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Good articleKarma (Marina song) has been listed as one of the Music good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
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August 30, 2020Good article nomineeListed

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 11:33, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]


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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
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Reunited once again; I will take this article on. --K. Peake 11:33, 19 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox and lead

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  • Remove formats from the infobox since they are no longer supposed to be used
  • Remove tropical as a genre since only the beat is tropical
  • WP:OVERLINK on Mark Ralph under producers
  • "The song was written by" → "It was written by" plus this should be swapped with the production sentence
  • "Ryan McMahon, Ryan Rabin, and her boyfriend Jack Patterson." → "Ryan McMahon, Patterson, and Ryan Rabin."
  • "Patterson produced the track" → "Marina's boyfriend Jack Patterson produced the song" since this will be the second sentence in the new order
  • "It was released for" → "The song was released for"
  • "as the album's fifth and final single in the United States" → "in the United States as the album's fifth and final single" with the appropriate target
  • "she wasn't initially aware of it." → "she was not initially aware of the inspiration."
  • "The track is a" → "It is a"
  • "beat and lyrics that describe" → "beat, which lyrically describes"
  • "it recalled her earlier works while others found it" → "the song recalled Marina's earlier works, while other critics found it"
  • "appears on Marina's sixth extended play," → "was released on Marina's sixth EP,"
  • "A music video using" → "A music video that uses"
  • "who dances in a studio space." → "who dances."
  • "The song was included on the setlist to" → "The original version was included on the setlist of"
  • "She also performed it live" → "Marina also performed the song"
  • "promotional appearance in the United States." → "promotional appearance in the US"

Background and release

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  • "In order to proceed with a new era" → "For proceeding with a new era"
  • "in order to perform as just" → "in order to release music as just"
  • "She explained that to Dazed in January 2019:" → "She explained that,"
  • Why is Luis Fonsi mentioned here when he is not in the other articles with the same background?
  • "under her new name." → "under the new name."
  • "and an accompanying multi-leg concert tour." → "and first as Marina." since current info is irrelevant
  • "as the twelfth track overall and fourth on the Fear portion of the album." → "as the twelfth track on the album and the fourth on the Fear portion of it.
  • "Love + Fear is a" → "Conceptually, Love + Fear is a"
  • "experiencing these two emotions." → "experiencing the aforementioned two emotions."
  • "Ryan Rabin, and Marina's boyfriend Jack Patterson, of British group Clean Bandit." → "Ryan Rabin, and Patterson." plus this should be the sentence after the production one
  • "It was produced by Patterson and" → ""Karma" was produced by Marina's boyfriend Jack Patterson, of British group Clean Bandit, and"
  • "was first released on 26 April 2019, when the rest of Love + Fear was released to the public." → "was released on 26 April 2019, as the twelfth track on Marina's fourth studio album Love + Fear."
  • "For its release as a commercial single, it was sent to music distributor" → "For its release as a single, the song was sent to"
  • Was the release definitely digital download and streaming, since Spotify is a known streaming service?
  • "on 29 August 2019 through" → "on 29 August 2019, through"
  • "and featured on the track listing for her seventh extended play, Love + Fear (Acoustic) on" → "and featured as the third track on her seventh EP Love + Fear (Acoustic), released on"
  • "The new version was produced" → "The version was produced"

Composition and lyrics

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  • "is a pop song with a" → "is a pop song, with a"
  • "accompanied by instruments" → "being accompanied by instruments"
  • "The original version of the song, stylistically," → "Stylistically, the original version of the song
  • "a great deal compared to the final edit;" → "a great deal in comparison to the final edit;"
  • "compared this version to catalogue" → "compared the original to the catalogue"
  • "behind each of the sixteen tracks" → "behind each of the 16 tracks"
  • "she revealed that" → "she stated that"
  • "with the" → "that came with the"
  • "She stated that" → "Marina said that"
  • "from a discussion Marina had had" → "from a discussion she previously had"
  • "falling from grace"." → "falling from grace.""
  • "Some music critics discussed how" → "Certain critical commentary discussed how"
  • "who stood up in defense" → "that stood up in defense"
  • "against American producer Dr. Luke;" → "against record producer Dr. Luke;"
  • "worked with Dr. Luke for her single" → "worked with him on her single"
  • Add release year of the single in brackets
  • "other songs that appear on her second studio album," → "other songs that are included on her second studio album"
  • "Further in her interview with Apple Music, she continued:" → "In her interview with Apple Music, Marina continued:"
  • "there’s really been" → "there's really been"
  • "didn’t really think" → "didn't really think"
  • "The lyrics to the song find" → "The lyrics of "Karma" see"
  • "think it's karma'"." → "think it's karma.'"" with the wikilink
  • "with the song," → "in the lyrics,"
  • "she felt with a common theme" → "she noted as a common theme"
  • Remove The Diamondback sentence per WP:RSSM

Critical reception

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  • Maybe add more reviews if they exist?
  • "Marina’s lyrical assertiveness" → "Marina's lyrical assertiveness"
  • "not to be reckoned with"." → "not to be reckoned with.""
  • "speculated that the sound" → "commented that the sound"
  • "but claimed that her" → "but admitted that her"
  • "mean she’s not too" → "mean she's not too"
  • "damnably infectious"," → "damnably infectious,""
  • "fell flat compared to her" → "fell flat in comparison to Marina's"

Promotion

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Music video

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  • "accompanied by two backup singers" → "while accompanied by two backup singers" on the img main text
  • "An official music video for "Karma" was" → "A music video for the acoustic version of "Karma" was" with the wikilink
  • "account on 25 September 2019." → "channel on 25 September 2019."
  • "the final of three released to promote" → "the final of three to be released for promoting"
  • "The clip for "Karma" depicts" → "The music video depicts"
  • "sparkly corset"." → "sparkly corset.""

Live performances

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  • The first sentence should be removed as it lacks focus
  • "She appeared as a musical guest" → "Marina appeared as a musical guest"
  • "on 4 September of the same year," → "on 4 September 2019,
  • "in the accompanying music video." → "in the acoustic version's music video."
  • "consisted of Marina dancing" → "featured her dancing"
  • "the appearance on the show" → "Marina's appearance on the show"
  • "confidence and polish" and" → "confidence and polish," and"
  • "to have paid off"." → "to have paid off.""
  • Should you refer as "the concert" or "the tour"?
  • "of songs like 2015" → "of songs, including 2015"
  • "not disappoint"." → "not disappoint.""

Track listing

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  • Good

Credits and personnel

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  • Wikilink/target the musicians mentioned
  • Shouldn't engineer and assistant engineer be swapped in their order?

Release history

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  • Remove the version column
  • Remove the April 2019 release as that was as part of the album
  • Are you sure digital download is a release format since that is from Spotify you are citing?

References

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  • Copyvio score looks decent at 37.9%
  • Make sure all of these are archived by using the tool
  • Remove the date parameter from ref 8's citations
  • Remove or replace ref 18 per WP:RSSM
  • Wikilink YouTube on ref 21
  • Wikilink Consequence of Sound on ref 26
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  • Good

Final comments and verdict

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Carbrera You are supposed to mention in the production sentence that he is "of Clean Bandit". --K. Peake 08:13, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Kyle Peake – Fixed it. Carbrera (talk) 18:58, 29 August 2020 (UTC).[reply]
Carbrera You placed the info in the wrong area but I fixed that for you, article can now  Pass! --K. Peake 07:02, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]