Talk:It's My Birthday

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Article milestones
DateProcessResult
May 12, 2019Good article nomineeListed

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived 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. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: procedurally closed as it has already got to the target destination. No one has complained so far about that so I'm closing this RM, but I am deliberately not closing this as "moved" because it should be noted this was done without consensus. Jenks24 (talk) 15:17, 8 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]


Its My Birthday → It's My Birthday – The word it's has an apostrophe in this consensus Hadji87 (talk) 01:11, 30 May 2014 (UTC)<[reply]

If so then this needs to be supported by the article text and sources, the article jpg is still saying Birthday. and why is Its My Birthday (Will.i.am song) primary topic here? It get's released on 27 May and there is suddenly and immediately primary topic, and the primary topic is this... isn't 3 days WP:RECENT? In ictu oculi (talk) 22:58, 30 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment only. I note below the nominator's action in respect of this nomination:-
  1. Requested RM at 1:11 30th May
  2. Created It's My Birthday as a redirect 2:05 30th May
  3. Moved Birthday (will.i.am song) to Its My Birthday at 2:09 30th May.
  4. Amended target page of It's My Birthday 2:20 30th May.
I fully understand that I make mistakes, and the nominator may well have made an honest mistake, but if the nominator is not sure of the correct title, then I don't see how I, or any other editor, can make an informed decision as to where the article should be. --Richhoncho (talk) 19:25, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

New Album?[edit]

Is there going to be a new album, with this song being the lead single?71.235.92.16 (talk) 23:49, 12 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, no.--2601:194:480:C790:506D:E9B9:FBF0:1676 (talk) 20:30, 29 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: Zmbro (talk · contribs) 19:47, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Zmbro Surprised to see this pending, as you had initially said that "ITAKY" would be reviewed first. But it's not bad at all, I'm fine with either order! --Kyle Peake (talk) 20:08, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Decided to just do it now. Prepare to see comments shortly. – zmbro (talk) 20:10, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead[edit]

  • Infobox is good
    • Ta
  • Is "who is signed to Interscope Records through will.i.am's imprint." that important to be in the lead?
    • No actually
  • "The song was recorded in 2014 and released as a single in Australia on May 27, 2014, though was originally slated to be titled "Birthday"." – how do these two things relate to each other in any way?
    • Removed original title as it doesn't need to be mentioned
  • "As will.i.am explained in July," – is this needed?
  • You can make "it is about celebrating every day as if it's his birthday." into something like "The song is about it is about celebrating every day as if your birthday."  Done
  • "the soundtrack of 1994" → "the soundtrack of the 1994"  Done
  • Along with this, "samples of Jamaican track" → "samples of the Jamaican track"  Done
  • "will.i.am and Wise performed the song on Britain's Got Talent (series 8) in May 2014." should be "eighth season of Britain's Got Talent"  Done

Background and composition[edit]

  • lowercase "the" in "the Jackson 5" (see MOS:THEMUSIC)  Done
  • "local concert" → where was "local"; it can pass without local
    • Removed local as the ref doesn't say where exactly; can pass as just a concert I think?
  • "Following on from him being taken under will.i.am's wing," → reads strangely to me. Why not "After developing his musical skills with will.i.am as his protégé, the two recorded "It's My Birthday" in 2014; the song has subsequently become what Wise is best known for."  Done
  • "soundtrack of 1994" – add the; same as above  Done
  • "early track of his and will.i.am" → "early track of his, with will.i.am"  Done
  • "The song samples" → "The song contain an additional sample of"  Done

Release and reception[edit]

  • Is there a reason it was retitled?
    • Not that I have been able to find
  • "On July 6, it was released as a single in the United Kingdom, as previously announced by will.i.am." – part after comma is unnecessary. Just combine with previous sentence: "...on June 24, 2014,[12] and released as a single in the United Kingdom on July 6."  Done
  • Comment: Damn RouteBot's review was harsh!

Music video[edit]

  • "In the video, will.i.am remakes popular Vine and YouTube videos, with Wise appearing too and Claymation being used." → "The video, which utilizes claymation, features both will.i.am and Wise."  Done
  • Overall the word 'video' is used too much
    • Probably an okay amount now with your edit requests
  • "The scenes of the music video include" – pronouns: "Its scenes include..."  Done
  • ", and will.i.am poses as Jesus in one scene of the video" this whole thing can easily be removed and put in the earlier sentence as "will.i.am posing as a priest and as Jesus."  Done
  • "appear in the music video" again you don't have to say 'video' every sentence; "also appear"  Done

Commercial performance[edit]

  • lowercase the Black Eyed Peas per MOS:THEMUSIC  Done
  • "it performed well by peaking at number four" → "it performed well, peaking at number four"  Done
  • ""It's My Birthday" performed worst in France," → "It performed the worst in France,"  Done

Live performances[edit]

  • "the performance had been confirmed by UTV one week prior" is this needed? If so it shouldn't be in the same sentence as "This marked will.i.am's debut appearance on Britain's Got Talent"  Done
  • "whole night"." → period inside quote  Done
  • lowercase the Roots per MOS:THEMUSIC  Done
  • "It was performed by will.i.am and Wise" totally unnecessary since the past two sentences; combine with previous: "accompanied by the Roots, and again at the first ever..."  Done

Credits and personnel[edit]

  • Good

Charts and certifications[edit]

  • Good

Release history[edit]

  • Good

References[edit]

Final thoughts[edit]

  • Rest looks good. Should be a GA in no time. Great job on this! – zmbro (talk) 20:32, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yep. I'll gladly ✓ Pass – zmbro (talk) 04:01, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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