# Talk:Cheerleader (Porter Robinson song)

Songs are not notable unless they satisfy WP:NSONG. Coverage about the release of a song, articles regurgitating press releases, etc., do not satisfy notability criteria, including those listed in WP:GNG. If published to mainspace, this would likely be redirected to Porter Robinson article; or be AfD'ed. Incubate in draft space until actual notability has been established. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 11:06, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

@Bastun: It meets WP:GNG. It has five reliable sigcov sources. Skyshiftertalk 11:05, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Which is basically the same as what NSONG says: "Songs and singles are probably notable if they have been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works whose sources are independent of the artist and label." Skyshiftertalk 11:07, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Please read the rest of WP:SONG. Press releases about the release of a song are not significant. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 11:14, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Bastun Many of the sources present original commentary on the song and music video. i.e. when a source says "It's decidedly much more of a pop anthem with emo undertones than his usual electro house music." and no other source does, it's clear the sources aren't merely publishing the press release. Skyshiftertalk 11:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Many of the sources? There are five. Two are practically identical (one of those should be removed!) and another pretty much repeats those three sentences and includes another couple of trivia snippets, with the one-line review above. One is three sentences long. One just describes the accompanying music video (and reposts a tweet that just has the artist's name and the song name). This is absolutely not multiple,[2] non-trivial[3] published works. Now, again, read the rest of WP:SONG: Notability aside, a standalone article is appropriate only when there is enough material to warrant a reasonably detailed article; articles unlikely ever to grow beyond stubs should be merged to articles about an artist or album. A standalone article about a song should satisfy the above criteria. Any of the following factors suggest that a song or single may be notable enough that a search for coverage in reliable independent sources will be successful: Has been ranked on national or significant music or sales charts. (Note again that this indicates only that a song may be notable, not that it is notable.); Has won one or more significant awards or honors, such as a Grammy, Latin Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award.; Has been independently released as a recording by several notable artists, bands, or groups.
Bottom line, no newly released single merits an article within a day or so of release, unless, possibly, if its been released by a major, internationally known artist. Another editor is on my talk page suggesting that instead of draftifying, I should have redirected the article to the Porter Robinson article. Would you prefer that? BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 11:37, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
@Skyshifter: I mostly agree with Bastun's characterization of this song's notability, which is why I tagged the article with {{Notability}} when it was in mainspace earlier. Next time around I'd recommend starting your work in draftspace if you're not certain there are enough sources readily available. Here's a quick source assessment:
EDM.com: questionable reliability, about one paragraph of interpretive material — no SIGCOV
Clash: generally reliable, one paragraph — no SIGCOV
The Line of Best Fit: press release
Our Culture: press release
Uproxx: generally reliable, couple of paragraphs describing the video mixed in with commentary — debatable SIGCOV
People: generally reliable, one paragraph — no SIGCOV
Long story short, we just need to wait a little for some more sources to come around for this one. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:26, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
Side note: Bastun, please do not move pages back to draftspace if they've been draftified before, per WP:DRAFTOBJECT, especially if you were involved with reviewing the article before. If an editor moves a draft back to mainspace, the next course of action from an NPP standpoint would be to nominate it for deletion. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 16:38, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
So noted, thanks. BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 08:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)