Talk:Iris (song)

Billboard Charts

Which "billboard charts" did this song peak at #2 on?? : / And even if it did chart there somewhere, it's where it went on the Hot 100 (#9) that is most important and should be referred to when talking about the "US Chart."

I've never heard of this "Hot 100", so I'd hardly call it "most important." Not to say that it isn't important at all, or that simply because I haven't heard of it it isn't important. Not everyone knows the same forms of media lists, so perhaps a variety should be listed. Hot 100, Billboard, a few others.

-- Last Thylacine 20:44, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

The Hot 100 is the biggest (most important) track listing in the United States, this band's home country. So it would be quite a stretch not to say this is the "most important". --T-rex 20:53, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

I still say a variety should be given, because not everyone is going to agree that this-or-that chart is the "most important," regardless of size. I'm not saying it shouldn't be listed at all, but A) It shouldn't be called "the most important," and B) It should be listed alongside others so that there's a good range.

-- Last Thylacine 20:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Why does the article say: "On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at number two for five weeks"? Regardless of which chart is "most important", that information is incorrect. If it peaked at #2 on a different Billboard chart (Adult Top 40, perhaps?), then that statement needs to specify the correct chart name.

Surprised there is no mention of the song Iris by the Breeders, an assuredly more "significant" and lasting recording in the history of modern music.

No mention of "Iris" by Live, either? PKBear 14:14, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

I have deleted the Billboard Hot 100 #2 statements because they are incorrect. Maybe it was confused with the Hot 100 Airplay, but I see no reference. AllGloryToTheHypnotoad (talk) 17:54, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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Cover

Post-Hardcore/Synthcore/Electronicore Band Motionless In White Has recorded a cover song entitled Iris original Song being by Goo Goo Dolls yet the wikipedia article lacks this information. - Bliker Blah —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.240.88 (talk) 16:45, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

UK Rock #1

What's the explanation as to why a 10+ year old song reached the top of the UK Rock Chart on two different occasions? --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 19:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Iris DeMent

Why no mention that the song was named after country/folk singer Iris DeMent? It's mentioned on her article, so why not here as well? 209.90.140.72 (talk) 01:50, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

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Requested move 15 July 2017

The following is a closed 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: Moved. (non-admin closure) Steel1943 (talk) 00:40, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

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Iris (Goo Goo Dolls song) → Iris (song) – Fixed disambiguation, only song that has an article with the name "Iris". 5.148.89.130 (talk) 20:05, 14 July 2017 (UTC)--Relisting. Winged Blades ^Godric 09:41, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

This move is counterproductive; Goo Goo Dolls are not the only musicians with a song of this title! Among others, it is the 4th track from Throwing Copper, an 8x platinum album by the rock band: Live. The existence of an article for the song itself does not reduce the astonishment of the reasonably large contingent of readers who plausibly may have been seeking, by searching this title, a song other than the one by Goo Goo Dolls.--John Cline (talk) 23:03, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

This is a contested technical request (permalink). @5.148.89.130 and John Cline: querying move request. Please discuss. SkyWarrior 02:27, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

• Support per nom. Unreal7 (talk) 12:32, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
• Comment – Well I didn't see any other songs called "Iris" with an article. 5.148.89.130 (talk) 21:59, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
• Support. As long as there's no other song titled Iris with an article, there's no need for this extra disambiguation. Nohomersryan (talk) 04:41, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
• Comment - Wikipedia:Disambiguation says: "... covered by Wikipedia, either as the main topic of an article, or as a subtopic covered by an article in addition to the article's main topic." There are no less than 5 Wikipedia articles with a song titled "Iris" as a subtopic.--John Cline (talk) 07:50, 19 July 2017 (UTC)
  • You may want to check out this RfC. Nohomersryan (talk) 21:04, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
    • Not only if the other songs don't have separate articles: Stand by Me (song) and Stand by Me (Oasis song). Peter James (talk) 23:29, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

The above example touches on WP:PRIMARYTOPIC which is not at bear, and not an issue which I contend. The RFC, to my chagrin, had eluded me. I will acquiesce to its remit.--John Cline (talk) 08:46, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

• Support as the only song with a Wikipedia article. kennethaw88 • talk 06:25, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
• Support. Per WP:SONGDAB, we do not include the artist's name unless there are multiple existing articles on songs of the same name.--Cúchullain ^t/c 20:45, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

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