Template:Did you know nominations/I Am (Leona Lewis song)

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 13:42, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

I Am (Leona Lewis song)

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... that the Leona Lewis song "I Am" is about her former record label boss Simon Cowell?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Calshot Castle

Improved to Good Article status by Calvin999 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:34, 27 October 2015 (UTC).

I'm not sure if the sources provided in this article substantiate the assertion in this hook. To support the claim that the song is about Cowell, you cite a review from Go Knoxville and an article from Digital Spy. The Go Knoxville source suggests the song is "about defiantly rebounding from a bad relationship", but does not mention Cowell specifically. The Digital Spy source says "the empowering lyrics hint at her feelings after leaving Simon Cowell and his Syco record label", but I don't think we can infer from that sentence that the song is specifically about Cowell. Rather, I interpret that passage to mean that the song is about Lewis' feelings. The September 5 review from Digital Spy gets a little closer; it says the song "[put] Simon in his place", but the review never explicitly states that Cowell is the subject of the song. Consequently, I'd like to propose this alternate hook:

ALT1 ... that the Leona Lewis song "I Am" has been described as an "instant crowd pleaser"?

Let me know what you think. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 00:59, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

Do you think that is an interesting hook though? — Calvin999 09:16, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

I certainly don't think it is disinteresting, but if you would like to suggest another hook, I would be happy to review that for you. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 09:27, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

I try to steer away from critic's opinions in hooks because I don't think as many people would be inclined to click on it. You could say that a song is a crowd pleaser for lots of songs. How about:

ALT2... that Leona Lewis' song "I Am" alludes to her departure from Syco Records and the emotions she experienced? — Calvin999 09:36, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

The problem with the hook you suggested above is that it is still based on the speculation of critics. I would suggest phrasing the the hook as: "... that some critics suggest Leona Lewis' song "I Am" is about ..." and then describe the themes/topics that they discuss. -- Notecardforfree (talk) 11:32, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

ALT3... that some critics think that Leona Lewis' song "I Am" is about Simon Cowell and leaving his record label, Syco? — Calvin999 11:35, 29 October 2015 (UTC)

ALT3 is good to go. This article is over the 1500 character minimum, it was promoted to GA status on October 27, and the article satisfies relevant policy requirements. The hook is under 200 characters, it is interesting, and it is substantiated by the article from Digital Spy. QPQ is satisfied (but Calvin999, please make sure you check for copyvio issues in the Calshot Castle review before giving final approval). Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 19:39, 29 October 2015 (UTC)