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WAP (song) is a former featured article candidate. Please view the links under Article milestones below to see why the nomination failed. For older candidates, please check the archive.

WAP (song) has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
July 5, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed
August 10, 2022	Peer review	Reviewed
August 31, 2022	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 3, 2020. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a U.S. Republican candidate criticized rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion's song "WAP", stating that it made him want to "pour holy water" in his ears?
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Section sizes

Section size for WAP (song) (31 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,485	5,485
Background and release	8,602	8,602
Music and lyrics	5,752	7,090
Credit disputes	1,338	1,338
Critical reception	5,041	5,041
Music video	61	22,174
Development and release	6,629	6,629
Synopsis	3,763	3,763
Critical reception	6,285	6,285
Other responses	5,436	5,436
Commercial performance	27	13,382
North America	6,468	6,468
Europe and Oceania	4,177	4,177
Worldwide	2,710	2,710
Live performances	4,844	4,844
Impact	9,968	31,916
Political reaction	9,383	9,383
Broadcast controversy	4,307	4,307
Cover versions	8,258	8,258
Accolades	14	16,005
Rankings	5,075	5,075
Industry awards	10,916	10,916
Personnel	808	808
Charts	36	17,039
Weekly charts	10,595	10,595
Monthly charts	430	430
Year-end charts	5,978	5,978
Certifications and sales	3,057	3,057
Release history	2,321	2,321
See also	1,036	1,036
References	1,352	1,352
Total	140,152	140,152

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