Talk:Blind (SZA song)/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator: 04:50, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Reviewer: Pseud 14 (talk · contribs) 04:32, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Happy to take this review. I will get to it within the week. Pseud 14 (talk) 04:32, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Lead and infobox

 * Suggest adding short description
 * Shortdesc is automatically generated by infobox song
 * The song's honest, personal songwriting -- The song's honest and personal songwriting
 * "Honest" and "personal" here are coordinate adjectives, which are separated by a comma. This should be fine
 * with praise for its way of portraying love's contradictory nature. -- with priase for its portrayal of love's contradictory nature
 * Smart; done
 * A top 40 song in a few countries, "Blind" debuted at number 3 on US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where it and two other SOS tracks occupied the top three. -- "Blind" debuted at number 3 on US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, where it and two other SOS tracks occupied the top three, and reached the top 40 in a few countries.
 * Done, while deviating a bit from the suggestion

Background

 * establishing her status as a major figure -- perhaps use prominent instead of major (or maybe an emerging talent)
 * Prefer "prominent"
 * her first work as a sole lead artist in five years. -- as a solo artist in five years
 * Done
 * Teased at the end of the "Good Days" music video was "Shirt", released as a single on October 28, 2022, and its video's outro featured a song fans began calling "Blind". -- does its video here refer to "Shirt"? If so, it needs to be clarified, i.e. the latter video's outro
 * Yes

Music and production

 * with several vocal runs (melisma) -- I would link melisma to vocal runs instead of using the parenthetical. I don't see it being easter-eggy
 * Fair enough

Lyrics

 * often with regards to validation by the self and by others -- validation of oneself and by others
 * Done
 * Ex-boyfriend is mentioned at least three times in the second paragraph. Perhaps some alternative wording to avoid repetition
 * Hope I got around this somewhat
 * Many SOS tracks incorporate wordplay and humorous pop culture references, and "Blind" is one of them. -- Many SOS tracks, including "Blind", incorporate..
 * Done

Release

 * on set lists for her international SOS Tour -- on the set list of her SOS Tour. I think which runs from 2023 to 2024 can be dropped.
 * The set lists were changing a lot between and within legs. E.g. "Ghost in the Machine" did not get love until New York City; "20 Something" was performed after Salt Lake City during the second NA leg; "Prom" and "DTM (Diamond Boy)" were September 2023 additions; "2AM" wasn't on the set list until SZA went down under; same with "Far". Apologies for the Twitter sources; no RS is cooperating especially the Australian ones. Concur with dropping the years + "international" descriptor though

Verifiable with no original research
Spotchecks
 * Copyvio score of 28.6% is reasonable and attributed to quotations.
 * External link checker shows all references are up (except for the 1 properly marked as down which includes an archive link)
 * Reliable enough for the information being cited
 * Consistent date and proper reference formatting
 * Appropriate wikilinks where applicable
 * Ref 2 - The Recording Academy should probably not be italicized
 * I read somewhere that the publisher template should not be used to bypass the italics (I swear it was a MOS thing but I can't recall which page)
 * Ref Ref 60 - link Billboard as you did with every instance|
 * Done. FWIW GA reviews shouldn't necessarily feature these comments; as long as the citations are understable they should pass GA
 * While source quality is somewhat less strict in the GAN process. Source formatting standards remain the same across FA/FL/GA spaces, where works that are cited can be linked on the first instance or every instance, either is acceptable so long as it is consistent throughout the article.
 * Ref 4 - ok
 * Ref 11 - ok
 * Ref 21 - ok
 * Ref 29 - consider putting the period outside of the quotation as you are not attributing the full sentence. Other than that no issues.
 * Done
 * Ref 30 - ok
 * Ref 42 - ok
 * Ref 53 - in Dutch, but a little translation confirms chart placement - ok
 * Ref 61 - supports certification - ok

Broad in its coverage
All major aspects of the topic are broadly covered and is comprehensive.

Neutral
No issues on this front. Attributions provided where applicable.

Stable
No edits wars or content disputes from what I've checked.

Illustrated

 * File:SZA CTRL Tour Toronto 2017 10 (cropped).jpg - appropriately licensed in Commons
 * File:SZA - Blind song sample.ogg - satisfies WP:SAMPLE and provides contextual significance for its use in the section.

Summary
Another solid piece on your work with SZA-related articles. That will be all from me Pseud 14 (talk) 15:40, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words, @Pseud 14. I hope all has been well with you since we last met. I have replied to all of your suggestions. ‍ PSA 🏕️  (talk) 23:30, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Passing. Pseud 14 (talk) 03:29, 30 April 2024 (UTC)