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Reviewer: Tomica (talk · contribs) 14:28, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

What is with the — in the infobox, why not change it with a comma? — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

The song ~~also~~ contains a double entendre gender metaphor sang by Spears. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Link music critics — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The performance on the latter ~~only~~ aired after three months due to technical problems — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Background and composition

"Big Fat Bass" is a house song that lasts for four minutes and forty-five seconds, and is the longest track of Femme Fatale. ---> "Big Fat Bas" is a house song with a length of four minutes and forty-five seconds. (The last part of the sentence is useless) — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Nicole James of MTV News — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Try to avoid the word 'track' — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Critical reception

with Robert Copsey of Digital Spy considering the album's production "polished, intriguing and – best of all – fun", exemplifying the piano breakdown in the song, the flute in "Criminal", and "Inside Out". ---> What does this have to do with "Big Fat Bass" — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Again avoid 'track' — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Braulio Lorentz of Billboard Brasil considered Femme Fatale "too much", ---> This reads unclear and vague. Try to clean it. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Live performances

MTV --- MTV News and unlinked it per WP:OVERLINK — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
However, the performance of "Big Fat Bass" ~~only~~ aired on May 24, — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Credits and personnel

Looks fine — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Chart performance

It also charted on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Digital Songs on April 16, 2011. ---> Tell at which number. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Link Billboard in the table — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

References

Ref. 1 - publisher: MTV ---> MTV News
Ref. 2 - be consistent in the date formats (since Britney is American use month date year)
Ref. 3 - same as 1
Ref. 4 - same as 1 and 3
Ref. 11 - same as 1, 3 and 4
Ref. 13 - misses publisher
Ref. 15 - link the publisher
Ref. 16 - same as 15
Ref. 19 - misses publisher
Ref. 23 - same as 19
Ref. 27 - same as 1, 3, 4 and 11
Ref. 28 - same as 27
Ref. 29 - fix the caption per WP:SHOUT
Ref. 32 - misses publisher
Ref. 33 - WP:OVERLINK (work and publisher)
Ref. 35 - same as ref 2.

— Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That's all. When you fix this issues i will pass it. Good job overall. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 21:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed everything. There is no publisher to Slant Magazine, only the editors. Should I add them? - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 02:00, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

How is this reliable, having been reviewed by one of the site's users called "kozi_kozi_kozi"? Till 14:12, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Remove the link Saulo. The rest is good. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 16:54, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Removed and passed. — Tomíca^(T2ME) 17:09, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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