Talk:Never Gonna Give You Up (Mai Kuraki song)/GA1

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Reviewer: Cartoon network freak (talk · contribs) 17:23, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Hi there! I'm Cartoon network freak and my GAN review for your nomination is going to arrive soon. Best, Cartoon network freak (talk) 17:23, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

Lead

 * CD single, and → CD single and as a
 * add a comma after "studio album"
 * The track was divided into Japanese and English language, with Japanese lyrics written by Kuraki and the latter language written by Michael Africk. → The track features lyrics in Japanese and English language written by Kuraki and Michael Africk, respectively.
 * Africk also → He also
 * the singles → the single's
 * remove "titled"
 * is an contemporary R&B → portrays a contemporary R&B
 * song that incorporates → song, as well incorporating
 * Lyrically, the song → Lyrically, the recording
 * focuses → delves
 * the theme → themes
 * on the Delicious Way album → on its parent album
 * Alexey Eremenko, who contributed in writing the biography of Kuraki at American website AllMusic, and selected the track amongst Kuraki's best work. → Alexey Eremenko. Contributing in writing the singer's biography on American website AllMusic, he pointed out the track as one of Kuraki's best material.
 * single was a success in Japan → single experienced commercial success in Japan
 * The single was → The recording
 * capitalize "platinum"
 * To promote the single → In order to promote the song
 * an accompanying music video featured Kuraki and Africk in a recording studio, and was included on some of Kuraki's concert tours and greatest hits compilations in Japan. → an accompanying music video was released, with it featuring both Kuraki and Africk in a recording studio. The visual wa included on some the singer's Japanese concert tours and greatest hits compilations.
 * ✅ majority of what was asked for; some parts I felt were slightly trivial, but bare in mind, nearly all has been changed.

Infobox

 * Isn't it contemporary R&B?

Background and release

 * "Never Gonna Give You Up" was divided into Japanese and English language, with Japanese lyrics written by Kuraki and the latter language written by Michael Africk. Africk also served as the singles backing singer, and composer and producer, alongside Kanonji, Miguel Sá Pessoa, and Perry Geyer. → change as in the lead
 * first songs → first tracks
 * album, originally intended for her American debut in 1999 but was scrapped; it was then included on her debut and only 2002 English-language studio album Secret of My Heart. → album. It was originally intended for her debut in the American music market in 1999, but ended being scrapped; the recording was subsequently featured on the singer's only English-language album, Secret of My Heart (2002).
 * is an → portrays a
 * of pop music → of pop music into its instrumentation
 * a recurring musical style that runs throughout the parent album. → a genre adopted for the most of its parent album
 * Lyrically, the song focuses on the theme of love and relationships, another common trait on the Delicious Way album. → Lyrically, the song discusses about themes of love and relationships, another common trait on Delicious Way.
 * It was released → The recording
 * by Giza Studio → through Giza Studio
 * The CD included the original album track, the B-side track "Trying to Find My Way", plus a remix of the single by DJ Me-ya (under the title It's Tonight) and the instrumental version. → The CD included the original album track, its instrumental and a remix produced by Me-ya under his alias It's Tonight, along B-side track "Trying to Find My Way".
 * A 12" vinyl was distributed by Giza Studio's subsidiary record label Tent House two days later, and included the album version, the remix by DJ Me-Ya and it's instrumental version. → The instrumental of the remix version was later featured on a 12" vinyl distributed by Tent House—a subsidiary label owned by Giza Studios—two days later.
 * Amazon.com → Amazon
 * ✅ majority of what was asked for; some parts I felt were slightly trivial, but bare in mind, nearly all has been changed.

Reception

 * at American → on American
 * AllMusic, and selected the track amongst Kuraki's best work → AllMusic; he pointed out the track aa one of Kuraki's best works.
 * the single was a success in Japan → the single experienced commercial success in Japan
 * Oricon Singles Chart, selling 284,780 in its first week of sales, and having been stalled from the top position by Ayumi Hamasaki's single "Seasons". → Oricon Singles Chart with first-week sales of 284,780 copies, being only stalled from the top position by Ayumi Hamasaki's "Seasons" (2000).
 * It stayed in the top 200 chart for seven weeks. → It spent seven weeks within the top two hundred.
 * Likewise, it debuted at number two on the Count Down TV chart hosted by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) for two consecutive weeks.[11] It lasted seven weeks in the top 100. → Likewise, "Never Gonna Give You Up" made its opening at the sophomore position on the Count Down TV chart hosted by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), where it stayed for another consecutive week. The recording was present in the chart for seven weeks.
 * on the Oricon Annual Chart, her fourth entry on the chart, and sold 434,000 units. → on Oricon's year-end chart, having brought total sales of 434,000 units as her fourth entry there.
 * platinum → Platinum
 * As of July 2016, it is Kuraki's seventh best selling single in Japan based on Oricon's sales data base. → In July 2016, Oricon announced that "Never Gonna Give You Up" is Kuraki's seventh best-selling single in Japan.

Music video and promotion

 * To promote the single, an accompanying music video featured Kuraki and Africk in a recording studio. → change as in the lead
 * The music video → The visual
 * link video compilation to its respective Wiki-article
 * During 2000 to 2001 During 2000 and 2001
 * was used as the image song to → was used for
 * MFTV's → Japanese television MFTV's
 * The single has been performed → "Never Gonna Give You Up" has been performed
 * has also been → has additionally been
 * in several → on various
 * albums by Kuraki → albums released by the singer

Track listing

 * flawless

Personnel

 * Rename section into "Credits and personnel"
 * notes of "Never Gonna Give You Up"; → make a "." out of ";"

Charts

 * Remove "Weekly Chart" and "Weekly", respectively
 * There is both weekly and year-end charts, so I kept this. Plus, changing it simply to charts will mean there are two-sub headings with the same title.

Certifications and sales

 * You may remove "and sales" from the section's title, as it was certified in Japan

Release history

 * Use !scope="row"| for territories
 * Unlink label

Outcome

 * I've put this article for 7 days. Best and good luck with editing, Cartoon network freak (talk) 11:00, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ that is needed to be done! Thanks for the review CaliforniaDreamsFan (talk &middot;&#32;contribs} 23:49, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Gladly passing! Congrats, Cartoon network freak (talk) 05:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC)