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Live Performances
editShe performed it on BBC's Radio 1 Big weekend.
Glitch
editI recently added glitch as a genre for the song but it got reverted because it wasn’t sourced. I added it because when Lady Gaga says "Wha-Wha-What did you say, are you breaking up on me?", the sound effect heard in the "Wha-Wha-What" is meant to symbolize a phone loosing connection or glitching out. That is exactly what the glitch genre is, it emulates a glitch in the music. For that reason, I believe that the song fits into the glitch genre and I think it should be added. Nicholas S8 (talk) 23:38, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
- Most musical genres are a matter of opinion, with a few exceptions like Christmas music where all it takes is for the song to be used for Christmas celebration. For glitch I'm sure there are more factors than sounding like something electrical working sporadically. There's certainly a reception by the audience as the main factor. We should tell the readers that a song is glitch only if WP:SECONDARY sources have observed that it is glitch. Wikipedia is built on secondary sources rather than fine, upstanding editors like yourself figuring it out on their own. Cheers – Binksternet (talk) 00:05, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
UK Sales
editThe reference for UK sales is old. The new reference is http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonce-and-jay-zs-biggest-singles-on-the-official-uk-chart__22112/
Spain Certification
editThe referencie is broken. (PDF) Select Songs under "Chart", enter 2010 in the field "Year". Select 52 in the field "Week". Click on "Search Charts". Source: https://www.promusicae.es/listas/semanales?lang=en_US
- No, its not broken, using the commentary one can easily find the "24 diciembre 2010 a 30 diciembre 2010" Canciones and once clicked on it can easily get the actual chart which shows the Platinum certification. —IB [ Poke ] 14:38, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
Pentatonix
editI suggest a paragraph be added under Other Versions about the group Pentatonix. Three of the five original members performed this a couple of times while still in high school. Their success at that level directly led to their becoming a quintet and performing, and ultimately winning, on NBC's show "The Sing-Off". That in turn led to a recording contract, and eventually three Grammy awards.
Typofixer76 (talk) 01:51, 27 January 2025 (UTC)
- None of that seems of any importance to this article, although Pentatonix is a well-known group they have performed many other songs in their high-school and in auditions so its plain and simple unnecessary. —IB [ Poke ] 15:35, 27 January 2025 (UTC)