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June 24, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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Single Cover

The cover winner for the single

http://www.batangastoday.com/justin-bieber-boyfriend-cover-art-winner-revealed-special-walmart-single-package-for-fans-photo/21301/ (76.23.79.50 (talk) 11:58, 21 March 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Orphaned references in Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song)

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Boyfriend (Justin Bieber song)'s orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Vena":

From Justin Bieber: Never Say Never: Vena, Jocelyn (2010-08-19). "Justin Bieber 3-D Movie Is 'A Story For Our Time,' Director Says". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2011-02-12.
From Justin Bieber: Vena, Jocleyn; Kos, Saimon (September 12, 2009). "Usher And Justin Timberlake Battled It Out For Justin Bieber". MTV. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
From Never Say Never: The Remixes: "Justin Bieber Working On New Music With Rascal Flatts". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
From My World (EP): Vena, Jocleyn (2009-09-13). "Justin Bieber's Debut Album Isn't Just About Teen Love". MTV. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
From Next 2 You (Chris Brown song): Vena, Jocelyn (2011-03-23). "Chris Brown Recalls Making Justin Bieber 'Kind Of Mad'". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2011-04-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
From That Should Be Me: Vena, Jocelyn (2010-12-20). "Justin Bieber Working On New Music With Rascal Flatts". MTV News. MTV Networks (Viacom). Retrieved 2011-03-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 15:12, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Anon user: sorry i dont have an account, but this article seems a bit...I mean it has almost the same length as articles on songs like stairway to heaven etc.. just seems strange! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.28.11.166 (talk) 23:23, 13 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Rp0211 (talk · contribs) 04:42, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):
b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):
b (citations to reliable sources):
c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):
b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):
b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Infobox

Format the "Recorded" section by putting semicolon after year it was recorded, followed by recording studio, and its location (Ex: 2011; Chalice Recording Studios (Hollywood, Los Angeles)
"London, England" should not be there unless another studio was mentioned where Bieber recorded the song
The lead section mentions Bieber co-writing this song, but he is not credited in the "Writers" section

Lead

"Boyfriend" is a song by Canadian artist Justin Bieber, released as the first single from his third studio album, Believe (2012). → The phrase "studio album" should not be wiki-linked
As part of promotion for the song, Bieber performed "Boyfriend" at the final second season of The Voice, and the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. → Change "final second season" to "second season finale"; Add "at" between "and" and "the"

Background and artwork

No issues

Composition

The tempo of this song is 54 hertz per beat.[6] It is written in the key of Bb minor.[12] → Combine sentences for better prose
I noticed that at 8 seconds into this Starburst commercial, we hear the whistling sample Bieber used in the song. Perhaps it should be verified? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAOwyzGtVIo 2601:200:C000:4D39:88C3:76A8:7AD5:A39F (talk) 00:22, 5 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Critical reception

No issues

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 2 on the chart, only being held off the top spot by "We Are Young" by Fun. and Danielle Monáe. → Change "2" to "two" since it is less than ten; Wiki-link "We Are Young","Fun", and "Danielle Monáe"

Music video

No issues

Live performances

As part of promotion for the song, Bieber performed "Boyfriend" at the final second season of The Voice... → Change "final second season" to "second season finale"

Remixes

No issues

Track listings

No issues

Credits and personnel

No issues

Release history

No issues

References

No issues

After thoroughly reviewing this article, I have decided to put it on hold at this time. I will give you the general seven days to fix these mistakes and/or address issues which you believe do not concern good article status. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Rp0211 ^(talk2me) 05:24, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Everything

Fixed - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So... What are we waiting for? - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 15:13, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late response; I didn't realize you were done addressing all of the issues. Since they have all been addressed, I feel comfortable putting this article into good article status. Keep up the good work! Rp0211 ^(talk2me) 22:40, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some comments

Lead

"released as the first single" --> lead single
"The cover art was released" --> How can a cover art be released? You mean revealed?
and number two in The United Kingdom" --> 'the' should not have a capital T
"The song is the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week in the United States, and has also charted at number 10 on the Pop Songs component chart." --> Don't go well in one sentence
music video --> music video
"the video broke the VEVO record" --> WHAT record? Should be stated earlier in the sentence

This is from the lead alone. I'll be making more comments soon for improvements. Till 12:37, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Chart performance

This section is nowhere near as long as it should be. You have to write about all the countries it charted in, as in here.
~~"We Are Young" by Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe" --> Song and artists should be wikilinked~~ Oops! Mentioned above.
Working on it. - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Done - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 19:52, 25 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

You need to change every reference that is in capital letters to normal, for example ref. 9 and beyond.
Refs. 8 and 34 are from Idolator and Buzz Media, both linked twice, so unlink 34.
Ref 51 --> Work and publisher are: iTunes Store. Apple
Inconsistency with January 1, 2000 and 2000-01-01. Choose one or the other.
Ref. 30 is missing the author (if retrieve-able), work and publisher.
Fixed - Saulo ^{Talk to Me} 17:35, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Till 12:49, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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