Talk:No Excuses (Meghan Trainor song)/GA1

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Reviewer: MarioSoulTruthFan (talk · contribs) 01:10, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Infobox

• Don't need to source the recorde date, it's below with a source, same for the genre

 Done

Lead

• is a song recorded by American → is a song by American
• "released by Epic Records on March 1, 2018, as the lead single from her third studio album, Treat Myself (2020)." → merge it in the first sentence
• R&B → remove see below
• The song was critically acclaimed by music critics → The song received acclaim from music critics

 Done

Background and release

• Treat Myself → release date in between brackets
• The trio subsequently wrote "No Excuses", and Wells produced it.[4][5] It was written and recorded on January 17, 2018 → The trio subsequently wrote "No Excuses" and recorded it on January 17, 2018, with Wells producing the song.
• "No Excuses" was also serviced to mainstream radio in Australia, and to contemporary hit radio in Italy on March 9. → "No Excuses" was also serviced to contemporary hit radio in Italy on March 9, as well as mainstream radio in Australia.

 Done

Composition

• It is composed in → "No Excuses" is composed in
• R&B genre is not on the sources

 Done

Critical reception

• The song received critical acclaim from music critics. → The song received acclaim from music critics.
• In a 2020 review, → When reviewing the album,

• I believe we should keep the year since Nied's comment that it "still holds up as a gem" needs the year for context.--NØ 19:38, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, but add what I said otherwise it looks like he reviewed the song once more and it wasn't the case. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:03, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done

Chart performance

• Add the certifications too.

 Done

Music video

• Fine

Live performances

• On March 23, 2018, Trainor → On March 23, 2018, the singer
• On April 6, 2018, Trainor performed the song on Sounds Like Friday Night, also in early April, Trainor performed an acoustic version of the song → On early April, Trainor performed the song on Sounds Like Friday Night, and an acoustic version of the song

• This phrasing was omitting the date of the first performance so I rephrased it another way.--NØ 19:38, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done

Personnel

• Fine

Charts

• Fine

Certifications

• Fine

Release history

• I'm sure you can find a better source for the single release. Apple Music, Google Play, etc etc
• Unlink Epic

 Done

References

• Youtube, Entertainment Tonight Canada, A Plus (aplus.com), The Today Show, BBC, PR Newswire, WJBD Radio and ABC News Radio → publisher
• Replace the twitter source, example of what you can use 1 instead
• Is jezebel a reliable source?

• I have seen it used on a good article, "With You (Mariah Carey song), before so I assume it is.--NØ 19:38, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Yes they have an editor-in-chief among other staff.

• Only wikilink MTV News once
• ZLife. Zumba. → ZLife as publisher
• WJBD Radio and reference 9 → are dead

 Done

External links

• Fine

Overall

• "the first recording artist to star in an official Zumba choreography video. Describing the initiative, the singer stated "I always hear my music playing in Zumba classes when I'm at the gym so I thought—let's reach out to Zumba and create something special for 'No Excuses,' We both believe in empowerment! I want this choreography to empower everyone out there to get on their feet, and I want them to think about respect and sassiness and loving yourself." The VP of marketing for Zumba said, "Zumba has always been focused on inspiring others to feel empowered and confident, and this is something we hear in all of Meghan's music that makes her the ideal partner for us." → to close to the source giving a violation strike.

 Done

@MaranoFan: Left you one comment and you forgot to fix something. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 02:00, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Addressed the remaining comments (unless I accidentally missed something). I found this source that called it "reminiscent of the feisty, R&B-tinged pop of 'No'", but that’s not the same thing as calling it an R&B song so I chose to remove the genre altogether.—NØ 14:25, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

@MaranoFan: You can add the source, it basically says it is influenced (but its not a genre). I will check everything and wait for you to add the source. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:42, 20 April 2020 (UTC)