Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rock Me (Steppenwolf 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. Overwhelming jeep and snow keep consensus. (non-admin closure) AmericanAir88^(talk) 15:02, 14 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rock Me (Steppenwolf song)

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No evidence of notability. Kendall-K1 (talk) 17:44, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:48, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep As a Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 single, sourced in the article before the nomination was made, I don't know how the NOM can think this does not meet WP:NMUSIC. I guess I'll see how much we need to argue about it after I see additional responses. I urge withdrawal of this ill conceived nomination. Trackinfo (talk) 17:53, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Speedy keep: this single made no. 4 on Canada's RPM 100 singles chart as well [1]... with top ten entries in two countries it's difficult to see how this doesn't pass WP:NSONG. Richard3120 (talk) 20:48, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I don't get it. Are we reading the same WP:NSONG? Where does it say that top ten entries in two countries makes a song notable? Can you provide a quote? Kendall-K1 (talk) 23:07, 8 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Charting can definitely be one indication of notability, but if a song charts and still receives limited coverage from third-party, reliable sources, then it could be merged/redirected to another target article. I do not have an opinion about this specific case, but I just wanted to say that charting alone should not taken as the only indicator for notability. Aoba47 (talk) 01:22, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, just charting in itself isn't a guarantee of notability, WP:NSONG criterion 1 says so. But the fact it was a big chart hit in not one, but two, countries, plus passing criterion 3, being an independent release by a notable band (its release almost certainly would have received coverage in various music magazines at the time, given how well known the band were), indicates this song meets notability by passing two of the three criteria of WP:NSONG. Richard3120 (talk) 12:10, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 05:15, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep under WP:NSONG. Generally, a song is considered a hit single if it reaches the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. A song that reaches the top 10 in two countries definitely clears the notability bar, especially since it's the band's third-biggest hit. — Newslinger talk 10:29, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:NSONG with a top 10 single in Billboard Hot 100. The nomination is in any invalid as no valid rationale has been given. Hzh (talk) 17:09, 9 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Snow keep per above, article contains sufficient sourcing and context to assert notability. Song appears on several albums and soundtracks. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:12, 12 October 2018 (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.