Talk:Green Light (Lorde song)/GA1

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Reviewer: Cartoon network freak (talk · contribs) 08:17, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

Lead

 * is described as an → past tense
 * with an upbeat piano loop and the addition of hand-claps, bass and strings in the background → with an upbeat piano loop alongside hand-claps, bass and strings in its instrumentation
 * It has been received with → To clarify what "It" means here, replace it with "The song"
 * songs of the year with NME → comma before "with"

Infobox

 * Image needs ALT

Background and release

 * Lorde teased the song on her → replace "the song" with "it" to avoid repetation
 * saying the "Green Light" → saying that "Green Light"
 * The chill, slow → The chill and slow
 * and noted the marked key change that occurs once the heavy piano parts appear → and noted the marked key change after the piano sequences
 * Top 40 songs usually have key changes that are reserved for amplified final choruses. Lorde herself realized this calling it a → Realizing that top 40 songs usually have key changes reserved for amplified final choruses, Lorde herself called "Green Light" a
 * of that movement" "became the way → of that movement [...] became the way

Composition and lyrical interpretation

 * "Green Light" is described as an → past tense
 * with Lorde's vocal range between → with Lorde's vocals ranging between
 * Then, in the first of the song's → replace "Then" with "Subsequently"
 * with the addition of hand-claps → featuring hand-claps

Critical reception

 * You need to begin this section with something like: "Green Light" generally received acclaim from music critics upon its release.
 * with Green Light, a comeback single → instead of putting the title in italics, put it between two '..'
 * wrote Lipshutz → you can leave this out; replace the preceding comma with a full stop
 * said of the song pulls "off all → said that the song pulls "off all
 * Hugh McIntyre of Forbes said, "the tune sees → Hugh McIntyre of Forbes thought, "The tune sees
 * awarded it Best New Track with writer → comma before "with"
 * Spencer Kornhaber that at first listen, the track → Spencer Kornhaber stated that at first listen, the track
 * of something previous recorded from Lorde but after several spins, "reveals → of Lorde's past material, but after several spins "reveals
 * write-up, Time editor, Sam Lansky → remove second comma

Commercial performance

 * Open the section with a sentece like: Commercially, "Green Light" attained success following its release
 * it reached the twentieth → it reached the 20th (numbers above ten should not be written out)
 * her second top twenty entry → her second top 20 entry
 * Link "Royals" here and include its release year in brackets → "Royals" (2013)
 * second top twenty entry in the chart → second top 20 entry on the chart
 * has further peaked into the top ten → has further peaked within the top ten
 * Canada[49], → comma goes before ref
 * roughly half-day of streaming and sales → remove "of"
 * debuting on Digital Song Sales at No. 6 → debuting at number six on Digital Song Sales
 * and Streaming Songs at No. 20 → and at number 20 on Streaming Songs
 * Lorde's third top 20 hit, followed → Lorde's third top 20 hit, preceded
 * Link "Team" to its respective article
 * performed modestly in other U.S. markets → performed modestly in other Billboard charts
 * landing in the top 20 → landing within the top 20
 * the top 10 → the top ten
 * Link Mainstream Top 40, Alternative Songs and Rock Airplay
 * It received a double platinum → It received a double Platinum
 * report dated 13 March 2017. It received a Platinum → report dated 13 March 2017, receiving a Platinum

Music video

 * The music video for "Green Light" → An accompanying music video for "Green Light"
 * who also shot Lorde's follow-up single → who also the visual for Lorde's follow-up single
 * Release year for "Perfect Places" in brackets
 * before the video release. The two later met → before the video's release, with the two later meeting
 * before there was a video concept in mind → this is not really relevant here and can be removed
 * Links to "16mm film" and "35mm film" are missing
 * as it was "magic moment" → as it was a "magic moment"
 * shot in a Los Angeles park called MacArthur Park → shot at the MacArthur Park in Los Angeles
 * She is seen wearing → During the video, ...
 * with the silhouettes of other goers → what are "goers"? Maybe I'm dumb, but I don't know what they are!?
 * inside of an taxi → inside of a taxi
 * Then, she opens the passenger → Subsequently, she opens the passenger
 * against her, as the taxi drives through the Los Angeles streets → against her as the taxi drives through the streets of Los Angeles
 * was previously inside. She dances while a red light beams throughout her → was previously inside, dancing while a red lights beams on her
 * On the pre-chorus → During the pre-chorus
 * from the first scene, this time with Jack Antonoff in the background, playing the piano → from the first scene along with Antonoff in the background, who plays the paino
 * and forth are shown. One particular shot shows her placing → and forth are shown, with one particular shot showing her placing
 * sunset hours, her back against a fence → I don't understand what you're trying to say here! Please revise
 * In this scene, Lorde removes → During the video, Lorde removes

Track listings

 * Only say "Track listing"

Credits and personnel

 * Flawless ;)

Charts

 * Flawless ;)

Certifications

 * Flawless ;)

Radio and release history

 * Rename the section in "Release and radio history"

Copy-violation

 * 60.1% is too much! A ref is over-used! This needs to be revised...

Outcome

 * for 7 days! This was a really interesting reading aside from some little issues here and there!! Good work! Cartoon network freak (talk) 00:07, 1 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Just fixed all the typos and used your suggestions to improve the article, including that reference that had a high violation-rate. Thank you so much for picking both of the articles I nominated so quickly. I appreciate it very much. De88 (talk) 23:11, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Gladly passing this! Well done! Maybe you have got time to look over one of my GANs? Best; Cartoon network freak (talk) 07:38, 2 January 2018 (UTC)