Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Asshole (song)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. 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.

The result was keep per WP:SNOW and because references have been added to the article. Early non-admin closure. YechielMan 06:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Asshole (song)

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Wholly unreferenced and w/o any evidence of notability. {{prod}}ded, and removed w/o edit summary. — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 18:52, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

• Merge to No Cure for Cancer. (No AfD listing needed, actually.) --B. Wolterding 19:02, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep a song that hits #2 on a national is notable, at least under the proposed WP:MUSIC guidelines for songs. Until guidelines are settled, I say err on the side of following the proposal. Article needs references, but that's no reason to delete. Capmango 21:33, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per WP:MUSIC. Specifically "is a released single by a notable artist, band or group" and "has been ranked on a national or significant music chart." Song passes both. DarkAudit 22:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per Capmango and DarkAudit. Note that the image needs a rationale written or we're going to lose it. Newyorkbrad 23:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as per DarkAudit above. The article doesn't currently mention it, but this also used to be the theme song for the UK government's anti-drink-drive campaign, so I assume there will be plenty of media coverage should anyone want to look (my dedication to the project does not extend to wading through the ocean of crap a Google search on "Asshole" will bring up...) — iridescenti (talk to me!) 23:58, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as a top 10 (top 5, really) hit in a large country, as well as being voted onto the Hottest 100, which is a pretty big thing here. I'll add this source to the article forthwith which backs up the second claim. Additionally, given that the Hottest 100 it topped was the first time that votes could only be cast for songs of that year (Joy Division always used to win, I'm told), that's another notable fact. That it's a single by Dennis Leary, a notable artist, clinches the deal. I'm also finding Idriscenti's Freudian slip rather amusing. Points to Idriscenti for the line on the Google search, too. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 01:18, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment Give me some credit - that was carefully phrased, not a Freudian slip! — iridescenti (talk to me!) 10:29, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
    • Done. I wasn't quite sure which way it should've been taken this morning, so I flipped a coin. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 11:04, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep as per BigHaz. -- Mattinbgn/ ^talk
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletions. -- John Vandenberg 01:40, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep This was a massive hit in Australia, in no small part thanks to Triple J's high rotation playing of this novelty song. --Canley 03:09, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, per DarkAudit and Canley. John Vandenberg 03:39, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep, easily the most well known single of a highly notable artist. Resolute 05:53, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep -- highly notable song. The article requires references, not deletion. - Longhair\^talk 11:06, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
• Keep per all of the above. Very notable and popular song. --Candy-Panda 01:42, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

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.