Talk:Sorry (Madonna song)/GA2

GA Review
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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 07:54, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

I will get on with this, starting today! --K. Peake 07:54, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Infobox and lead

 * The infobox recording date of 2005 is not sourced directly in the body
 * Add a comma after tenth studio album
 * "It was written and produced by Madonna and" → "The song was written and produced by both Madonna and"
 * "The track was released to radios in" → "It was released to hot adult contemporary radio stations in" with the wikilink per MOS:LINK2SECT
 * "It was then included on Madonna's compilation album" → "The song was then included on Madonna's compilation album," with the wikilink
 * ""Sorry" is a" → "it is a"
 * "Pet Shop Boys, Green Velvet and" → "the Pet Shop Boys, Green Velvet, and"
 * "who deemed the track "catchy" and one of the strongest on the album." → "who deemed it "catchy" and one of the strongest tracks on Confessions on a Dance Floor."
 * "It achieved commercial success," → "The song achieved commercial success,"
 * "Romania and the United Kingdom," → "Romania, and the United Kingdom,"
 * ""Sorry" only managed to" → "the song only managed to"
 * The decade's most successful part is not directly sourced in the body's prose
 * Remove "for "Sorry"" after accompanying music video
 * Remove Madonna's longtime choreographer introduction since this detail is not needed in the lead
 * Is the comma really needed after Jamie King?
 * "It featured Madonna and" → "It features Madonna and"
 * "dancing on roller skates and Madonna" → "dancing on roller skates, and the singer"
 * "in a similar fight sequence to that shown in" → "in a similar theme to that in" per the body
 * "depicted political leaders and scenes of" → "depicted political leaders, and scenes of"
 * Done till lead. — IB [ Poke ] 15:21, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Background and release

 * "and another one with" → "and the other with"
 * "Mirwais Ahmadzaï and Stuart Price" → "Mirwais Ahmadzaï, and Stuart Price"
 * It should either be "sounds like" or "sounded like" depending on what the source says
 * "when it was right."" → "when it was right"." per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
 * "from that perspective"." → "from that perspective."" if this is a full sentence, elsewise keep as it is
 * "over the DJ booth where she" → "over the DJ booth, where she"
 * "to hot adult contemporary radios in" → "to hot adult contemporary radio stations in"
 * "on February 6, 2006 by" → "on February 6, 2006, by"
 * "in the United Kingdom on February 20, while in the United States it" → "in the UK on February 20, while in the US, it" per MOS:US
 * "was photographed by Marcin Kokowski," → "was taken by Marcin Kokowski,"
 * Wikilink compilation album to itself instead

Composition and remixes

 * Pipe chorus to Chorus (audio effect) on the audio sample text
 * "was written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price." → "was written and produced by both Madonna and Price."
 * "It is set in" → "The song is set in"
 * Remove pipe on beats per minute
 * Wikilink vocal range
 * Wikilink chord progression
 * "It then changes to" → "The range then changes to"
 * Pipe strings to String instrument
 * Pipe synths to Synthesizer
 * "used in numerous of Price's productions," → "used in numerous Price productions,"
 * Lowercase the Jacksons per MOS:THEMUSIC
 * "denoting a shift in" → "This denoted a shift in" starting a new sentence to avoid a run-on
 * "care of myself'."" → "care of myself.'"" per MOS:QUOTE
 * Pipe chorus to Chorus (audio effect)
 * "on her book" → "in her book" and add the release year of this book
 * "Vogue" (1990) and "Music" (2000)," → ""Vogue" (1990), and "Music" (2000),"
 * Wikilink Hindi to itself instead
 * "English duo Pet Shop Boys" → "English duo the Pet Shop Boys"
 * "Pet Shop Boys and Madonna had" → "The duo and Madonna had"
 * "but it worked"." → "but it worked."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences
 * "in the mix; she also thought that" → "in the mix"; she also thought,"
 * "created a disco classic"." → "created a disco classic.""
 * Wikilink remix album

Critical reception

 * Retitle to Reception
 * No, critical reception is a better title. — IB [ Poke ] 15:39, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't think the img from the tour has relevance in this section
 * "received positive response from" → "was met with positive responses from"
 * "and that it" → "and that the song"
 * "her toward stardom."" → "her toward stardom"." per MOS:QUOTE
 * Italicise Collective
 * Remove pipe on Billboard
 * Remove wikilink on The Guardian
 * "E! Online wrote it" → "the staff of E! Online wrote it"
 * "consisted of love songs," → "consists of love songs,"
 * "producer Stuart Price transformed the track" → "Price transformed the track"
 * Stylus magazine → Stylus Magazine with the wikilink
 * Remove or replace New University per WP:RSSM
 * "was catchier than" → "is catchier than"
 * "Herald Sun newspaper" → "the staff of the Herald Sun newspaper"
 * "the album is released."" → "the album is released"."
 * "it 'flat dance'."" → "it 'flat dance'"."
 * "in two categories at" instead, write it was nominated "in the categories of..." mentioning the awards at the ceremony, then write the latter or former for which it won later on in the sentence
 * What is the order for the final para, as lower and higher rankings are not completely listed in ascending or descending order?
 * Put more of The Tab review into your own words per WP:QUOTEFARM
 * "According to Jude Rogers from The Guardian," → "According to Rogers for The Guardian," per Jude Rogers already having been mentioned
 * "writing that it was" → "writing that it is"
 * "in any language"." → "in any language."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences

Commercial performance

 * Img looks good1
 * "In the United States," → "In the US," per MOS:US
 * "reached a peak of 58" → "reached a peak position of 58"
 * "The same week it peaked" → "The same week, the song peaked"
 * Pipe Clear Channel Communications to iHeartMedia
 * "in the United States." → "in the US."
 * "of paid digital downloads." → "of paid digital downloads in Canada."
 * "In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number one on the chart" → "In the UK, it debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart" with the wikilink
 * The 12th number one single part is not sourced
 * "with most number one songs in the United Kingdom," → "with the most number one songs in the UK," but none of this sentence is sourced
 * "single in the United Kingdom." → "single in the UK."
 * Mention that the certification was in the UK and the date
 * "while reaching the top of" → "It reached the top of" starting a new sentence
 * "the single debuted and peaked at four," → "the song peaked at number four,"

Music video

 * Pipe MTV UK to MTV (British and Irish TV channel) on the img text
 * Lowercase the Talauega Brothers per MOS:THEMUSIC
 * "through iTunes Store," → "through the iTunes Store,"
 * Remove comma after compilation
 * "featured a white van which was" → "features a white van, which was"
 * Pipe MTV UK to MTV (British and Irish TV channel)
 * "fake snakeskin columns and a stereo system." → "fake snakeskin columns, and a large stereo system." per the source
 * Why is £ piped to Euro when the cost was in pounds?
 * The title is sourced as Pimp My Ride instead of what you have wrote
 * "which chronicled the van" → "that chronicled the van"
 * Remove or replace New University per WP:RSSM
 * "of neon lighted screen" → "of a neon lighted screen" with the pipe
 * "strip of their clothes" → "strip off their clothes"
 * "As they move around" → "As the dancers move around" unless this is them and Madonna, then write the group
 * "starts again and Madonna and" → "starts again, and Madonna and"
 * Wikilink conga line

Live performances

 * The bedouin, pants and high heeled boots parts are not sourced
 * Pipe Jean-Paul Gaultier to Jean Paul Gaultier
 * "by the dancers and greets them" → "by the dancers, greeting them"
 * "John Treacy of The Boston Herald said" → "John Treacy of the Boston Herald said"
 * "According to The Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper," → "According to the staff of The Philadelphia Inquirer,"
 * "George W. Bush and Tony Blair." → "George W. Bush, and Tony Blair."
 * "appears on the screens wearing her "Sorry" video leotard and utters" → "appeared on the screens wearing her "Sorry" video leotard, and uttered"
 * "described it as the" → "described it as a"
 * "just out of place" → "just seemed out of place" per the source wording
 * "woolly points to score"." → "woolly points to score."" per MOS:QUOTE on full sentences

Track listings and formats

 * Good

Credits and personnel

 * Use so there is the right space between credits and personnel
 * Wikilink Stuart Price

Weekly charts

 * Pipe Romania Top 100 to Romanian record charts

Year-end charts

 * Good

Decade-end charts

 * Good

Certifications and sales

 * Good

Release history

 * None of the columns should be made sortable

Final comments and verdict

 * until all of the issues are fixed; took about as long as I predicted! --K. Peake 20:51, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * are you going to respond to the review comments? if 11JORN does not respond in time are you okay if I take a stab at addressing the comments? — IB  [ Poke ] 10:15, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm going through some difficult time in my personal life, that's why I'm taking my time addressing the issues; I'm gonna try to finish them today. Alex reach me! 17:05, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * That is fine, let me know when you have done, though the title of reception is suitable since it includes accolades. K. Peake 20:48, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I think I'm done with the pending issues. Take a look and let me know if I missed something. Thank you for your time reviewing this one! Alex reach me! 23:12, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Good work so far, however you need to fix the second, third and fourth lead problems and also retitle to Reception per my explanation. --K. Peake 10:01, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Alex reach me! 20:37, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ now, this is definitely ready! --K. Peake 06:13, 1 September 2022 (UTC)