Talk:Maroon (song)/GA2

GA Review

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Nominator: Gained (talk · contribs)

Reviewer: Sammi Brie (talk · contribs) 22:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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The article has evidently improved since the failed GA1 in late 2022; there is more sourcing to reviews, and almost all the prose errors are gone. The last items to fix won't take long, and an image could add something to this article. Ping me when ready. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Hey @Sammi Brie! I believe I have addressed all your points on the article. Gained (talk) 12:35, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Did you know? If you fancy doing so, I always have plenty of GA nominees to review. Just look for the all-uppercase titles in the Television section. Reviews always appreciated.

Copy changes

Lead

• an ballad "a"
• but some others "but others"

Background

• Soon after, Swift revealed the album's title Midnights and its cover on her social media, but did not immediately release the track list I'd put dashes (em or en, your preference) around Midnights, and I would add "she" after "but" to avoid a WP:CINS issue while keeping the comma.

Lyrics

• American Songwriter's Alli Patton wrote that the line, "The rust that grew between telephones", implied decapitalize "the" and remove both commas. that's not an appositive because it's necessary for the meaning of the sentence.

Production

• Evan Smith played organ, saxophone, flute, and clarinet, and recorded his own performance at Pleasure Hill Recording in Portland, Maine. Another CINS comma removal after "clarinet". There's one subject: "Evan Smith".

Critical reception

• Lacrossa called the song a "brilliant" play on Swift's color theory about love while Ahlgrim stated You want a comma after "love", since you're connecting what could be two sentences.

Then and now: Appraising changes since GA1

• There are more reviews cited. The number of inline critical reception citations has gone up from 9 to 14, so a wider range of reviews has been tapped. This was an issue in GA1.
• The prose is tighter.
• More international chart positions are listed.

Sourcing and spot checks

• 2: At midnight, Swift’s official website crashed. On social media, she shared the title and cover of the 13-track album, describing it as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life”.
• 16: Cementing the insomniac theme, Swift makes several references to shifts of consciousness: “I wake with your memory over me / That’s a real fuckin’ legacy,” she bemoans in the bridge of “Maroon,” a lovesick slow burner and the album’s only true break-up song (a relative miracle). Y
• 39: ...on "Maroon," the scene is expertly set by the first verse's imagery of cleaning incense off a vinyl shelf, but the rest of the song stumbles in comparison. Until, that is, the bridge's heartbeat-skipping delivery of Y
• 41: Rank, Title: Streams / Airplay Audience / Sales: ... No. 3, “Maroon”: 37.6 million / 471,000 / 2,900 Y
• 44: Music Canada page shows it was certified platinum there. Y
• 62: Belgium peak of 14. Y
• 64: Denmark peak of 34. Y
• 67: Greece (IFPI) rank of 9. Y

Earwig flags mostly song quotes.

Media

There is an NFUR-bearing sample. Consider adding an image of Swift performing, maybe on Eras Tour.

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