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June 27, 2006	Articles for deletion	Deleted
June 26, 2014	Good article nominee	Listed

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Sources[edit]

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/beyonce-frolics-at-coney-island-in-xo-20131216

--Another Believer _(Talk) 22:01, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cover art for infobox image?[edit]

Is there someone who is able to upload cover art for the single? --Another Believer _(Talk) 17:50, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Has it been released for purchase? Radio adds are not accompanied by artwork, and I don't know that this song has been released as a download or physically, so I don't think there is cover art (yet, anyway). Adabow (talk) 21:26, 19 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Music video credits[edit]

I'm not sure if music video credits should be included in the article in their current form, or any form at all. I don't think there are any guidelines for song articles, but per MOS:ALBUM#Personnel, credits should be presented as a bulleted list of names and forms of participation. So, "Terry Richardson – direction" instead of "Director – Terry Richardson". On the other hand, that might look odd, and I haven't seen such a detailed list of music video personnel in any of the featured articles about songs, including WP:BEYONCE articles, eg. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (which had a very high-profile music video, BTW). I think it would be best to include all the important information (such as the director, featured models, etc.) in prose in the "Music video" section, and remove music video credits from "Personnel" section. — Mayast (talk) 00:00, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

South Korea chart(s)?[edit]

I am not sure how to find the archive link, but the song appears to have charted in South Korea:

--Another Believer _(Talk) 16:43, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I guess the links will go like this:
Gaon Download Chart: http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/download.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=52&current_year=2013&chart_Time=week
Gaon Digital Chart: http://gaonchart.co.kr/digital_chart/index.php?nationGbn=T&current_week=52&current_year=2013&chart_Time=week
However, I'm not sure how they relate to Gaon Singles Chart, are they its components? — Mayast (talk) 18:49, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Single cover[edit]

The cover that was recently added is actually a page from the album booklet, but I'm not sure if it's the actual single cover. The source that was provided (Stardom Report) doesn't seem reliable, it's just a blog. Shouldn't it be removed? — Mayast (talk) 01:29, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. It could possibly be used for the cover, but there's no confirmation of it. — Status (talk · contribs) 03:59, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The same user also added 'covers' for "Flawless" (File:Beyonce-Flawless.png) and "Blow" (File:Beyonce-Blow.png), also with disputable sources. I'm reverting them all, with a link to this talk page. IMO, so far the only cover for a single that looks legit is the one for "Drunk in Love", published by a NYC radio station WWPR-FM. — Mayast (talk) 14:49, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, that's a different user than the one that added the cover for "XO". But the story is the same: unreliable sources + covers looking like pages from the booklet (or in "Flawless"' case, like someone's own work based on the booklet). — Mayast (talk) 14:54, 28 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The single cover from Drunk in Love is from the digital album booklet, which is allowed. The single cover which was previously used for XO is also from the booklet. Surely the booklet alone is a reliable source? --Lolcakes25 (talk) 13:18, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What we need is a reliable source confirming that these pages from the booklet are also official covers for the singles and songs (and not just some pictures like in any other album booklet). So far, I haven't found one. — Mayast (talk) 16:14, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, well I own the booklet and it has an individual picture for every song with the song title in white text, which to me would indicate the cover for the song and therefore the single cover. But yes I guess a source is needed --Lolcakes25 (talk) 17:57, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I have the booklet, too, and I agree that these pictures would make great covers for the songs ;) But they aren't ones, at least not yet. — Mayast (talk) 21:14, 5 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

For expansion[edit]

[1] Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:40, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
[2] Jivesh1205 (Talk) 15:41, 6 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/20/beyonce-xo-brits_n_4822609.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

--Another Believer _(Talk) 15:00, 20 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dutch Top 40[edit]

27. XO Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Mayast (talk) 17:22, 7 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Overreferencing[edit]

99 citations for an article on a song? That;s excessive. Some sentences have 2 even 4 references per sentence. This needs to be cleaned up.--RadioFan (talk) 03:46, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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