Talk:Don't Blame Me (Taylor Swift song)/GA1

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Reviewer: MarioSoulTruthFan (talk · contribs) 13:50, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Infobox

• MXM (Stockholm/Los Angeles) → MXM (Stockholm, Sweeden & Los Angeles, California) + wikilink the cities

• Linked Stockholm but not Los Angeles because it is a familiar location

• Genre → add EDM and gospel pop + wikilink.

• EDM and gospel are elements and not genres per-se

• Are they? NPR states "I like the way she makes synthesizers do the work of church organs on the gospel pop of "Don't Blame Me."" → this is not an element or influence. Tucker clearly states it is a gospel pop song. Same goes for EDM. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 08:45, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done

Lead

• ...Taylor Swift for her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017). → Taylor Swift, taken from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017).
• Swift wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. → The song was written by Swift and its producers, Max Martin and Shellback.
• "Don't Blame Me" is an electropop song with strong elements of EDM and gospel, featuring heavy bass, synthesizers, and multitracked background vocals → It features a dark and moody production that combines electropop, EDM and gospel pop genres. It features manipulated vocals, heavy bass and synthesizer instruments.
• The lyrics are about Swift unapologetically declaring her love using religious imagery. → The lyrics are about Swift's unapologetic attitude reflecting her reputation as a songwriter who mostly wrote about love and past relationships, she was possibly inspired by The Great Gatsby.

• Claiming she was inspired by Great Gatsby in the lead is potentially OR, otherwise done.

• Ok. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 08:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• In reviews of Reputation, some music critics praised the production but others found it unappealing. → The song received mixed reviews from critics, who were either impressed by the production or found it unappealing
• Add "Swift included the song on the set list of her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)"
• and charted on the official singles charts of several European countries → such as?? Add the UK because of the single certification

• Multracked is OR, please stick to the source. Add the peak of some of these countries, Norway, Greece, and Czech Republic, and the UK

 Done

Background

• Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback co-wrote and produced nine songs, including "Don't Blame Me" → remove as we will add that on the next paragraph

 Done

Music and lyrics

• Music and lyrics → Composition
• First paragraph. → "Don't Blame Me" was written by Swit, Max Martin and Shellback. It was produced by the latter two, which also played the keyboards, with Shellback also playing the guitars. Swift and Martin provided the background vocals. Sam Holland and Michael Ilbert, with engineering assistants Cory Bice and Jeremy Lertola, engineered the track at MXM Studios in Los Angeles and Stockholm. It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and mastered by...at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.

• Second paragraph. → "Don't Blame Me" was described by Time as an "electro-pop" song. NPR affirmed it has strong elements of EDM and "gospel pop". Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield characterized it as "moody "bad girl goes to church"", a sound that recalls Madonna's "Like a Prayer" (1989). Hannah Mylrae from NME, meanwhile, called it a "thundering, foot-stomping, fist-pumping moment". The song is accompanied by a dark and moody electronic production,[Time source] backed by "pulsing drumbeats, surging keyboards and distorted or multitracked vocals".[NPR source] It was noticed the presence of "thunderous gothic church soundscape" on the song and album, which were compared to Hozier's "Take Me to Church". [Spin source], first source was not added, which clearly states a genre.

• Third paragraph. → For the lyrics, Swift possibly took inspiration from The Great Gatsby where Swift refers to herself as "your Daisy, referring to boyfriend Joe Alwyn's love for her."[Slate source] Media publications interpreted "Don't Blame Me" as Swift's unapologetic attitude reflecting her reputation as a songwriter who mostly wrote about love and past relationships.[Time and Romper sources] In the song, Swift replies to the criticism she endured for singing about her relationships.[Time source] She understands the concept of consequence as she declares her love.[Spin source] She uses religious imagery, "I would fall from grace / Just to touch your face". She also makes references to addiction ("Oh, lord save me, my drug is baby").[Spin source] Swift is aware she is wrong, however, she explains "that the heart simply wants what it wants".[Time and Spin source]

 Done

Release and reception

• Release and reception → Release and commercial performance
• which was released on November 10, 2017 → which was released in various countries on November 10, 2017, no song/album can be released worldwide.
• In May–June 2022, "Don't Blame Me" gained traction on the video-sharing app TikTok. The song charted on the singles charts of several European countries, including the Czech Republic at number 55, Ireland at number 55, Slovakia at number 86, Sweden at number 100, and the United Kingdom at number 77. The song also charted on the Billboard Global 200 chart at 133 and the Billboard Global Excl. US chart at 108. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry on May 27, 2022. → In May–June 2022, "Don't Blame Me" gained traction on the video-sharing app TikTok, which led it to enter several European countries. The song peaked at number 18 in Norway, and number 33 in Greece and Czech Republic. "Don't Blame Me" also debuted and peaked at number 31 in Hungary's Stream Top 40, number 49 in Austria, and 52 in Slovakia. It debuted at number 55 in Ireland and at number 77 in the United Kingdom. The track was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The song also charted on the Billboard Global 200 chart at 133.

• "which led..." is potentially OR. I'd simply state the facts.

• Ok, but please use the sentences I give you. The way you wrote it, makes it look like a supermarket grocery list!

• Create a new section called Critical reception
• "Don't Blame Me" received mixed reviews. → add
• Add 1, 2 3,4 and 5to the critical reception. They can also be used in the composition section.
• Monique Melendez from Spin opined that "Don't Blame Me" was the song that represented Reputation, praising the production and lyrics. Pitchfork's Jamieson Cox called the song a "glittering [monster] held together by Swift's presence at their center". Writing for PopMatters, Evan Sawdy deemed the track a highlight on the album. In a review for Atwood Magazine, Nicole Almeida found the drug metaphor in the lyrics clichéd. On a less positive note, Eleanor Graham from The Line of Best Fit and Uppy Chatterjee from The Music found the EDM-influenced production bland and unappealing, partly because the sound had already been hugely popular on the charts. → new paragraph, don't forget the wikilink

 Done

Personnel

• Please see Personnel and fix accordingly
• Mention John Hanes and Randy Merrill

 Done

Charts

• Add Switzerland 1
• Chart positions for → Chart performance for

 Done

Certification

• Fine

References

• Centennial Beauty doesn't strike as a reliable source, needs to be removed and replaced

• It is reliable enough for online news reports and was covered or pipelinked in such publications as the New York Times, Teen Vogue, MTV etc. Ippantekina (talk) 03:24, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

It seems ok. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 09:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• Newsweek has to be removed, see Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Perennial sources
• Overlink on source 2
• On source 27 and 28, who is Cabral, R. J.? Plus remove them and use the one on the table charts.
• Source check: 8, 9-13, 17, 21, 24, 27, 30, 32, 37 and 38

 Done

Overall

• Use the source above to improve the article as well.
• The song passes WP:Notability as Spin and Romper sources are considered "multiple published works" and not part of album reviews.
• The song is still moving on several charts, which makes it really hard to review.
• This article should be in a much better spot, however, it has some skeleton that can be used and improve upon. Let me know once you are done. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:34, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

• @MarioSoulTruthFan: Hello, thank you for the review. I have addressed your comments except where I responded above. Cheers, Ippantekina (talk) 03:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

  You missed a bunch of comments, please do things carefully. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 08:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

• @MarioSoulTruthFan: Hello, I believe all are addressed now. Ippantekina (talk) 04:11, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  I made some modifications, see if you are ok with those. Moreover, you should use the GQ source to improve the compostion section. "The lyrics show a more vulnerable Swift, with a chorus accompanying a church-y kind of sound" 1 MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 12:22, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  That is also done, Ippantekina (talk) 15:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  Ok, just made small changes. Take a look at them please and see if you are ok with those. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 16:10, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

  All fine to me, Ippantekina (talk) 03:32, 18 June 2022 (UTC)