Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/What Do I Have to Do? (Stabbing Westward song)

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The result was no consensus‎ as to whether to retain it or merge it. However a consensus to delete is not going to emerge, so this discussion can continue on the Talk. Star Mississippi 22:22, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What Do I Have to Do? (Stabbing Westward song)

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Non notable song Jax 0677 (talk) 21:18, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge and Redirect to Wither Blister Burn & Peel. Although it charted and was a break-out hit for Stabbing Westward, the single did not receive any significant coverage independent of the album or band that I could find. Jfire (talk) 21:42, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Albums and songs and New York. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 00:03, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - I know charting isn't everything but this song charted on multiple charts, including hitting #7 on one of them. It's one of those songs where, logistically speaking, it's pretty much a given that there's sources locked away in print media because the song was released in the 1990s. Sergecross73 msg me 02:37, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Antwort - WP:BURDEN. --Jax 0677 (talk) 12:03, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Your approach lacks common sense. How does a song reach the top ten of two separate genre charts, crossover into the all-genre chart, and not get any third party coverage? It's an exceedingly unlikely scenario. The song still gets played on the radio today, decades after its release. It's hit radio syndication. This is absolutely not the sort of mundane, every day song NSONGS was created to prevent from having its own article. And while we're on the topic of BURDEN, what about you? Your nomination itself is nothing more than an argument to avoid at AFD. I have serious doubts about your BEFORE search. Especially considering your entire nomination was simply three words. Sergecross73 msg me 19:41, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Antwort - WP:BURDEN. --Jax 0677 (talk) 13:45, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  Incredibly disappointing (and telling) response to be questioned about WP:ATA, WP:BEFORE, and the general implausibility of what you're suggesting. Sergecross73 msg me 18:20, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, The Herald (Benison) (talk) 09:34, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The song at least got coverage here. Rlendog (talk) 16:35, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Very good find! This is the sort of thing I'm talking about above. This sort of coverage was commonplace in print media back then, in the same way Loudwire and Blabbermouth.net would write an article about it if they had broken out with a popular rock single in 2023. Sergecross73 msg me 17:20, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - This physical Billboard magazine article indicates that this song was the 29th popular rock song of all of 1996 in the US. That's a big feat. Sergecross73 msg me 13:13, 16 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.