Talk:No (Meghan Trainor song)/GA2

GA Review

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Reviewer: Paparazzzi (talk · contribs) 00:22, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Expect a review soon. Regards, --Paparazzzi (talk) 00:22, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

• I'm reviewing this article as part of the 2020 April–May GAN Backlog Drive.

Lead and infobox

• "Backed by an instrumental of ripping guitars, the dance-pop and R&B song draws some influences from doo-wop, with lyrics about men who cannot take the hint when their advances towards women are rejected." I would suggest to reword this sentence, especially what is in bold
• Its composition was compared by several critics to various pop artists..." I would reword this as "Its composition was compared by several critics to the music of various pop artists " as the comparisons are made to their music

Background and recording

• The first paragraph basically has nothing to do with the development of the song, since it consists of a description of the song by Trainor
• "Referring to the meeting, Trainor revealed that..." which meeting?
• There are too many quotes in this second paragraph, you can reword those quotes

Composition

• "Lyrically, the song discusses men who approach women and "can't take the hint" when their advances are rejected." According to who? it should be stated on the article
• "...song that draws some influence from doo-wop, with ripping guitars leading instrumentation" this sounds awkward, reword it
• "My name is NO, my sign is NO, my number is NO, you need to let it go," remove the capitals in "NO"
• There is an overwhelming abundance of quotes in this particular section, which makes the reading difficult. I suggest to reword those quotes
• "When asked about the song's inspiration an interview..." I would think you should add an "in" after "inspiration"
• "She went into the studio wanting to write a "big, angry anthem", but described the final product as "an awesome woman anthem about being independent"". I strongly believe this sentence, reworded with less quotes, belongs to the Background section

• I will continue my review soon. Paparazzzi (talk) 08:39, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Critical reception

• Please reword as many quotes as possible. As I said before, it is a little difficult to read
• In the lead, it is stated that "Its composition was compared by several critics to various pop artists of the late 1990s and early 2000s, such as Britney Spears and NSYNC. " However, they are not mentioned on this section...

Commercial

• "113,000 sold in its first week..." 113,000 what? copies, units?
• "her fourth top-ten hit" I believe "hit" it's too informal
• It would be appreciated if the information is divided into continents: first North America (USA, Canada and Mexico), then Europe, Oceania, Asia, Africa (for example), but it seems weird going from Latvia to Mexico and then from South Africa to Israel

Music video

• "For the music video, Trainor wanted it to be darker, more sexually appealing and very different than that of her previous videos to match the different sound she opted for with "No"" can be reworded as "Trainor wanted the music video to be darker, more sexually appealing and very different than her previous works, in order to match the different sound of the song"
• "The accompanying music video for "No" was directed by Fatima Robinson. It was shot on March 4, 2016." Is there any information about the place where the clip was shot? If not, then combine both sentences

Live performances and other usage

• This section can easily be expanded, adding information about each TV performance (clothes, stage, reviews)
• "The song was included on the setlist for Trainor's The Untouchable Tour (2016)." This should be mentioned after the 2016 Billboard Music Awards- It can also be expanded while detailing Trainor's routine for the song while on the tour.

Release history

• The release date is never mentioned in any other section of the article (besides the lead). It would be appreciated if you can expand about the song's release on the Background section or create another section before the Critical reception one called "Release", detailing the dates, when was it sent to radios, how Trainor teased the track before its release, the artwork, etc.

Current general opinion

• @MaranoFan: I actually believe there's still a lot to do with this article in order for it to reach GA status. I don't considered it a quick-fail, however, you have not addressed my initial comments, which makes me wonder if you are willing to keep working on the article. It would be a shame because it waited a long time to be reviewed. I hope you can answer as soon as possible. I'm going to review the sources soon, and then finally decide what's the verdict. Regards, Paparazzzi (talk) 04:41, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

• I was waiting for the article to be placed on hold before addressing everything. Your comments so far seem really comprehensive, so they didn't strike me as initial comments but rather the whole review. Let me know if you require me to do all this first before you can proceed with the rest of the review.--NØ 08:30, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

@MaranoFan: Please address the comments even if I have not finished the review yet. Regards, Paparazzzi (talk) 23:43, 11 April 2020 (UTC)

I have done everything to the best of my ability. Go through the updated article. Regards, NØ 04:27, 12 April 2020 (UTC)

Sources

• For the first paragraph of the Background section, place sources 1 and 2 correctly
• Ref 9 does not state the exact release date of the single
• Refs 16 and 17 don't state "No" is R&B
• Add an archived url of ref 29, since now Billboard makes you pay to read some of their articles ._.
• In the Background subsection of the Music video section, ref 54 doesn't support this sentence: "The video included several choreographed routines with a dance move for each lyric; Trainor said it was the most she had danced in her life." The same reference is used for the following sentence in the Synopsis subsection: "A troupe of women are shown running to a location in the warehouse where they meet Trainor to perform a choreographed dance routine after the song's intro", however, the source only claims "it takes place is a smoky warehouse" and "when she's not executing tightly choreographed dance moves with her backup dancers, she's rubbing them down or letting them pet her".
• Music video picture: Ref 56 never mentions Madonna as an inspiration
• Live performances: Ref 69 claims Trainor performed the song on The Voice UK on April 10, not 9.
• You could still expand on the performances on The Voice UK and Ellen, since both sources said she performed a "one-armed choreography" both times, while Trainor's outfit is described on Ref 70
• Expand the information about the BMA performance; the Rolling Stone article said it was one of the worst moments of the awards and describes what she did on stage
• There's an error in Ref 120, the template states that "type, position, AND certweek ARE REQUIRED FOR SWEDISH CERTIFICATIONS AFTER 2011."

Other

• Composition section: The opening sentence, "Lyrically, the song discusses men who approach women and "can't take the hint" when their advances are rejected according to Los Angeles Times' Gerrick Kennedy" should be placed after the sentence "it features retro music playing through an "old-timey crackle" before coming to a stop, followed by a Neptunes-esque beat."
• Copyvio detector: 51% Reduce the direct quotes used from this source

Verdict

• @MaranoFan: Since my previous comments were already addressed, I'm going to put this on hold. Regards, Paparazzzi (talk) 04:31, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

• Paparazzzi, I believe everything has been done and the article is ready to be promoted. Regards, NØ 11:18, 13 April 2020 (UTC)

• Since my comments were addressed, I'm going to pass this nomination. Congratulations. Paparazzzi (talk) 21:15, 14 April 2020 (UTC)

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