Talk:New Day (Alicia Keys song)

New Day (Alicia Keys song) was a Music good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
August 28, 2012	Good article nominee	Not listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on July 3, 2012.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that "New Day" by Alicia Keys has been called her most powerful number to date?

Confusion[edit]

Should this song be merged into New Day (50 Cent song) as 50 Cent says that "New Day" was always his song, he sent it to Alicia Keys to record the hook, she subsequently recorded her own verses and leaked the song, but that the single was 50 cent featuring Keys & Dr. Dre? — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 00:00, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually no. Although 50 said the song was his, this version has received a lot of coverage to have its own article, so there is no need to merge it with 50 Cent's version which is similar but with a lot of differences. — ΛΧΣ21™ 02:09, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was personally of the opinion that it should have its own article but I see with songs like I Want to Know What Love Is, Mariah Carey's popular version was demoted to a section on the main song version's page. I wondered whether this was the same for "New Day". But at the moment its definitely seems that Alicia's "unofficial version" is getting more interest than 50 Cent's. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 02:23, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yup. You're right. The issue is that Alicia released her version first, and the importance order goes that way: The version that was first released is the main one, whatever the singers say. So, if we follow this rule, 50's verison should be merged here, although i'd prefer both articles separated. Also, i consider that her solo version is way way better that 50's, and that's the reason why this has received more coverage and acclaim. — ΛΧΣ21™ 03:13, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

^ I agree (though I don't agree with the comment about being released first makes it the main subject - its more to do with coverage than time). The background section is a little woolly at the moment. It seems to chronicle the events of 2010/11 but without really ever adding context to why thats important to "New Day". Also in this article we haven't touched upon any of the details 50 cent revealed. it should really be explained. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 13:53, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well i haven't touched the article in a while. If you give me some links with info to add 'I'll do it :) Otherwise, i will wait until next week to do it since im kind of busy hehe. — ΛΧΣ21™ 15:13, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Its ok. I might give the article a quick once over if that's ok? Checking references is kinda my forté and i'll add the information too. Don't worry I'm not here to stamp on anyone's parade. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 15:18, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hehe don't worry, go ahead. Just when adding citations, try to keep the same pattern the article has. I would like to have it at GA level sometime in the future :) I would appreciate your help on it. Regards. — ΛΧΣ21™ 16:26, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:New Day (Alicia Keys song)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Lil-unique1 (talk · contribs) 23:49, 27 August 2012 (UTC) Will plan to review this article in due course. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 23:49, 27 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First checks

1 WP:DABLINK for The Insider
Good spelling, punctuation etc.

Introducton

Not summative or providing coverage of all aspects of the song, e.g. missing chart performance.
Per WP:INTRO, if you mention quotations in the introduction the references must be used.
Doesn't mention anything about where the song is from, what its inspired by or what it was recorded for... e.g. "Key's fifth album Girl on Fire.

Background Section

First paragraph is actually 100% irrelavant. Nothing in that section tells me anything related to "New Day" other than a preview/release of the song.
Second parapgraph tells me lovely stuff about the album and what its inspired by but does not actually make reference to "New Day". Also it doesn't actually say "New Day" is included on Girl on Fire.
No mention of the fact that "New Day" is actually a 50 Cent song but that Keys' released her own version.
Critically missing any link to the 50 Cent song.
Writers of the song are actually incorrect. As per Billboard
Producers are also incorrect as per this XXL interview...
Speaking of which the interview from 50 Cent makes clear that the rap version conceptually existed first, again it is not mentioned that "New Day" by Keys is an interpretation of a song partially conceived by 50 Cent & Dr Dre.
No mention of Amber "Sevyn" Streeter's contribution to the song, as per this interview, Sevyn is a relatively new songwriter to the industry and describes the song as big break for her career. That's pretty significant and should be in the article.

Composition

It doesn't read as a well-structured narrative. Nor does it really flow, particularly towards the end where it becomes opinionated.

Reception

Though in the previous section one Beyoncé comparison is mentioned, in this section there are no mentions of B, thus rendering the picture a sort of floating randomness.
Thatgrapejuice is a trashy internet blog run by a teenager, its editor is not "qualified" to give reviews - s/he has no experience or technical expertise other than producing informal reviews and posts often containing speculation.

Referencing

Formatting is good.
References are accurate.
Generally appropriate sources.

Summary

Whilst the very bare bones of a good article exist key information is missing.

Who wrote the song?
What were its origins?
What inspired the song?
How was it released/premiered?
Confused identity — is the song recorded for/part of Girl on Fire or not? The infobox says yes the rest of the article makes no mention of it.

Verdict

On that basis I'm failing the article because it just isn't a complete and rounded account or depiction of the subject. Important information freely availble has been omitted. Unecessary and unimportant things have been included which lack the explaination as to why they have context with the song whilst important things have been left out. Considerabley more information could be added to the article and thus it all feels incomplete and unbalanced. — Lil_℧niquℇ №1 ^[talk] 00:38, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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