Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/In Heaven

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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The result was nomination withdrawn. Canley (talk) 20:59, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In Heaven

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The article fails the criteria of Wikipedia:Notability (music)#Songs. It does not contain enough verifiable material to warrant a reasonably detailed article. It contains no references and does not assert the notability of its subject. It is likely to remain a permanent stub and should be merged into the main articles about the artists or albums on which the song appears. IllaZilla (talk) 06:24, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Keep. The only problem here is a lack of references, which should be out there. Notable song with several versions recorded by notable artists.--Michig (talk) 07:53, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
I doubt the song is notable, at least notable enough to warrant its own article. It was never released as a single, never charted, etc. The fact that it's been used as a sample and that a few notable acts have covered it in concert doesn't mean there's enough critical commentary about it to build up a decent article. The opening sentence alone shows how little notability it has: "The song "In Heaven" is sung by the Lady in the Radiator in the movie Eraserhead, and the song has seeped into popular culture to a small extent." --IllaZilla (talk) 09:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
It may merit an article but needs some refs if it's to stay - I'll see what I can dig up later.--Michig (talk) 09:58, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
I've added details of the versions of the song that have been recorded and released, with references, some of which admittedly need to replaced by better sources, but there have certainly been several recordings of the song released, and by notable artists, so I think we should keep the article.--Michig (talk) 12:41, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
To quote the relevant section of the WP:MUSIC guideline, songs "that have been performed independently by several notable artists, bands or groups are probably notable".--Michig (talk) 13:02, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. -- the wub "?!" 12:20, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Having been covered and referenced by so many notable artists seems notable to me.--Torchwood Who? (talk) 14:46, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Meets WP:MUSIC by performance by multiple notable bands. Good work on referencing, Michig. --Canley (talk) 20:00, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Changing my original opinion thanks to Michig's great work finding references for the article. --IllaZilla (talk) 20:17, 17 March 2008 (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.