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It was released by OYOY as the second single from the EP on May 3, 2019. It was released as the second single from the EP on May 3, 2019, through OYOY.
the covers need a short alt descriptions (
MOS:ALT)
this paragraph is a little bit chaotic, which needs to be sorted better
I would swap the song's creation information with the release info
Finneas has written... Finneas wrote
He had a friendship that had lasted for years and that it had fallen apart, but broadly This is basically said 4 times in the same paragraph. You should remove this, and put the WBUR quote in it's place
In an interview with WBUR, Finneas explains the explained that the
The cover art for "I Lost a Friend" was created by graphic designer Luke. Finneas sent a demo of the song to Luke who does all Finneas' cover art for his singles. The cover art features a junkyard and a beat-up car. The songs cover art was created by graphic designer Luke and features a beat-up car in a junkyard.
Critical reception
received mainly positive reviews "was met with mainly positive reviews"
Writing for NME, Will Richards was less positive with the song, saying it "starts as a run-of-the-mill, earnest singer-songwriter tune", but later said it "soars towards the end of stabs of distorted bass".[13] He compared it to Billie Eilish's album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Writing for NME, Will Richards was less positive with the song, saying it "starts as a run-of-the-mill, earnest singer-songwriter tune, but soars towards the end of stabs of distorted bass", comparing it to Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
Music video and promotion
received positive reviews "was met withpositive reviews"
References
Refs cover the assertions made in this article
Ref 1: Needs a date, Itunes is not a music publisher, it's a distributor |publisher=OYOY |via=Apple Music
Sorry didn't have this on my watchlist. Short comment: Why is "Finneas wrote the song during the afternoon in his parents' house in the summer of 2018." the last sentence of Background and development? --Lirim | Talk06:37, 28 October 2020 (UTC)reply
User talk:Lirim.Z, Hi, sorry for the long response. I have decided to retract the nomination, I have been having beef with other editors and I'm thinking they would probably complain about this being GA. I do really appreciate you taking time out of your day to review the article!
The Ultimate Boss (
talk)
22:28, 30 October 2020 (UTC)reply
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Add mention of Finneas writing and producing the song as the second sentence since the lead is quite short currently; it should be written out in the body anyway because otherwise the credits in the infobox are
WP:OR and a personnel section is not needed for one performer
Target single to
Single (music); this will be the third sentence
"later explained in an interview with Pitchfork saying:" → "later explained the production in an interview with Pitchfork, saying:"
"a "talk-through," and wanted to" → "a "talk-through", which meant he tried to"
"He showcases this in the pre-chorus." → "Finneas showcases the process in the
pre-chorus:" with the wikilink per
MOS:LINK2SECT
[11] should solely be at the end of the para
"discusses the pre-chorus" → "discussed the pre-chorus"
"and people to stay" → "and others to stay"
"fights," He further says," → "fights", and also said,"
Critical reception
"met with mainly positive reviews." → "met with mainly positive reviews from
music critics" with the target
"on your tracks."" → "on your tracks"."
Will Richards' review belongs after Brittany Spanos' because the former is the most critical review here so should come after the others that are clearly more positive
"Writing for NME, Will Richards" → "For NME, Will Richards"
"less positive with the song," → "less positive towards the song,"
"distorted bass", comparing it to Billie Eilish's" → "distorted bass," comparing "I Lost a Friend" to
Billie Eilish's debut studio album" with the wikilink
Add release year of the album in brackets
Move the remix praise to the remix's new para in the succeeding section to this one
"was also praised by critics." → "was praised by critics."
"and that it shifts" → "and stated that the remix shifts"
"noted the original featured a" → "noted that while the original features a"
Music video and promotion
Mention in the opening sentence that it was released to Finneas'
YouTube channel
"the sunset lowers and the darkness" → "the sunset lowers and darkness"
"As he continues to" → "While Finneas continues to"
"met with positive reviews" → "met with positive reviews from critics."
"its one take", and that "images" → "its one take", noting the choreography for "images"
"Finneas toured throughout" → "He toured across"
"he performed from the EP during the tour." → "Finneas performed from the EP on the tour."
"In October of the same year," → "That same month,"
"performed on a keyboard," → "performed while sat at a keyboard,"
"covered in blue and neon lights showcasing" → "being covered in blue as
neon lights showcased" with the target
"in hushed vocals.[20] He briefly wanders off the stage before" → "in hushed vocals, and briefly wandered off the stage during the performance before"
References
Copyvio score looks too high at 43.5%; fix the WBUR ref
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It was released by OYOY as the second single from the EP on May 3, 2019. It was released as the second single from the EP on May 3, 2019, through OYOY.
the covers need a short alt descriptions (
MOS:ALT)
this paragraph is a little bit chaotic, which needs to be sorted better
I would swap the song's creation information with the release info
Finneas has written... Finneas wrote
He had a friendship that had lasted for years and that it had fallen apart, but broadly This is basically said 4 times in the same paragraph. You should remove this, and put the WBUR quote in it's place
In an interview with WBUR, Finneas explains the explained that the
The cover art for "I Lost a Friend" was created by graphic designer Luke. Finneas sent a demo of the song to Luke who does all Finneas' cover art for his singles. The cover art features a junkyard and a beat-up car. The songs cover art was created by graphic designer Luke and features a beat-up car in a junkyard.
Critical reception
received mainly positive reviews "was met with mainly positive reviews"
Writing for NME, Will Richards was less positive with the song, saying it "starts as a run-of-the-mill, earnest singer-songwriter tune", but later said it "soars towards the end of stabs of distorted bass".[13] He compared it to Billie Eilish's album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?. Writing for NME, Will Richards was less positive with the song, saying it "starts as a run-of-the-mill, earnest singer-songwriter tune, but soars towards the end of stabs of distorted bass", comparing it to Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?.
Music video and promotion
received positive reviews "was met withpositive reviews"
References
Refs cover the assertions made in this article
Ref 1: Needs a date, Itunes is not a music publisher, it's a distributor |publisher=OYOY |via=Apple Music
Sorry didn't have this on my watchlist. Short comment: Why is "Finneas wrote the song during the afternoon in his parents' house in the summer of 2018." the last sentence of Background and development? --Lirim | Talk06:37, 28 October 2020 (UTC)reply
User talk:Lirim.Z, Hi, sorry for the long response. I have decided to retract the nomination, I have been having beef with other editors and I'm thinking they would probably complain about this being GA. I do really appreciate you taking time out of your day to review the article!
The Ultimate Boss (
talk)
22:28, 30 October 2020 (UTC)reply
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Add mention of Finneas writing and producing the song as the second sentence since the lead is quite short currently; it should be written out in the body anyway because otherwise the credits in the infobox are
WP:OR and a personnel section is not needed for one performer
Target single to
Single (music); this will be the third sentence
"later explained in an interview with Pitchfork saying:" → "later explained the production in an interview with Pitchfork, saying:"
"a "talk-through," and wanted to" → "a "talk-through", which meant he tried to"
"He showcases this in the pre-chorus." → "Finneas showcases the process in the
pre-chorus:" with the wikilink per
MOS:LINK2SECT
[11] should solely be at the end of the para
"discusses the pre-chorus" → "discussed the pre-chorus"
"and people to stay" → "and others to stay"
"fights," He further says," → "fights", and also said,"
Critical reception
"met with mainly positive reviews." → "met with mainly positive reviews from
music critics" with the target
"on your tracks."" → "on your tracks"."
Will Richards' review belongs after Brittany Spanos' because the former is the most critical review here so should come after the others that are clearly more positive
"Writing for NME, Will Richards" → "For NME, Will Richards"
"less positive with the song," → "less positive towards the song,"
"distorted bass", comparing it to Billie Eilish's" → "distorted bass," comparing "I Lost a Friend" to
Billie Eilish's debut studio album" with the wikilink
Add release year of the album in brackets
Move the remix praise to the remix's new para in the succeeding section to this one
"was also praised by critics." → "was praised by critics."
"and that it shifts" → "and stated that the remix shifts"
"noted the original featured a" → "noted that while the original features a"
Music video and promotion
Mention in the opening sentence that it was released to Finneas'
YouTube channel
"the sunset lowers and the darkness" → "the sunset lowers and darkness"
"As he continues to" → "While Finneas continues to"
"met with positive reviews" → "met with positive reviews from critics."
"its one take", and that "images" → "its one take", noting the choreography for "images"
"Finneas toured throughout" → "He toured across"
"he performed from the EP during the tour." → "Finneas performed from the EP on the tour."
"In October of the same year," → "That same month,"
"performed on a keyboard," → "performed while sat at a keyboard,"
"covered in blue and neon lights showcasing" → "being covered in blue as
neon lights showcased" with the target
"in hushed vocals.[20] He briefly wanders off the stage before" → "in hushed vocals, and briefly wandered off the stage during the performance before"
References
Copyvio score looks too high at 43.5%; fix the WBUR ref
Make sure all of these are archived by using the tool