Talk:Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)/GA1

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Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song) (as of this rev)

• WP:DUPELINKs,
  • love song in the Leagacy section.

Fixed this link.

• • Yeah Yeah Yeahs in the Track listing section.

On another featured article I worked on for this band, the track listing had it linked. I think it's good to have it accessible there too, since it's near the bottom of the article and the first link was earlier.

• Add an appropriate ENGVAR template to the page.

Added!

• The Music video section should come before the Live performances section.

Had it like this before, another editor had moved it. Moved!

• The Other versions section should come after the Legacy section.

I actually think it fits better here because all the information about the original song is hashed beforehand, and this addresses covers, remixes, etc. separate entities.

• Ref for note b..?

That was in the CD liner notes ref, but I can also add it to that note. Done!

• "thesoul singer Macy Gray" - missing a space between "the soul".

Don't know how I missed that, fixed!

• The Other versions section seems to be over-relying on Apple Music; independent third-party news sources should be used wherever possible.

Yeaaaaah, if Apple Music is there, it's because I couldn't find a reliable enough third party source for it. I managed to deep dive and find a few others, though.

Vestrian24Bio 10:37, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

@Watagwaan: that's all I got, ping me when you're done addressing these.. Vestrian24Bio 10:37, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

@Vestrian24Bio Kaboom! Thank you for bringing these up, I hope these responses addressed everything. Watagwaan? I really like the color red! 18:09, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Source spot-check

• Initial check:
  • The acronym "My Angus Please Stay" doesn't seem to be confirmed by the sources..

"In fact, one rumour has it that "MAPS" stands for "My Angus, Please Stay"." Quote from the Radio C source.

• • Sources doesn't seem to explicitly designate it as a signature song..

"Their best song here and everywhere else, is still 'Maps', a song that's come to stand for YYYs in a way that transcends even a 'signature song'--more than a hit, it's bound to the band DNA." Quote from the Pitchfork source used, also at List of signature songs.

• Vestrian24Bio 10:53, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

• Proper check: This table lists 18 random passages from throughout the article (15.4% of 117 total passages).

  These passages contain 23 inline citations (17.2% of 134 in the article). Generated with the Veracity user script. Vestrian24Bio 10:53, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

More information Reference #, Letter ...

Reference #	Letter	Source	Archive	Status	Notes
Recording
recalling "walking past his door, I heard the sample and came in and I was like, "What is that?" And then five minutes later I was singing basically the lyrics to it and then it was there".
5	a	bbc.co.uk	web.archive.org
Composition
and indie rock song,
12	a	allmusic.com	web.archive.org
The track is built around a guitar loop consisting of a single D note, which critics have described as a "ringing"
5	b	bbc.co.uk	web.archive.org
She employs the rule of three in the pre-chorus and second verse, as heard in the lyric "Oh, say, say, say".
18	b	popbitch.com	web.archive.org
Release
Interscope ultimately delayed distribution in the US until February 10, 2004.
28	a	Maps (CD liner notes). Interscope Records. February 10, 2004. B0002073-22.
Reception
It has been certified silver in the United Kingdom for selling over 200,000 units,
35		bpi.co.uk
David Antrobus of PopMatters quipped that Karen O's "astonishingly deft and heartfelt" performance could evoke emotion from a mannequin, also praising Zinner's guitar work and writing, "Any permission for all those haughty indie kids to access their broken hearts has to be a very good thing. And I mean that in the kindest possible way."
39	a	popmatters.com	web.archive.org
Music video
The music video for "Maps" was directed by Patrick Daughters,
43		pitchfork.com	web.archive.org
They were real tears. My boyfriend at the time was supposed to come to the shoot — he was three hours late and I was just about to leave for tour. I didn't think he was even going to come and this was the song that was written for him. He eventually showed up and I got myself in a real emotional state.
44	c	nme.com	web.archive.org
By 2006, The New Yorker noted the video had become a MTV2 staple,
52		newyorker.com	web.archive.org
Live performances
and has since been played at virtually every concert. Karen O remarked in 2004 that "We had been playing these songs (Fever to Tell) for a year and a half. People would be calling out for 'Maps' at the shows."
17	b	chicagotribune.com	web.archive.org
Legacy
Regarding its impact, Karen O said, "there's just not a lot of bands that have one of their biggest songs as a love song. So I'm pretty stoked about that".
5	c	bbc.co.uk	web.archive.org
At the end of the decade, Pitchfork placed "Maps" at six on its "500 Tracks of the 2000s" list,
69		pitchfork.com	web.archive.org
Other versions
"Maps" has been covered by artists including the garage rock duo the White Stripes,
80		whitestripes.net	web.archive.org
the English folk musician Keaton Henson,
86		music.apple.com	web.archive.org
the punk rock group Camp Cope,
89		abc.net.au	web.archive.org
Zinner said that "I can't say that the word lawsuit hasn't crossed my mind, but at the same time... the YYYs have definitely stolen stuff before... so I guess it's karmic."
97		gothamist.com	web.archive.org
No text found: citation may be in an infobox or table
13	b	music.apple.com	web.archive.org
28	b	Maps (CD liner notes). Interscope Records. February 10, 2004. B0002073-22.
31	b	officialcharts.com	web.archive.org
32	b	officialcharts.com	web.archive.org
34	c	billboard.com	web.archive.org
34	d	billboard.com	web.archive.org

Close

@Watagwaan: just 2 concerns in spot-check and a CV and a license issues below. Vestrian24Bio 10:53, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

Final review

• EARWIG shows 47.9% - possible violations. Vestrian24Bio 10:45, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

The thing is, if you look at where those violations are coming from, the article also grabbed a paragraph from another source also used here, #44 (NME Music Video), which is probably where that's coming from. Also, both mention a Rolling Stone quote. Nonetheless, I trimmed one quote and removed the other. It's at 35.1% now.

• According to link-dispenser (permalink) – all good. Vestrian24Bio 10:45, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
• Media usage:
  • File:Maps (song) cover.jpg
  • File:Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song - audio sample).ogg
  • File:Maps screenshot.jpg - should use a proper rationale template instead.

Fixing this ASAP.

• • File:Maps (Live at the Fillmore) Sample.mp3
  • File:YYY RAH180625 (1 of 51).jpg
  • File:Kelly Clarkson in Canberra, 2005 (2).jpg
  • File:Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.jpg

  All files have proper copyright tags, captions and alt texts; except noted. Vestrian24Bio 10:45, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

  Both audio files could be aligned to the left side instead. Vestrian24Bio 10:45, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

I don't think it's necessary to move it, it's not obstructing anything.

@Vestrian24Bio Everything should be addressed! Watagwaan? I really like the color red! 15:48, 18 June 2026 (UTC)

All else good, passing for GA. Vestrian24Bio 11:04, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

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