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July 12, 2012	Good article nominee	Listed

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Cold cover art[edit]

I've got an inquiry: which cover would be appropriate for "Cold" by Kanye West? The most recent one officially released on his site per [1], or the one here with the white bottle released on iTunes and other music outlets? Jizzy30 has added an outdated version of the newer cover (I know, sounds like an oxymoron) in good faith but we cannot agree on which cover should be used on the site. Ellomate (talk) 20:31, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit: if you look at his user talk + contributions he has a track record of removing other users covers and substituting his preferred version (if any), using iTunes as his primary source of reference. I am not certain that iTunes allows for revision regarding artwork so I'm leaving it up to you guys to decide. Ellomate (talk) 20:43, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Status (talk · contribs) 07:44, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1 disambiguation link

Done.

Lead

not to be featured onto any --> not to be featured on any
onto iTunes on April 4, 2012 --> on the iTunes Store on April 4, 2012
The production was handled by Hit-Boy. --> How about stating who wrote the song? That sentence is a bit lonely. Something like: The song was written by West, Chauncey Hollis, James Todd Smith and Marlon Williams, while the production was handled by Hit-Boy.
The song received positive reviews from music critics who praised West's lyrical performance and the boldness of his subject matter. --> The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised West's lyrical performance and the boldness of his subject matter.
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts --> US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart

All done.

The track received single artwork designed by George Condo. --> Awkward sentence. The single's artwork was designed by George Condo. Did he also do the Twisted Fantasy artwork? It looks like he did. Should say that also.

Done. Added a line about that.

The song drew controversy from Humphries, the brand Theraflu, and PETA who criticized the content of West's lyrics. --> Why exactly was PETA upset about it?

Done.

Background

This seems more appropriate to be titled "production and release".
In an interview Khaled explained, "I was in the studio --> In an interview Khaled explained: "I was in the studio. You should also put who Ye is in brackets, like 'Ye [name]
West then released the song as a single onto iTunes --> He didn't personally release the song on iTunes. And it's the iTunes Store, but iTunes itself.
Should note it impacted US radio on that date.

All done.

Composition

Prose is good. I'm saying this here so I don't have to start a whole new infobox section here, but genres are usually sourced in the composition section. Where is the source for the genre that is in the infobox?

Removed unsourced genre claim in infobox

Additionally, [2] this is an issue. If you don't know how to fix it, I would be happy to do it for you. The same thing happened to me recently, but I figured out how to do it.

Thank you! But I removed the sample since it wasn't overly important.

Critical reception

No issues.

Controversy

Pink (singer) --> Pink

Done.

Live performances

No issues.

Chart performance

Consistency between Billboard and (Billboard)

Done.

As far as I am aware, all corrections have been done. Bruce Campbell (talk) 06:26, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just one remaining issue. I was saying for [name], insert the name of the person. I know 'Ye is a nickname for someone, I just don't know who. Put who it is in the [name]. Statυs (talk) 19:46, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Bruce Campbell (talk) 20: 37, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Two covers - one deleted[edit]

Folks

There seems an obsession with two covers in this article. Personally I don't care but there was a deletion discussion Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2012 June 12#File:ColdAlternateCover.jpg where the closing (mine) was to delete the image. If someone wants to dispute the closing and have two images there is always coming and discussing the issue with myself or deletion review. Just re-uploading the image is not going to result in two images - I am content to delete the second yet again - Peripitus (Talk) 12:27, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. That was a way better move than "being a dick" (in your own words). I'm sure nobody has any qualms with the current one we can discuss that on here or, you know, get a third opinion. Hopefully we can put this to rest, and people won't hold iTunes' cover like a shield and sword in discourteous disputes like these. Ellomate (talk) 02:39, 13 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed the artwork to make it more appropriate for wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Georgie 20 (talk • contribs) 15:30, 3 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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