Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/New Man (Ed Sheeran song)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Keep per WP:SNOW, non-admin closure. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 01:07, 25 May 2021 (UTC)

New Man (Ed Sheeran song)

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The song doesn't pass WP:NSongs guidelines as there is no independent coverage apart from album reviews. Charting only indicates that a song may be notable, not that it is notable. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 11:07, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 11:07, 20 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep - the song charted on 15 national charts and has 5 gold/platinum certifications. I absolutely refuse to believe a song of that caliber doesn't have a handful of sources out there. Sergecross73   msg me  12:09, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: Show me the sources then. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:06, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Come on. Charting/certifications aren't a guarantee of notability. But they are an indicator. And we've got 20 separate indicators here. I know we all draw the line differently, but at a certain point you've got to look at the odds and use a little common sense. You do a lot of good nominations, but some of them, like these type, are a waste of time for the community. This is not the type of song that NSONGS is intended to eliminate. What you're doing borders on wiki-lawyering. Sergecross73   msg me  18:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Keep – per above. It was a UK top 5 hit and even achieved a year-end UK chart position within the top 100. Notability has been established. Carbrera (talk) 15:14, 20 May 2021 (UTC).
 * Keep reaching the top five in the UK shows the song was a huge success. Also found a reliable source talking about the song . Shoot for the Stars 💫 (talk) 17:10, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Sigh, here we go again. Granted, MarioSoul is right press coverage mainly about the song itself is non-existent, but... top five hit in the UK... five official gold/platinum certifications... Do I have to say anything else? Also Keep per the fact that it would be WP:TOOBIG for any info about this song to fit on either the album article or his discography list, given how massive Sheeran is as an artist. 👨x🐱 (talk) 00:44, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per the above arguments. I think Sergecross73 put it best when he said this is not the sort of article that NSONGS was created to eliminate.  Ss  112   04:38, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. The notability of the song has already been clearly demonstrated. LSGH (talk) (contributions) 11:06, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep: I do understand MarioSoulTruthFan's rationale as charting by itself is not an absolute sign of notability, but I do agree with Sergecross73's assessment that this was not the intention of WP:NSONG. With that being said, I do not consider this nomination an instance of wiki-lawyering. I have been convinced by the above arguments to vote keep. Aoba47 (talk) 02:28, 22 May 2021 (UTC)