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criticism

if i am going to put it on a wiki survey i am going to post it here: "i think the criticism section is worthless. paraphrased it reads "some folks thought Kanye West ruined the song while other folks thought the opposite." well no shit some people like the song as is. it is implied. its a CRITICISM section and thus does not need to have a balancing (or any) statement saying some do not have the criticism." also listing other folks views is not a counter to the criticism itself, as the article tries to do. 175.176.244.83 (talk) 19:00, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Promo cover

Why is the promotional cover for the iTunes single always removed and re-added. I think it's a great way to illustrate the song and should remain in the article. Several other articles also use the iTunes countdown promo images, why not this one. Example: Sleazy --Cprice1000talk2me 23:12, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The "Facebook photo"

I'm SICK and TIRED of reverting this edits. They are always uploading that photo again! Leave it this way! Pedro João [talk] 15:52, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Genre

Would this be a sufficient article to source, to label the genre as partly electropop? Idolator —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.65.197.110 (talk) 00:43, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, that source does not mention "electropop" anywhere. Yves (talk) 03:03, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

193.200.175.68 (talk) 15:07, 26 February 2011 (UTC) But it mentions that it has "futuristic electronic beats". If you dislike it being called "electropop", can't it be counted as electronic? Even without any sources it's apparent it's not just pop. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.200.175.68 (talk) 15:04, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It's already mentioned in the article. The song contains elements of electronic music. It's not a matter of disliking something; it's a matter of not having any reliable sources that label the song "electropop". Yves (talk) 17:36, 26 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Error in intro

It says "Upon its release as a promotional single, it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 42, and the single version has peaked at number 28." The song's initial chart peak was due to the purchase of downloads of the song upon the album's release, not a promotional single. The info is a bit trivial for a intro section as well and seems more appropriate to the chart performance section. --Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (talk) 01:42, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, that isn't correct. The song clearly charted after its promotional single release, as the album charted the week after. ([1], [2], [3]). "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" was the song that charted upon Teenage Dream's release ([4]). Yves (talk) 03:07, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't agree with removing charting info from the lead. This is the lead, and should contain such information. Yves (talk) 03:13, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ali Brustofski version

i found a version of this song by ali brustofski. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cCXlsKl_XA is there need to put it in the page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.40.5.103 (talk) 11:19, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. That singer isn't really notable. Yves (talk) 18:09, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Title?

Shouldn't it be E.T. (Futuristic Lover) since that's the official name of the song?

According to both the single and the album's track listing, the song is titled "E.T.". Yves (talk) 06:13, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Leaked version

I'm considering not using this critique of the song to describe aspects of its composition. When the track leaked in May 2010, the track contained altogether a different beat and instrumentals than the finalized album track (released in August 2010). I was just wondering what others thought about this (I could post links to the different versions if desired). Yves (talk) 06:26, 27 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tinie Tempah remix?

There was a remix with a verse from British rapper Tinie Tempah ([5]). I'm new to this site so, should this have a section? And is it the UK version of the single?--Technobliterator (talk) 18:31, 14 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, that remix was never official, so it shouldn't warrant a mention. Yves (talk) 01:14, 15 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

the music video

write about it : P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.111.125.230 (talk) 18:09, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

i dont even know what can be written about that :P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.185.84.37 (talk) 19:55, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Live Performance/ Music Video

She's gonna peform on American Idol Top 7 week! Why isn't there a section?

And shouldn't there be a sepearate section for a music video and a seperate section for live performances just like in the other singles? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.153.50.115 (talk) 16:43, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The American Idol performance is already mentioned in the "Promotion" section. With this song, I think it's best not to have a separate level 2 sections for the music video and live performances: it's mentioned in Katy's behind-the-scenes video that the Idol performance will be the only one for the single, excluding concert performances. As for other forms of promotion, a lyrics video was also released, as well as other vehicles like the Tap Tap game. This would make both a "live performance" and "other promotion" section very short and would not warrant them having their own section. It just made sense to me to have everything under one "Promotion" section, with the music video as a subheading, because a music video, of course, is a promotional item for a song. "E.T." is a different single in that she can't be in the US doing performances on talk shows all the time, like she did with her previous three, because she's touring around the world. Yves (talk) 16:51, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

tatu rip off

am i the only one that thinks this song is a rip off of all the things she said by tatu —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.7.156 (talk) 19:40, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No; there have been critics who have also noted similarities, which is included in the article. Yves (talk) 00:37, 21 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that it is just similar, it is more - cause the music is essentially the same. Check Youtube... 24.149.47.3 (talk) 15:26, 17 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Intro of the music video

There is no mention of th song which plays in the background during the beginning of th music video. i tried to write about it, but then it got deleted. StewDaDa (talk) 06:27, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

We need a reliable source to mention it to be included, to meet Wikipedia's standard of verifiability. Yves (talk) 06:29, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Blogs are not reliable sources. Yves (talk) 06:39, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Right now, i have cited a website called Idolator (website). i think it is a reliable website since it has a wikipedia article, is this citation appropriate? StewDaDa (talk) 06:46, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The first citation you used (Wordpress) is definitely not reliable. As for Idolator, I tend to not use it: if you read its article, you will find it is a blog, and I find many of its articles are just gossip. Yves (talk) 06:49, 22 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello everyone I haven't contributed before so I apologize if this is in the wrong place but I found this and didn't see any mention of it in the article. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLZE2c0xtRM and self referencing wikipedia here she is http://wiki.riteme.site/wiki/Midge_Williams hope that helps. =) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.20.227 (talk) 11:00, 16 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Samples "Rock Me Amadeus"?

Is the very beginning of this song sampled for "E.T"'s breakbeat?--98.226.9.223 (talk) 12:18, 10 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Certifications

I have changed it to 2 times platinum bcuz it has been certified only 2 times even though its sales are over 4 million.. but when i asked that lady gaga telephone and alejandro have sold two million why arent the certified.. a wiki member told me until they are certified we cannt make these changes.. so thats why.. u can use the reference provided by yourself.. its only 2 times.. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.155.117.175 (talk) 20:39, 23 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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