# Talk:Hostage (song)

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Reviewer: K. Peake (talk · contribs) 10:03, 16 October 2020 (UTC)

I hope this review goes well with you being on Wiki more now --K. Peake 10:03, 16 October 2020 (UTC)


### Infobox and lead
WP:OVERLINK of Billie Eilish under songwriters
Identify him as Finneas under producers
"from her debut EP Don't Smile at Me (2017)." → "from her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me (2017)."
Wikilink Finneas O'Connell
"whilst the latter solely handled its production." → "while the latter solely handled production."
"Musically, it was described as a" → "The song is a"
"Lyrically, the track is" → "Lyrically, it is"
"feels for a boy" → "feels for a male"
"The track was accompanied by a music video released" → "An accompanying music video was released" with the wikilink
Mention about the video's synopsis in the following sentence
""Hostage" was certified platinum in the United States and Canada." → "The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Assocation of America (RIAA) and Music Canada (MC) in the United States and Canada, respectively." with the wikilinks
Mention something about live performance(s) in the last sentence


### Background and composition
"is the eighth and final track on Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me," → "was included as the eighth and final track on Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me,"
"It was written by" → "The song was written by"
"her brother Finneas O'Connell. Finneas was also" → "her brother Finneas O'Connell, known under his stage name of Finneas. He was also solely"
Target mixing to Audio mixing (recorded music)
Target mastering to Mastering (audio)
"to sheet music website Musicnotes.com," → "to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com,"
"vocals range between" → "span a range from"
""Hostage" is a" → "Musically, "Hostage" was described as a"
"a happy relationship." → "a happy relationship:"
"I want to be alone, alone with you, does that make sense?" are the actual lyrics according to the source. I supposed the commas may be used to separate lines, but still, make sure the words are correct 100%
"sense?" she harmonizes with her Finneas." → "sense?", she harmonizes with Finneas."
"them for herself. "I wanna" → "them for herself: "I want to"
"Eilish turns out..." where does the source say this?
"She wants to keep him..." where does the source say this and there is no mention of the following lyrics?


### Reception
Retitle to Reception and promotion, placing the live performances at the bottom of this section instead of where they currently are
"described it as" → "described the song as"
"and says it" → "and said that it"
"on dangerous." She further compared it" → "on dangerous". She further compared the song"
""and vulnerability" of "Idontwannabeyouanymore"." → "and the "vulnerability" of "Idontwannabeyouanymore", both of which are from Don't Smile at Me."
"The staff remarked it as" → "The staff hailed the song as"
"The song placed at" → "The song was placed at"
Fix Insider typo and target to Insider (website) per MOS:LINK2SECT
"with Claudia Willen describing it 'artfully" → "with Claudia Willen of the website noting that it "artfully"
"And shows Eilish's" → "She continued, writing that the song shows Eilish's"
"received a platinum certification in" → "has been certified platinum in"
The live performances should be straight after this in the para


### Music video
#### Background and release
Retitle to Background
Wikilink music video
"released exclusively for" → "released exclusively via"
"It was later uploaded to" → "The video was later uploaded to"
"to create a white room" → "to create a room"
"Eilish explained it a statement" → "Eilish explained in a statement"
"the visual.[13] They had trouble" → "the visual, as a result of issues with schedules and trouble" since the source you obviously intended to place here does mention the other part which is notable fully
"They'd eventually figure out a plan where Stromae and Luc's would come up with the idea and Scholfield" → "They eventually figured out a plan that involved Stromae and Tam coming up with the idea, while Scholfield"
"They had to" → "The group had to"
"Eilish's tour. They rehearsed the choreography" → "Eilish's tour, with them rehearsing the choreography"
"they would shoot the video" → "the group shot the music video"
"Eilish concludes, saying:" → "Eilish concluded by saying,"


#### Synopsis
Retitle to Synopsis and reception, since the following sub-section is so short that it can be a para directly below this one
"The setting of the video takes place in an all-white room," → "The music video is set in an all white room,"
[4] should be solely at the end of the para since it is the sole ref here
"her lover dressed in all white." → "her lover, who are both dressed in all white."
"as he is getting pulled up." → "beneath the fabric while he is getting pulled up."
"He stops moving..." this sentence is not backed up


#### Reception
Target Complex to Complex (magazine) per MOS:LINK2SECT
"the choreography, saying" → "the choreography of the video, saying that"
"says the video" → "wrote that the video"
"while Eilish and her" → "while he stated that Eilish and her"
""Hostage" received a" → "The music video received a"
Target Best Cinematography to MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography


### Live performances
"performed live during Eilish's" → "performed "Hostage" live during her"
"the setlist of her" → "the setlist of Eilish's"


### Credits and personnel
Good


### Charts
#### Year-end charts
See MOS:TABLECAPTION


### Certifications
See MOS:TABLECAPTION


### References
Copyvio score looks decent at 38.7%
Make sure all of these are archived by using the tool
Target Insider to Insider (website) on ref 6 per MOS:LINK2SECT
Target Complex to Complex (magazine) on ref 12 per MOS:LINK2SECT
Ref 13 is an incorrectly formatted duplicate of ref 15; replace all places where 13 is invoked with 15
MOS:QWQ issues with ref 15 and cite Universal Music Group as the publisher
[Universal Music Group → Universal Music Group on ref 17


### Final comments and verdict
 On hold after a quick review, this article is decent currently --K. Peake 12:58, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
Kyle Peake, thanks a lot for the review! Lmk if anything else needs to be done! The Ultimate Boss (talk) 05:55, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

The Ultimate Boss  Pass now because nothing else needs to be done after some brief copy editing from me! --K. Peake 09:34, 17 October 2020 (UTC)