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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 06:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
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My first review for you in a decent amount of time! --K. Peake 06:35, 11 April 2022 (UTC)
Infobox and lead
[edit]- WP:OVERLINK of Dua Lipa under songwriters
- Add a comma after fifth studio album
- Move the mention of the song's guest vocals to being the second sentence of the lead instead
- "The song was written by" → "It was written by"
- "Romil Hemnani and Chuks Chiejine, while it was produced by" → "Romil Hemnani, and Chuks Chiejine, while production was handled by"
- "November 19, 2019 as the album's fifth single before" → "November 19, 2019, as the album's fifth single, before"
- "on December 13, 2019 through" → "on December 13, through"
- "Musically, "Sugar" is a" → "It is a"
- "pop and R&B slow jam driven" → "pop, and R&B slow jam, driven"
- Wikilink acoustic guitar
- Pipe loop to Loop (music)
- "the lyrics have themes of" → "Lyrically, the themes include" starting this a new sentence per my earlier comment about moving guest vocals
- "codependency and the stress of" → "codependency, and the stress of"
- "was met with positive reviews from" → "received positive reviews from"
- "production as well as" → "production, as well as"
- The commercial performance stats should come before the TikTok info that caused it
- Remove social media platform introduction to TikTok because that being in the body is sufficient
- "the US Billboard Hot 100 while charting" → "the US Billboard Hot 100, while charting"
- "Ireland and New Zealand." → "Ireland, and New Zealand."
- "The song was awarded a" → "It was awarded a"
- "the US as well as" → "the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), as well as" with the wikilink, also add the names of the other organizations that awarded certifications
- "It was complimented by" → "The video was complimented by"
- Mention at least one of the live performances in the lead
- Add commas around featuring English singer Dua Lipa
- "vocal contributions from Lipa and Jon B. as well as" → "additional vocals from Lipa and Jon B., as well as"
- "Usher Raymond and William Wood" → "Usher Raymond, and William Wood"
- Pipe sample to Sampling (music)
- Remove release year of the Usher song and the fact it is a single since this is not notable for the lead
- "first verse before duetting with Beatty and weaving her vocals in and out throughout while" → "first verse, before duetting with Beatty and weaving her vocals in and out throughout, while"
- "her vocals with the band." → "her vocals with Brockhampton."
- "for its pairing of" → "for the pairing of" and use a more appropriate term for how the collaborators sound rather than "nice"
Done
Writing and recording
[edit]- Remove commas around Iridescence
- "debut the album lacked" → "debut, the album lacked"
- "They attempted to go back to their roots where" → "Brockhampton attempted to go back to their roots, where"
- Ref(s) should be invoked at the end of any sentences that have direct quotations
- "referred to by Romil Hemnani" → "referred to by band member Romil Hemnani in retrospect"
- "but the band ended up putting off" → "though ultimately abandoned"
- "After the group invited" → "After Brockhampton invited"
- Remove overly obvious wikilink on the English capital London per WP:OVERLINK
- "on the guitar before Manwa" → "on the guitar, before Manwa"
- "moved to the keys and bass before the latter played" → "moved to the keys, bass, and chords, prior to the latter playing" with the pipes
- "At first it was just his" → "At first, the song consisted of his"
- Pipe pitch to Pitch (music)
- "and "Boy Bye" were" → "and "Boy Bye", was"
- "day it started getting mixed." → "day, its mixing process began." with the pipe
- "as well as the addition of" → "and the addition of"
- Pipe hook to Hook (music)
- "Manwa and McLennon all threw in ideas," → "Manwa, and McLennon all put ideas forward,"
- "Hemnani and Chiejine, with production by" → "Hemnani, and Chiejine, with production being handled by"
- Add a comma after New York City
- Add a comma before William Wood
Done
Music and lyrics
[edit]- Add a comma after pop on the audio sample text
- Wikilink acoustic guitar and pipe looped to Loop (music) on the text
- [8] should not be after the influences because that already appears later on in this sentence
- Add a comma after pop
- "slow jam[8][11][12][13] with" → "slow jam,[8][11][12][13] with"
- Wikilink acoustic guitar
- Pipe loop to Loop (music)
- "shingles of synths" → "shingles of synths," with the pipe
- Pipe groove to Groove (music)
- "to a crush saying" → "to a crush, saying"
- "The group sings rhythmic lyrics" → "Brockhampton sings rhythmic lyrics"
- "keep it hip hop with" → "keep it hip hop, with"
- Wikilink vocoder
- Wikilink pre-chorus per MOS:LINK2SECT
- A full-stop is not needed after the closing line since the question mark works as grammar to close the sentence
- "and Jon B as well as" → "and Jon B., as well as"
- "on the first verse" → "on the first verse,"
- "nobody help" before" → "nobody help", before"
- Pipe backing vocals to Backing vocalist
- "longing and devotion while" → "longing, and devotion, while"
- "Jon B sings with" → "Jon B. sings with"
- "remains the same while" → "remains the same, while"
- "outro repeating "I'm" → "outro repeating: "I'm" plus place punctuation inside speech marks per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
- Why is [31] invoked at the end of the sentence when it does not source anything there?
Done
Release and promotion
[edit]- "on August 23, 2019 as" → "on August 23, 2019, as"
- "in June 2019 resulting in the band" → "in June 2019, resulting in them"
- "on November 7, 2019 as" → "on November 7, 2019, as" and mention the labels that it impacted through
- "on December 13." → "on December 13, 2019."
- "and Apple Music as well as" → "and Apple Music, as well as"
- Pipe radio airplay to Airplay
- "on March 13 before being" → "on March 13, 2020, five days before being"
Done
Critical reception
[edit]- Retitle to Reception per rankings and remix reviews
- HypeBeast → Hypebeast
- "Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx" → "Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx,"
- Alright, thanks for pointing that out. --K. Peake 06:18, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- "and sweet" while also" → "and sweet", while also"
- "darkness of the preceding" track" → "darkness" of the previous album track"
- Remove the comment about the band accomplishing their goal per lack of relevancy to the song
- "of the group's "most boy band-esque tracks" while" → "of Brockhampton's "most boy band-esque tracks", whereas"
- "number" while comparing it to" → "number", drawing comparisons to"
- "shows growth for the band" → "shows growth for Brockhampton"
- "the band leans into their "capital-P Pop tendencies" while" → "Brockhampton leans into their "capital-P Pop tendencies", while"
- "hook we're reminiscent of a" → "hook are reminiscent of a"
- "song while mentioning that" → "song, alongside mentioning that" to avoid overusage of while
- "summer" as well as" → "summer", as well as"
- Start a new para for the rankings since they need to be separated from actual reviews, also merge the reviews up to Los Angeles Times with the above para in this context
- "of 2019 with writer Dee Lockett noting that" → "of 2019; writer Dee Lockett noted that"
- "Lipa's performance saying" → "Lipa's performance, saying"
- "the rest" of the group." → "the rest" of Brockhampton."
- Uproxx should not be italicised
Not done per above. LOVI33 04:52, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- "even out the track's experience"." → "even out" its experience."
- Remove wikilink on MTV
- "immediately" while also" → "immediately", while also"
- "the "seriously sweet moment" Jon B's" → "the "seriously sweet moment" of Jon B's"
- Remove pipe on Top 40
- "vibe" but "adds a few" → "vibe" with "a few"
Done
Commercial performance
[edit]- "chart before entering the US" → "chart, before entering the" adding US before the first chart instead since that is also an American one
- "of number 31 and 28" → "of numbers 31 and 28"
- "double platinum certification from" → "double platinum certification by"
- "on the Canadian Hot 100 before" → "on the Canadian Hot 100, before"
- "in January 2020 before peaking at" → "in January 2020, a month before peaking at" removing the following month part, obviously
- "in the UK." → "in the United Kingdom." and mention when it was certified as such
- "The song was certified gold in Poland by" → "The song was certified gold by" because the country is mentioned at the end of this sentence, also add when it was certified as such
- Mention when the Portuguese certification was too
- "certification from the" → "certification by the" and mention the certification date
- "the following month before" → "the next month, before" to avoid overusage of following
- Mention the date it was certified by RMNZ
Done
Music videos
[edit]Version 1
[edit]- "MTVU as well as MTV's Times Square billboard before" → "MTVU, as well as MTV's Times Square billboard, before"
- "and Ways & Means with" → "and Ways & Means, with"
- Safdie Brothers → Safdie brothers
- "as co-producers and Oscar Boyson, Lana Kim and" → "as co-producers, alongside Oscar Boyson, Lana Kim, and"
- "of photography while Nick Lenzini did" → "of photography, while Nick Lenzini handled"
- Pipe VFX to Visual effects
- "Frender and Max Colt and animation" → "Frender and Max Colt, and animation" with the wikilink
- Img looks good!
- Wikilink the California Raisins
- "screams before McLennon and" → "screams, before McLennon and"
- "with the slime dripping onto the other members' as well as" → "which drips onto the other members', and"
- "with the video while also" → "with the video, while also"
- "Claire Shaffer called the video "zany" and the group's" → "Shaffer called the video "zany" and possibly Brockhampton's"
- "while also stating" → "alongside stating that"
- Add release year(s) of the films
- "four-minute ride" while" → "four-minute ride", wheras"
Done
Version 2
[edit]- Img looks good!
- "iPhone shots and editing" → "iPhone shots, and editing"
- "The Digital imaging technician was Kevin Doann while" → "The digital imaging technician was Kevin Doann, while"
- "was created as the group" → "was created because Brockhampton"
- "the group and Ryan Beatty" → "the band and Beatty"
- "props including a revolving mirror as well as a ladder and chairs." → "props, including a revolving mirror, ladder, and chairs."
- "Bearface's comes to the shoot, just out of" → "Bearface comes to the shoot having just got out of"
- "hair while Abstract wears" → "hair, while Abstract wears"
- Pipe MySpace to Myspace
- "and the video closing with the mirror getting" → "and the mirror getting"
- Remove pipe on Billboard and mention the name of the writer
Done
Live performances
[edit]- Remove wikilink on Los Angeles
- The performance being their Ellen debut is not sourced
- Fixed. LOVI33 05:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- "while the group sat down on" → "while the band sat down on"
- "on the setlist of the group's" → "on the setlist of their"
- "Beatty joined the group" → "Beatty joined Brockhampton"
Done
Track listings
[edit]- Add the appropriate sources for the track listings
Done
- "Sugar" (remix) → "Sugar" (Remix)
Not done per MOS:MUSICCAPS
Personnel
[edit]- Add a source for this per no album liner notes
Done
- For Brandon Bost and Matthew Scatchell, shouldn't the original version credits be before remix?
- I put the remix first so that it is explicit that they had different duties on the remix for the note. LOVI33 05:12, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
Charts
[edit]- Good
Certifications
[edit]- Good
Release history
[edit]- Pipe Sony to Sony Music
Done
See also
[edit]- Good
Footnotes
[edit]- Good
References
[edit]- Copyvio score looks decent at 37.5%
- Shouldn't refs 8 and 23 have url-access limited?
- Pipe The Singles Jukebox to Stylus Magazine on ref 19
- Cite Uproxx as publisher instead on refs 26, 32, 49, 82 and 98
Not done per above. LOVI33 05:20, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- HypeBeast → Hypebeast on refs 30, 40 and 102
- Ref 39 should include appropriate citation(s) for a various release, not merely an Australian one
- Pipe Sony Music Group to Sony Music on refs 44 and 45
Done
External links
[edit]- Good
Final comments and verdict
[edit]On hold until all of the issues are fixed; good job on this! --K. Peake 09:20, 12 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review Kyle Peake. All the issues have been addressed. LOVI33 05:21, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
- ✓ Pass now, good job on this and I did some brief copy editing where I had not found certain issues initially! --K. Peake 06:18, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
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