Talk:Yeah! (Usher song)/GA2

GA Review
Reviewer: Status (talk · contribs) 18:36, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

OK, sorry for the wait. Let's begin.
 * Note I should mention that I did not write this article. I just did improvements per Talk:Yeah! (Usher song)/GA1, as it was re-assessed a few months ago.  Rayman 95 |undefined (talk) 22:10, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

✅ Replaced 2 dead links, removed German Year-end and TRL, as they could't be retrieved.
 * We have 3 connection issues and 3 dead links

Lead
✅ Included critical reaction ✅ Added information on music video ✅ Removed
 * I've done some slight copyediting here, but it is still in need of some work.
 * What did critics have to say about the song? Did they like it, did they hate it?
 * What about the music video?
 * Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008 as a runway soundtrack. --> What relevance does this have to do the lead? Especially over the two above things. Remove it.
 * I'll go over this again once it's expanded.

Background and composition
✅ The reference says in the 'fall' of 2003, so I included that ✅ Improved Comment The bottom paragraph makes a small notice of its composition, but I agree, I'm not sure why the original editor titled it composition. I'll see if I can expand it.
 * I've also done some copyediting here, but also, there are some more work to be done:
 * In 2003 --> When in 2003?
 * Although they had "Burn", the first song produced for the album, as waiting list, Usher had to record a few more tracks. --> I assumed this meant they had chosen "Burn" to be the lead single, but this is terribly written. It needs a rewrite.
 * How could this section be called composition, but it talks nothing of? This really needs to be expanded upon. Take On_the_Floor as a good example.

Release
Comment The release talks about what happened after "Yeah!" was produced, the background is before, so I don't think they repeat. I'd say merging composition and release would be a better idea, seeing how background has enough information anyway. ✅ Changed the date to January
 * This is kind of repeating the same things. I suggest merging Background and release in one section, and having composition on its own.
 * Where exactly is the February 3, 2004 date coming from earlier in the article? The only sourced date I'm seeing is January 27, 2004.

Reception
✅ The original editor already included the major reviews. I've added in the LA Times review, but besides that there isn't any more notable ones.
 * For a lead single, there should be so much more reception available than what is in the article. This needs to be expanded upon further, as well. I'll go back to this when that's complete.

Chart performance
✅ It probably was due to radio play, but I think finding a radio addon at this point is almost impossible. I removed the "prior to its physical release" part. ✅ Changed ✅ Changed ✅ I interpreted it as shipping one million physical copies since its release, so in a period of 2 years. I think I made it more clear. ✅ I've expanded the second paragraph
 * "Yeah!" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-three on January 13, 2004, prior to its physical release --> How does a song debut before it's release? If there's a radio addon date, it should be added into the article.
 * Seven weeks later, it peaked at number one on March 2, staying there for twelve consecutive weeks. --> On March 2, the song peaked atop the chart and stayed at that position for twelve consecutive weeks.
 * "Yeah!" became the most-played song in 2004, Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems placed the song on the top for getting 496,805 total plays, above Hoobastank's single "The Reason" with 489,976 spins. --> "Yeah!" became the most played song in the United States in 2004, with Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems reporting the song getting a total of 496,805 plays.
 * The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 11, 2006 for shipping one million copies. --> Shipments only refer to album releases. There's no way in 2006 that a physical single could ship a million units.
 * This focuses too much solely on the US, and then just mentioning international markets. It should be in the same for each country.

Music video
Comment This was suggested by the reviewer, who assessed the article the first time, per Talk:Yeah! (Usher song)/GA1 ✅ Expanded, and merged paragraphs so the section looks better Comment I checked iTunes, VEVO, Yahoo! music videos, and other sites but no good. The only site I could find the video on was YouTube, but those were uploaded by users, so I'm not sure if they would be suitable.
 * Don't see a reason why this is broken up into different sections; it could all easily fit into one.
 * The synopsis is way too short; it needs to be expanded.
 * How about a screenshot?
 * I'll go over the prose of this section once the above is complete.

Verdict
Zac  03:31, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for taking so long to get back to this. I do not feel confident in passing this article, as I don't feel like it's complete. For a number one single across the globe, there's gotta be more information to be added that isn't present in the article.
 * What I would suggest before nominating the article a second time is looking into more information about the song's production and how it came about, it's composition, critical reception and chart performance.
 * The song topped the charts in Canada,[38] Denmark,[39] Netherlands,[40] France,[41] Germany,[42] Ireland,[43] Norway[44] and the United Kingdom.[45], for example, is unacceptable when there is a huge amount of detail for the US chart positions; it should be all the way around. See On the Floor for an example of this.
 * I know that the song is almost 10 years old, but try Google Books and other types of resources; I'm sure you'll be able to find something.
 * Good luck to you!