Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Don't Say You Love Me (M2M song)

Don't Say You Love Me (M2M 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 Wikipedia:Today's featured article/October 26, 2017 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 08:57, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Say You Love Me is the debut single by M2M, a Norwegian pop duo consisting of singers Marion Raven and Marit Larsen (pictured). The song first appeared on Radio Disney before its official US radio and single release on October 26, 1999. It was featured on the soundtrack to the film Pokémon: The First Movie in November 1999 and appears in the film's closing credits. The song also appeared on M2M's debut album, Shades of Purple (2000), and on their compilation album The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M (2003). The song received favourable critical reception. Chuck Taylor from Billboard said it was "absolutely enchanting" and would appeal to both young and mature listeners. It reached number 2 in Norway, number 4 in both Australia and New Zealand, number 16 in the UK and number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was certified gold in both the US and Australia. The song was M2M's biggest hit, and remained their only top 40 hit in many countries. M2M performed the song on episodes of the TV series One World, Top of the Pops and Disney Channel in Concert. Two similar music videos were released for the song, with one showing clips from Pokémon: The First Movie. (Full article...)

Most recent similar article(s): My Happiness (Powderfinger song) (Song - August 21, 2017)
Main editors: Freikorp
Promoted: October 29, 2016
Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of song's official release date.
Support as nominator. Freikorp (talk) 00:01, 29 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Support as the date seems appropriate and if it is posted on the requested date, then there would be several months between two song articles being featured on the home page. I do not see any immediate issues with this. Aoba47 (talk) 15:11, 1 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This is another article that would link to a Disney product from the front page. Orthorhombic, 16:06, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Orthorhombic: I don't see how that's any problem at all considering it's only a passing mention, but if that's the only thing stopping you from supporting this nomination I'll happily remove it. Freikorp (talk) 16:28, 8 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
On second thoughts, there's no rule against simply mentioning a company that has been prominently featured in another TFA, regardless of how recently it was, so I really don't think you have a leg to stand on in complaining about this. Oh and for the record, I am not affiliated with Disney either, nor was I even involved in editing the other article you seem to have a problem with. Freikorp (talk) 07:44, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't intend to oppose this nomination, and I take it in good faith that you are not affiliated with Disney. My concern is with variety and diversity of themes, topics and references. Orthorhombic, 19:16, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support There's nothing wrong with having things that are related to Disney or other similar companies on the front page, and suggesting as much is a sign of negative personal bias. Contrary to what a previous editor implied, it is possible to improve an article to a featured level of quality related to a specific company and not be paid to do so. Jackdude101 ^talk ^cont 02:01, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

* I have negative personal bias about two very similar articles about any company appearing on TFA. Orthorhombic, 20:08, 9 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for intruding on your conversation. While I respect your opinion @Orthorhombic:, I fail to see how your comment on how these are "two very similar articles" really applies in this context. While there has been a Disney-related featured on the front page recently, it was not a song, so the "very similar" part of your argument is not completely accurate. I understood the concern about the Disney railroad articles as those are very close in topic, but this one seems more like a reach in my opinion. An article about a song and an article about a railroad would seem different enough to me, even if they are related to the same company. Also, add to the fact that even though this song debuted on Radio Disney, the artists were not signed to a Disney label (the song was released through Atlantic Records) and its most prominent use was in Pokémon: The First Movie, which was not produced by or released through Disney. For these reasons, I have to disagree with your comment. Aoba47 (talk) 18:27, 11 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]