is fine the way it is. AARON• ^TALK 23:24, 2 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Removal of artwork @ Zac

What do you mean there is no evidence that is the cover? The picture is one of the pictures, like the other single artworks from the album, to be included in the album booklet. It follows the same text font as the other three as well. It is also included here. AARON• ^TALK 22:57, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

LOL... someone could easily have made that cover. Most (if not all) fonts Rihanna used on her artwork are made available to download. As is this image. If there was a cover for the song, it would be on it's digital release, but the album cover was used instead. There's no reliable source to show that the cover is indeed legitimate. "Raining Men", also a radio-only single, has no cover either. Zac 23:03, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That website is known for using fake covers. Zac 23:03, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an example. Zac 23:04, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Break It Off wasn't just a radio single. AARON• ^TALK 11:30, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's cover on iTunes is the Music of the Sun album cover, and it isn't even from that album. Zac 14:55, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Suggested correction

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