Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)

City of Angels (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 21, 2015 by Brianboulton (talk) 07:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)



"City of Angels" is a song by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars (pictured), featured on their fourth studio album Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013). Written by lead vocalist Jared Leto, who also produced the song with Steve Lillywhite, "City of Angels" was inspired by Leto's experience of living in Los Angeles with his family and was influenced by the city's culture. Imbued with elements of arena rock as well as music from the 1980s, the track was cited as an example of the album's variety and experimentation. It received general acclaim from music critics, who commended the composition, the lyrics, and Leto's vocal performance. The song was released in October 2013 as the third single from the album, reaching number eight on the US Alternative Songs. An accompanying music video that features several personalities sharing their visions about Los Angeles was positively reviewed by critics, resulting in various accolades. Thirty Seconds to Mars performed "City of Angels" on their major concert tours from 2013 through 2015.
 * Most recent similar article(s): latest song was Missing My Baby on March 31, 2015, but completely different topic.
 * Main editors: Earthh
 * Promoted: April 30, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: The 2nd anniversary of Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams is coming up on May 21 and it would be a great way to commemorate the event with a TFA. This is also my first FA to appear at TFA.
 * Support as nominator. Earthh (talk) 21:51, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Support very well-written article AND nice timing for TFA Snuggums (talk / edits) 22:38, 4 May 2015 (UTC)