Talk:Drunk in Love/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Prism (talk · contribs) 10:47, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Prose and sourcing

Lead

• "as one of the two lead singles to urban contemporary radio stations" is ambiguous. Was it released as one of the first singles ever to urban radios; was it released as one of the album's lead singles which were both released to urban radios? It needs rewording.
• Musically is redundant
• "Its lyrics depict female sexuality as Beyoncé adopts sensual and confident vocals." This may be a bit ambiguous, as if the song is about female sexuality just because her vocals are confident. Maybe Its lyrics, which depict female sexuality, are sung by Beyoncé with sensual and confident vocals.
• "Despite only being officially released in the US, it also managed to appear on some international charts" This isn't supported by any source in the body of the article, and the background section even talks about the UK radio release. Also is redundant.

Production and release

• The "Blow"/"XO" information isn't necessary. The important is that "Drunk"'s release wasn't altered, so you might as well just say that its release accompanied "XO"'s.
• "serving as one of the two lead singles from Beyoncé" I still think this needs a source, why couldn't this be the second single and not the lead single at all? The Billboard reference probably says that.

Composition

• New York Post is a tabloid, and pretty much a questionable source. Per WP:RS, the use of "questionable" sources should be limited, and I don't think it's needed in this section, at least, since the finger snaps are already supported by Rolling Stone.
• That Rolling Stone source should be moved to the end of the sentence (why is it in the middle of it all)?
• Does the song actually follow a traditional pop structure? In risk of this sounding a bit OR, I think there are sources saying the contrary. (just saw musicOMH)
• Daily Mail isn't reliable.
• "He even forgoes any subtlety as he raps" even, and possibly any, are redundant
• "Similar" → Similarly
• "he cannot keep his fingers off her" weak prose

Critical reception

• Contemporary right at the beginning is redundant.
• essentially isn't necessary either
• The average reader should be able to understand that the AbsolutePunk review is "A more mixed to negative review". You should remove that bit.
• Remove the New York Post review
• The Guardian can be wikilinked

Music video

• "for the song" can be removed
• Remove the New York Post ref

Nice work overall! The rest is fine (however I'm a bit surprised that this article doesn't have a section or at least a paragraph in the Composition section or something discussing the cultural relevance of surfboard) pedro | talk 10:47, 5 July 2014 (UTC)

Note: I am so sorry for telling you this now, but I won't be on Wiki until Friday or Saturday. If the changes are all carried out and I'm able to check on Wiki through mobile, I'll pass the article anyway. pedro | talk 10:36, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

This is a Billboard source refering to "DiL" as the lead single from the album. New York Post is used in many GAs (I Was Here (song), Run the World (Girls), 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé). And I can't understand which Rolling Stone source is in the middle? Everything else  Done except these three. My love is love (talk) 01:22, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

NY Post has now been removed. SNUGGUMS (talk · contribs) 17:25, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Additional comment

• This has been discussed numerous times and I still think the cover art should be removed. Just because the image is accompanying DJ Booth and Pitchfork's reviews, it doesn't mean that it's the official cover. pedro | talk 15:08, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

I agree, but I think that we need more people discussing this. My love is love (talk) 16:13, 13 July 2014 (UTC)

• Congrats on the GA! ----Another Believer _(Talk) 17:13, 13 July 2014 (UTC)