Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Die with a Smile/archive2

Nineteen Ninety-Four guy

• "American record producer and songwriter D'Mile recalled that Mars "had the hook, at least the lyrics or theme to the hook, about being next to someone if the world was ending". He was unsure, however, how to develop it further and held the idea for a year before its release." You could merge these statements with a semicolon, and consider revising into "He was, however, unsure"
• "American record producer Andrew Watt was invited, alongside Gaga and Michael Polansky, American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, to hear the song at Mars's studio." For a parallel structure, consider revising into "American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Michael Polansky"
• "Regarding their collaboration, Gaga highlighted Mars's skill, musicianship and forward-thinking. Mars described the collaboration as a privilege and said her contribution added a distinctive element to the song." These could be merged with the Oxford comma preceding and
• Writing and recording section reads dull due to repeated use of stative verbs for attribution, e.g., said and noted. Please vary sentence structure and length to improve flow and provide rhythm. Also, you may have to paraphrase that opening sentence to minimize direct quotations
• "In June 2024, Mars told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he hoped to collaborate with Gaga on a song or join her onstage during her Jazz & Piano residency in Las Vegas. On August 8, Hits Daily Double's "Rumor Mill" reported speculation about a possible collaboration between the two artists, allegedly titled "Die with a Smile" and expected to be released later that month." These seem beyond the scope of the Release section
• "Die with a Smile" is a pop, pop-soul, and soft rock song, that evokes the emotional style of a sentimental ballad. with influences from country music." Please fix erroneous punctuation marks
• "According to the sheet music published by BMG Rights Management on Musicnotes, "Die with a Smile" was composed in the key of A major with a slow tempo of 52 beats per minute in 6/8 time signature." Since this is a technical fact about the song, in-text attribution is unnecessary.
• "Lyrically, it is an intense love declaration in which the narrators' feelings for each other against a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario, Gaga has described as an "apocalyptic love song". Kinda confusing. Please revise so you can also fix a punctuation error.
• "The chorus emphasizes the desire to be "next to you" if "the world was ending" or "our time on Earth was through", framing the relationship within a sense of urgency." How about, "The chorus conveys a sense of urgency in the relationship with its emphasis on the desire to be "next to you" if "the world was ending" or "our time on Earth was through"?
• "Capital's Abbie Reynolds described the song as a reminder not to take love for granted, noting lines such as "Nobody's promised tomorrow" and "I'ma love you every night like it's the last night." How about, "Capital's Abbie Reynolds described lines such as "Nobody's promised tomorrow" and "I'ma love you every night like it's the last night" as reminders not to take love for granted"? The verb "noted" should only be used to describe facts, not opinions.
• "while Billboard Argentina noted its focus on "finding happiness and peace amid adversity" Ditto
• "Talking about the lyrics, Gaga further added "What has been added before" to begin with?
• Critical reception needs some work to minimize problems highlighted on WP:RECEPTION regarding the "A said B" structure. Also, "Many reviewers praised the vocal interplay" is MOS:WEASEL, unless ofc you can provide reliable, high-quality sources for this.
• "In her interview with the Los Angeles Times, Gaga disclosed that..." disclosed is a word-to-watch, and LA Times is neither italicized nor wikilinked
• ""Die With a Smile" reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated January 11, 2025, after selling 6,000 copies, reaching a 59.7 million radio audience, and getting 27.1 million streams." How about, "After selling 6,000 copies, "Die With a Smile" reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated January 11, 2025, garnering 59.7 million radio listeners as well as 27.1 million streams"?
• "Die With a Smile" not only was the longest-charting song with a female lead but also the longest-charting duet ever in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100" is borderline POV. Please revise the statement in a detached tone.
• "Following the release of Mayhem, various journalists discussed how "Die with a Smile" functions within the album. Gaga has described Mayhem as an intentionally eclectic project that moves between contrasting sounds and moods before ultimately resolving in love, framing the album as a complete experience rather than a strictly cohesive genre piece." Second sentence feels misplaced, as it doesn't support the argument the opening sentence is making. While we're at it, the section where these are placed also suffers from the A said B structure affecting the Critical response section. Please revise to improve flow and readability. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 13:58, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

@Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: I have addressed comments to the best of my ability. Please take a second look and thank you so much! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 23:02, 8 May 2026 (UTC)

"It was characterized as a romantic, lightly apocalyptic slow dance and positioned within both vintage and modern pop sensibilities, and characterized by polished production and accessibility." The verb characterized is used twice. Please vary. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 05:37, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Done! Thank you for the quick fixes on the article as well. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:57, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Happy with the changes. I give my support. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 18:24, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

Source review

Here'll be a source review from me! RedShellMomentum 22:13, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

This table lists 9 random passages from throughout the article (4.8% of 187 total passages). These passages contain 15 inline citations (4.3% of 350 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. RedShellMomentum 22:13, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for taking on the source review. Since this review concerns source quality, I would appreciate your view on an unresolved sourcing disagreement between me and the co-nominator. The article currently includes a New York Post year-end list entry. My concern is not that the source is formally prohibited: I am aware that WP:RSP says the New York Post is marginally reliable for entertainment coverage. Rather, my concern is that "marginally reliable" is a weak basis for evaluative critical material in a Featured Article candidate.

In this case, the source is being used only for a year-end list entry in a table, not for a substantive point discussed in the prose. I therefore do not think its encyclopedic value outweighs the source-quality concern. The New York Post is also a conservative tabloid with a weaker reputation than the music and entertainment publications normally expected in high-quality music articles. Given that FAC should reflect the best available sources rather than the minimum allowed by RSP, I think it should be removed, especially when stronger and more established music journalism sources are readily available.

The co-nominator's view is that RSP permits the source for entertainment coverage, so it can be used here. Could you please weigh in on whether the New York Post is appropriate for this use in an FA candidate, particularly for evaluative year-end-list material? Thanks! Sricsi (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

@MarioSoulTruthFan, CHr0m4tiko0, and Sricsi: Source review is all good, support. I also have a peer review for "Dick in a Box" up, any of you may leave comments there if you wish. As for the NYP source, if RSP permits the source for entertainment coverage, then it should be somewhat fine. RedShellMomentum 08:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the source review, left some comments on yours. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:49, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Camilasdandelions

• Archive all sources
• Do not use double quotations in citations |title=
• Ref 1 is alive btw
• Ref 19 {{cite magazine}}
• [[Interscope Records|Interscope]] ➡️ [[Interscope]] (MOS:NOPIPE; also in Release history section)
• Musically, "Die with a Smile" is a sentimental ballad
• France by SNEP ➡️ France by National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP)
• demo can be wikilinked
• He was, however, unsure: Is he D'Mile? or Mars?
• pitching an early version of the song for Lady Gaga's Harlequin (2024) or for the film Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), in which Gaga stars. The former project is a companion album to the film. ➡️ pitching an early version of the song for the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux in which Lady Gaga stars, or her companion album to the film, Harlequin (2024).
• chord can be wikilinked
• American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Michael Polansky: MOS:SOB
• Should left and right be italicized? I've seen some people are against to this in their reviews
• Remove blockquote and just use double quotations, or trim it to wikivoice a bit.
• Gaga and Mars interacted on social media before confirming the collaboration and announcing that the song and its accompanying music video would be released on August 16, 2024.: Too long, split this
• cover art can be wikilinked
• platforms by Interscope: Why not Interscope Records
• streaming: Target music streaming service (also in Release history section)
• inclusion on Mayhem. ➡️ inclusion on Gaga's seventh solo studio album, Mayhem (2025).
• song,[35][36][37] that evokes ➡️ song[35][36][37] that evokes
• Reviewers at Entertainment Weekly and Vulture noticed similarities to 1960s and 1970s pop ballads as well as Gaga's earlier work on Joanne (2016) and her single "Shallow" (2018) from the A Star Is Born soundtrack.[38][52] The Irish Times likened the track to James Bond theme songs and to Gaga's collaborations with Tony Bennett,[a][54] while NME compared its "soaring" chorus to Bruno Mars's Silk Sonic project.[39] The New York Times further connected it to Mars's early material, influenced by wedding songs and reminiscent of Jason Mraz.[37] Clash remarked on the song's slow, echoing guitar chords similar to shoegaze music. It blends Lee Hazlewood's traditional songwriting with dreamy sounds similar to Slowdive.[55]: Why suddenly the authors' names disappeared?
• It was dubbed as a romantic, lightly apocalyptic slow dance and positioned within both vintage and modern pop sensibilities, and characterized by polished production and accessibility. ➡️ Dubbed as a romantic, lightly apocalyptic slow dance and positioned within both vintage and modern pop sensibilities, the song was characterized by polished production and accessibility.
• Reviewers highlighted the song's style ➡️ Reviewers highlighted the style of "Die with a Smile"
• The Critical reception (including Comments on the song's placement within Mayhem) section never mentions the authors nor their publications. Thus there's a lot of same structures like "It was [...]ed ~~", which would make readers little bit bored.
• The track was included in several ➡️ "Die with a Smile" was included in several
• Critics' year-end rankings of "Die with a Smile" ➡️ Critics' year-end rankings
• A lot of use of "it" in Commercial performance, which should be addressed
• {{Multiple image}} is really needed here?
• on the Billboard Hot 100 ➡️ on the US Billboard Hot 100
• after Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
• It debuted at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100 ➡️ "Die with a Smile" debuted at number nine on the Canadian Hot 100
• In the United Kingdom, it entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven ➡️ In the United Kingdom, "Die with a Smile" entered the UK Singles Chart at number seven
• IFPI Switzerland ➡️ IFPI Switzerland
• Nordic countries, it reached number ➡️ Nordic countries, "Die with a Smile" reached number
• performing "California Dreamin'": Use {{-"}}
• setlist of The Romantic Tour (2026) ➡️ setlist of the Romantic Tour (2026)
• Cover versions and Accolades are relatively short, so intergrate them.
• shared a cover of the song ➡️ shared a cover of "Die with a Smile" Camilasdandelions (✉️) 13:11, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

  @Camilasdandelions I'm still addressing the issues, just to let you know that {{multiple image}} makes the article more engaging and not so dense when reading it. Other comments such as "Remove blockquote and just use double quotations, or trim it to wikivoice a bit" were not fully addressed since it makes the article more interesting and keeps the reader engage when reading it, monotone can become too much at a certain point.

  I will not merge "Cover versions and Accolades" since the latter section is quite "large" on the table and the text is just a summary of its highlights. They are a fresh "break" on the massive text on the entire article. The "critical reception" has been addressed using different stylistic preferences, let me know your opinion after reading it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 15:17, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  I still don't feel the multiple image template is really necessary, especially putting the artists' images. Why don't you put Michael and Janet Jackson's photo instead? Also the Accolades part you explained is fair, but I don't agree "Cover versions" to be independent section since it is composed of only one paragraph. I suggest you to expand or merge it to the appropriate section. I'll also leave additional comments soon. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 16:03, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  I should be done with the issues, unless stated other wise, let me know if I missed something. Makes no sense putting Michael and Janet Jackson's photo, since they are only mention because of Gaga's achievement. Nevertheless, I'm willing to remove it keeping the information, if you think that makes the article better.

  We agree on that, so we will keep it the way it is. Merge it to the appropriate section? Which is? I can't expand when there is no info about it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:20, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  As I multiply stated, I don't think the multiple image template is necessary. And for the Cover versions, just merge to any section then name it "XXX and cover versions" like that. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 23:18, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  I do not think the Cover versions section should be merged solely because it is one paragraph. It is a discrete topic, separate from live performances, reception, chart performance, or accolades, and merging it into another section would create an artificial hybrid section. The paragraph also covers several notable professional covers across 2024–2025, so it is not an empty or trivial section. Unless there is a specific issue with undue weight, sourcing, or organization, keeping it as a standalone subsection is clearer for readers. (And for comparison: "Dance in the Dark", a featured article, has a separate Cover section even though it discusses only one cover, by Rina Sawayama.)

  Regarding the template: what is the specific concern? The images illustrate Gaga's stated inspiration for the song—the Carole King and James Taylor collaborations—so they are connected to the writing and recording discussion, not random decoration. I do not see a policy-based reason why the template itself is inappropriate. Sricsi (talk) 23:47, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

  I think the user meant Gaga and Mars' picture on the commercial performance? There isn't an appropriate section to do so with it, its not just merge because its smaller than the other sections, that's not appropriate reasoning. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 00:05, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

  I see. Well, for those specific images, I am not strongly attached to keeping them. The caption connects them to the Hot 100 achievement, but the images themselves only show the artists generally, so they may come across as decorative rather than especially informative. I can see arguments for both keeping and removing them, so I would not make the decision here. Sricsi (talk) 00:12, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

  @Camilasdandelions are you talking about the images in the commercial performance? MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:15, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

  Yeah Camilasdandelions (✉️) 01:52, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions That has now been fixed, please let me know what other changes you would like to see implemented in order to get your support. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:42, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Here're the additional comment:

• "the single was released via digital download and streaming platforms by Interscope Records." I've seen some reviewers encourage nominators to turn passive into active, so it would go like this: "Interscope Records released the single via digital download and streaming platforms".
• "the track was sent for adult contemporary radio": I've seen multiple people pointing out this that they couldn't understand the meaning of "sent". I recommened you to change this to "serviced" etc
• Ref 83 (MusicOMH) link died
• "The single became Gaga's sixth chart-topper and Mars's ninth. The single spent five": Dup "the single"
• I'm not big fan of "Commercial performance" section. The section feels somewhat list-like, repetitive, and too specific. What you've written in this section is reliable, so no issues with this; but much of it consists of chart positions1, chart positions2 and thrn certifications 1, certifications2.... ((e.g.) It also reached number two in Sweden, number four in Denmark, and number thirteen in Finland. In the Baltic countries, the single reached number one in Estonia, number three in Lithuania, and number two on Latvia's streaming chart. In Germany, the track reached number five, while in France, it reached number eight. Other countries in Europe where it reached number one were Croatia, Greece, and Portugal. The song received several certifications on the continent, including a diamond record in France by the National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing(SNEP), six times platinum in Portugal by the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa (AFP), and four times platinum in Greece by IFPI Greece. which makes me highly bored. Try summarazing these.

Camilasdandelions (✉️) 00:57, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

@Camilasdandelions: I tried my best on the last one, please let me know how it feels now. Thank you so much! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:39, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I still see some issues in this section:

• "After selling 6,000 copies, "Die with a Smile" reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100" -- You already called this chart "the Hot 100" before, since you already mentioned its full name in the first sentence. I don't see any reason to write its full name again..
• This also applies to the second paragraph ("duet ever in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100", "dropped off the Billboard Hot 100", "the 2025 Billboard Hot 100").
• "hit in Hot 100" -> "hit in the Hot 100"
• "Mars's ninth. It spent" -- I would use semi colon for this part, since the sentence feels like it's cutting off too much, and it's naturally read.
• "In Ireland, the track also" -> "In Ireland, "Die with a Smile" also"
• "In the Netherlands, the single debuted at number 19 and then climbed to the top in its fifth week" -- I would add "on Single Top 100", since I was confused between this chart and Dutch Top 40 chart.
• Remove "Moreover," since you already used "also"
• "Belgium, the song reached number one" -> "Belgium, "Die with a Smile" peaked atop"
• "Among the Nordic countries, "Die with a Smile" reached number one in Norway in its third week, making it Gaga's fifth number one hit in the country and Mars's second. It also reached number two in Sweden, number four in Denmark. In the Baltic countries, the single reached number one in Estonia and number three in Lithuania. In Germany, the track reached number five, while in France, it reached number eight." -- I would use different wording for this
• "In Germany, the track ..." -> "In Germany, "Die with a Smile" ..."
• "Die with a Smile" enjoyed widespread commercial success -- Question, is "enjoy" suitable in here? I would just use "met" because the single itself cannot "enjoy" something...
• I just found one issue in "Music video" section. "Billboard and Variety described the video as having a retro Nashville-theme." -- Why not mentioning their authors?
• I'll stop here. Commercial performance section needs significant work because it is still somewhat repetitive and in list-like format. I would recommend some copyedits for this, but after those are addressed I may believe it is not that big problem to be FA status.

Camilasdandelions (✉️) 07:08, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

All address. I believe you will have more. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:08, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Great! You forgot:

• "Die with a Smile" dropped off the Billboard Hot 100 in its 60th week, ... The single topped the 2025 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart"
• Replace archive.today with Wayback archive URLs
• The only section I'm unsatisfied is only Europe subsection, but I'll just do copyedit for you. Please share your thoughts if you disagree with something..

Camilasdandelions (✉️) 00:03, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

I only replaced the word "hit", thank you for the c/e. Let me know what else to do and address. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 00:24, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

I think you need to replace all 95 archive.today archive URLs to wayback URLs. I'll be glad to support the article after you addressing it :) Sorry for taking a long review. Camilasdandelions (✉️) 00:47, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Take as long as you need, I already let another user that has been doing that known to do so also because of a different review. I might need to change some stuff on the last two paragraphs of the Europe section. The C/E is fine, its just the sources I would rather have them on the end of the sentences and not splinting countries. Let me know your thoughts, I have done that on the third paragraph. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 00:51, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Could you please support the article now? All those sources have been replaced. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:21, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

• Hi @Camilasdandelions and MarioSoulTruthFan: what's the state of play with this? Cheers. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:08, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

  Just missed to change the archive.today url's to waybackmachine or ghostarchive, for example. It has been completed today. So if Camilasdandelions doesn't mind taking at second look. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:04, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Non-coordinator comment

This has been open for more than three weeks and has by my count picked up only one support. Unless it shows significant signs of moving towards a consensus to promote over the next three or four days, I am afraid that it may be archived. Bgsu98 (Talk) 14:25, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Two supports so far. Furthermore, we are waiting for someone to explain to us some of their comments so we can addressed them the best way possible. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 19:20, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

I've added it to FAC's urgent list. Hopefully, someone reviews it within the next few days. Otherwise it would have to be archived. FrB.TG (talk) 14:22, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:57, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

RandomEdits

Placeholder - Saw this in the urgent column, should be able to start reviewing this this evening!

(As one initial thought, I think unfortunately it's required to update all the archive.today links to other archiving services...) RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 10:54, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi guys, done my initial readthrough. Certainly an interesting song to read about - I liked the song but hadn't really appreciated it had become that popular.

The article is in a good position overall. To focus on improvements; my initial thought when reading is that this is, I think, one of the longest song FACs, though I'm admittedly new to music FAs. I picked five songs at random from the Music FA pile, all fairly modern songs, and they were all 1500-3500 words, while this tops 5000. This by itself isn't a problem as it's well under the recommended max length of a page, but it does make me wonder if some of details could be trimmed for a tighter reading. Might be worth a more experienced music reviewer weighing in on this, but there were times in this that I felt the prose veered into overly-detailed.

"Live performances" is definitely the section I felt this the most, as it's mostly just a list of every performance ever done of this song, and since several of these appeared to be routine performances I found a bit dull to read thought. There's also just a lot of extra detail that I didn't feel was necessary to my understanding of the song - the clothes Gaga wore at the Superbowl rendition and Wiltern Theatre for example, could be excised entirely (I'd keep the wedding sentence though).

I also wondered if we could shorten "Commercial Performance" by a good amount since we have the chart tables later on conveying much of the info already. Currently it's fairly repetitive, a long list of repeating variants of "The song debuted at position X in this chart. It then reached position X, and stayed there for 3 weeks. It went platinum and was Gaga/Mars' first act to Z." The song is a smash hit globally, but I think I could be convinced of that with half the examples here! "Cover versions" has a similar problem in that's a long list of "X covered this" but admittedly this is less of a concern to me as it's one paragraph and other FA music pages have this issue.

To give an example of what I was thinking, here's a quick rewrite of "Music Video" which I believe conveys the same info as what is currently there, in about half the words (491 vs 269) This was done fairly quickly so there may be some bits you feel need adding, but hopefully it conveys what I'm trying to get at.

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Die in Smile's music video premiered on Gaga's YouTube channel alongside the song's premiere. Directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos, the video depicts Mars and Gaga performing on a retro television stage, dressed in the outfits from the single's cover art; Gaga in red tights and a Dolly Parton-inspired hairstyle, Mars in a blue suit and white cowboy hat. Accompanied by a live band and surrounded by faceless mannequins, they perform for a black-and-white camera before the video ends with a heart-shaped frame around them.

Gaga stated the video portrays her and Mars as a veteran television variety-show couple, and was inspired by similar acts and programs. In the video, Gaga's character smokes a cigarette just before her first verse, which Gaga said was because she "wanted to create the semblance of a character who had something to say. And it's slightly subversive — like, you're talking about the world ending and I'm having a cigarette. There's something kind of dark about it."

Critics described the video as retro and with a Nashville-theme, drawing comparisons to duos such as Elton John and Kiki Dee, or Sonny Bono and Cher. Fashion writers highlighted its 1970s Western styling, particularly Gaga's blue minidress designed by Ashley Eva Brock and Mars's blue suit, reminiscent of Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner's duets. Reviews for the video were mixed, with Exclaim! dubbing it as "unapologetically schmaltzy" while The A.V. Club found it visually unremarkable. The video surpassed one billion YouTube views in April 2025, and was nominated for Best Music Video and Video of the Year at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards and MTV Video Music Awards respectively.

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I will start doing a more detailed deep-dive ala 1994 guy above (and also see if I can help out with the archive issues - I think most of the archive.today's original links are still up so it should be a fixable issue!) tomorrow. If you have time for a FA review yourself when you're not working on this, I have a FA about a horse up at the moment that could do with another prose reviewer, but this isn't required as part of this review by any means!

RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 22:45, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

I will take care of most of this during the weekend. Thank you in advance! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 19:21, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

CHr0m4tiko0 Can you address this? You have been replacing them all. Thanks. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 19:37, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

I am currently replacing the archive.today links. There are 74 remaining, and I expect to finish them within about a week due to Wayback Machine's rate limits. CHr0m4tiko0 (talk) 15:09, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

@CHr0m4tiko0 considering the amount, it might be worth seeing if you can automate the process a bit with https://fixarchive.toolforge.org/ . At a quick glance it appears most of the remaining ones already have web.archive links ready to go if you're happy to mass merge them in through the website. RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 21:29, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the information and the link! I was able to replace several of them very easily, although some of the archived links did not work. There are now only 28 left, and I should have them all replaced by today or tomorrow. CHr0m4tiko0 (talk) 15:03, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

All the archive.today links have now been replaced. Apologies for the delay, but there were more than 200 of them in total. CHr0m4tiko0 (talk) 19:21, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

@RandomEditsForWhenIRemember: I have tried to fix every issue to the best of my ability and took your suggestion in the MV section, with minor changes. One of the other nomiantors will change the rest of the archive.today links. Please let me know of any other significant modifications in order to get your support. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:40, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Mario great to hear, I should be able to get back to you tomorrow on this! RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 21:51, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for the delay. It's mostly looking good. While I raised concerns about the length previously, which this is still unusually long for a FA song piece, I couldn't really spot anything that looked like it should be outright removed. So with that in mind...

Lede

• I think this is one of the rare times in these review were a lede undersells a point; " "Die with a Smile" achieved great commercial success" feels appropriate considering the amount of records it broke.
• You use three billion here but 3 billion in "International" down below.

Fixed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Background and development

• According to American singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy, Mars initially considered pitching an early version of the song for the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux in which Lady Gaga stars, or her companion album to the film, Harlequin (2024).[3] The former project is a companion album to the film.[4] Same face repeated twice here?
• Do we know why Mars didn't end up pitching the early version?

No, Mars never really spoke about the track like the rest of the composers. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

• As someone unfamiliar with music development, what is a normal number of versions (for "few than usual")

It varies. I know that for Mars is usually ten according to an interview given by D'mile. However, Mars himself did 18 different versions for "Versace on the Floor", this depends on lot on producers, engineers, etc...

• It'd be worth mentioned what Gaga's upcoming album was called.
• was "blown away" by the track that later became "Die with a Smile" I'd cut everything after track - we already know it's DwaS, and you've used "later become" earlier.

Fixed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

• I am a little sceptical of including the last sentence; Mars and Gaga are hardly going to start criticizing one another just before dropping a new song together, so this reads as including promotional material. This also applies somewhat to the previous sentence.

Do you want me to remove the last sentence? The one before that could have been her genuine reaction to it. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

I think how it reads now is fine to be honest! RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 20:11, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Writing and recording

• Gaga said that what first drew her in was the concept of a song about what we would do if the world were ending. This could benefit from a slight rephrasing - it's very similar to Mars' quote "about being next to someone if the world was ending" a few paragraphs above.
• Gaga later affirmed that, although the title evoked associations with Joker: Folie à Deux I might be missing something due to Google Translate, but I didn't spot in either ref 12 or 13 where Gaga said this - the articles writers definitely think there's a connection, but not Gaga.

Fixed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Release

• Gaga and Mars interacted on social media before confirming the collaboration. I would remove this sentence, it doesn't add anything.
• A rough date for when the duo announced the song would be worth including to give a sense of time.
• On August 19, the track was serviced for adult contemporary radio and hot adult contemporary radio by Interscope. The label also sent the song to contemporary hit radio on the following day. Three "Contemporary radio"s on one line! Do any of these have alternative names?

No, they are all contemporary, however I twinked with the word radio. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

• Gaga's performance at the Superbowl is dropped in without any context here; this is the first time it's mentioned in the article's body and we're already moving on to its version's release. While this is covered in greater detail much later, a sentence here to lead into this more seamlessly would help.
• Andrew Watt stated that, once completed, the song was intended for inclusion on Gaga's seventh solo studio album, Mayhem (2025).[31] Now we have the released album and know the song is on it, this feels unnecessary to include at this point. I'd remove this sentence and lead the paragraph with "Although Die with a Smile was initially promoted as..."

Fixed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:34, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Composition and production

• Nothing to note here. This looks good to me.

Critical Reception

• I would say that, while nothing here is oppose-worthy, this is my main area of concern. There's a good amount of repetition across the three paragraphs ("Reviewers highlighted", describing the song as "lightly apocalyptic", starting a sentence with "Industry commentary" etc). The first two paragraphs appear to roughly covering the same ideas; both the first two paragraphs overlap in covering style, with the second paragraph additionally covering other areas. The third paragraph is fine. I will leave ref checks on this to others as I'm not familiar with the ref requirements for Critical reception sections to fairly comment.

[I've skipped Commercial performance as it looks like you're discussing this with Camilasdandelions]

[Music video / live performances already covered]

Cover version

• On September 24, 2024, Filipino singer Julie Anne San Jose shared a cover of "Die with a Smile" on her social media accounts, performing vocals, guitar, piano, and drums. Is this a notable interpretation of the song, or just one of many social media covers that happened to be by someone famous?

Seems quite relevant to me since the performer as she not only singed, but also played instruments. On top of that, she is also actress, has spent a decade in the industry and very famous mainly in the Philippines. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:06, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

• What was the reasoning for which covers you included critical reviews for and which you didn't?

It was what was available at the time. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 21:06, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Accolades

• Looks good

RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 20:29, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

I fixed what you pointed out in every section, let me know your thoughts. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:40, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Mario, I've had another readthrough and I think I'm happy to support now. Best of luck with your other reviewers. RandomEditsForWhenIRemember (talk) 20:11, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you so much! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:02, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Hurricanehink

I support just like I did the first time around, and felt that it rose to the standards of a featured-quality song article. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 16:51, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 17:08, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Drive-by comment

• References: article titles can be in either title case or sentence case, regardless of how they appear in their original, but should all be consistently in one or the other. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:24, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

  Can you provide an example? MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 20:05, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Cites 1, 173 and 174 are in title case; cites 191, 409 and 412 are in sentence case. There are many other cases of both.

On a similar note, there are instances of both Die With a Smile and Die With A Smile: I even found some Die with a Smile. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:09, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! All has been fixed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:05, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

• In references there is still a mix of sentence case and title case article titles. Which is the article supposed to be using. (I have heard a rumour that somewhere there is a script which will standardise them for you.) Gog the Mild (talk) 10:13, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

  The rumors are true and accurate. Thank you. Let me know if something else is needed. MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 14:20, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Image review

How much does File:Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With a Smile (music video screenshot).png add to the understanding to the article's topic? Image placement and ALT is fine. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 13:59, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

I think the screenshot adds contextual understanding beyond simple decoration. The section discusses the video's retro television-stage setting, the duo's matching blue Western-inspired styling, and Gaga's characterization as part of a veteran variety-show couple rather than a conventional "wife" figure. The selected frame illustrates those elements together in a way prose alone does less efficiently.

And then it also directly supports the sourced discussion of Gaga's cigarette in the video, which she described as a deliberate, slightly subversive character choice connected to the song's apocalyptic theme. Since the image captures both performers, the set/costuming, and the smoking moment discussed in the text, I believe it has sufficient contextual significance to aid readers' understanding of the music video section.

I'd maybe slightly tweak the caption to make the NFCC#8 purpose clearer:

Gaga smoking in a scene with Mars on the video's retro television-stage set; she later described the cigarette as part of a subversive character choice. Sricsi (talk) 17:56, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Pinging the reviewer - Jo-Jo. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:29, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Seems somewhat marginal regarding the "understanding of the article topic" criterium. Anyone else? Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:34, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

The image on the MV section is significant and relevant to its topic's. This particular image has a clear and unique illustrative purpose like Sricsi pointed above and it is used as an illustrative aid to the subject, in this case the MV. Perhaps improve the caption would work better on this case, since the whole article features few visuals taking into consideration its size. I do know that not every article needs images and too much can make an article heavy, but not too long ago we removed two images from the commercial performance for various reasons. In this particular case, "A picture is worth a thousand words." MarioSoulTruthFan (talk) 22:13, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

I agree that the image adds useful context and should be retained. If needed, we can refine the caption, but the screenshot clearly illustrates the setting and character choice discussed in the section. CHr0m4tiko0 (talk) 04:01, 3 July 2026 (UTC)