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.
Fails
WP:NSONGS. This is a song from a highly notable album (
OK Computer), but I don't believe it has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial published works. The article mainly comprises a brief summary of the lyrical origin, some facts about how it wasn't released as a single, had no music video and is rarely performed live, and some info about cover versions - paling in comparison to the scope of articles about other OK Computer singles, like
Paranoid Android. Notable coverage of this song is already adequately covered in the
OK Computer article.
Popcornfud (
talk) 14:22, 4 July 2021 (UTC)reply
HumanxAnthro, thanks for this analysis. The thing that most makes me say "hmm" here is the suggestion that the OKC article is so big we ought to split it anyway. Pinging @
Brandt Luke Zorn:, who may have some thoughts.
Popcornfud (
talk) 19:23, 4 July 2021 (UTC)reply
@
Popcornfud: I agree with
HumanxAnthro that "Let Down" passes muster for notability on its face. It's probably the best candidate to have its own article among any non-single from OK Computer, followed closely by "Exit Music (For a Film)" then somewhat more distantly by the rest. While it was never a retail single, it
was touted in Billboard as the "first commercial single" from the album for its release to radio. Even the rarity of live performances, to me, seems to flip from a negative to a positive because there is commentary on the rarity itself, which presents the song as a conspicuous absence from concerts rather than merely forgotten—I've already added a little bit about its live rarity and logistical difficulty of performing live.I would very much like to see an expansion of the article along the lines of what HxA has pitched. I'm somewhat ambivalent about the notion of creating song articles for the express purpose of shortening the OK Computer article, but I think there is certainly enough out there about "Let Down" that stands on its own two legs outside the umbrella of the album article.FWIW, I looked into the claim that Billboard called "Let Down" their SOTY and it's somewhat overstated. That article's bibliography does not seem to cite the article in question, but I found
this end-of-year article from the column "The Modern Age", which seems to be centered on music that would chart as "Modern Rock" at the time, in which columnist Bradley Bambarger names "Let Down" his choice for song of the year. It's not "song of the year" across all genres, but still worth mentioning, and a good example of a fact that wouldn't bear mentioning in the OK Computer article but helps demonstrate the song's independent notability. —
BLZ ·
talk 20:55, 4 July 2021 (UTC)reply
Keep per HumanxAnthro and BLZ.
DMT biscuit (
talk) 13:39, 6 July 2021 (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.