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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Cartoon network freak in topic Covers/remakes without third-party sources
Featured articleDragostea din tei is a featured article; it (or a previous version of it) has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the Wikipedia community. Even so, if you can update or improve it, please do so.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 5, 2025Good article nomineeListed
August 22, 2025Featured article candidatePromoted
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 12, 2025.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that O-Zone threatened legal action over Haiducii's cover of "Dragostea din tei", which became a hit on charts at the same time as the original?
Current status: Featured article

Did you know nomination

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Latest comment: 1 year ago17 comments5 people in discussion
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 14:21, 4 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

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  • ALT1: ... that O-Zone threatened legal action against Haiducii's hit cover of "Dragostea din tei", which simultaneously ranked just below the original on charts?
  • ALT2: ... that O-Zone threatened legal action against Haiducii's cover of "Dragostea din tei", which became a hit on charts simultaneously with the original?
Improved to Good Article status by Cartoon network freak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Cartoon network freak (talk) 00:51, 6 February 2025 (UTC).Reply

@Narutolovehinata5: Hey there. I shortened the hook. Cartoon network freak (talk) 14:44, 8 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Cartoon network freak: Not a review, but I don't think ALT0 is intriguing enough since I'm not familiar with Cauet or the two unlinked artists, especially compared to the large wealth of potential hooks in this giant GA. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:43, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
Maybe Launchballer or MaranoFan could give suggestions? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:40, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Miraclepine:@Narutolovehinata5: The focus is not really meant to be on the other artists, but just on the fact that five versions of the song were in the top 30. It shows how successful the song really was. I can't recall another instance where something like this happened. Do you have suggestions for rewording the hook? Or maybe another one? Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 11:52, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
A hook that is heavily dependent on the reader being familiar with names that are not necessarily household names worldwide is usually a bad hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:30, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5: @Miraclepine: Removed the names (Just for the record, they were the remakes by Haiducii, Cauet, Massimo Gargia and Le 6-9). Plus I found one instance where all those versions even all charted within the top 20. Do you see the hook as better now? I also provided an alternative hook, which also includes the simultaneous success of Haiducii's cover, which at the same time was involved in a legal dispute. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 16:31, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
ALT1 seems to be more about the chart itself than Dragostea din dei, so no I don't think it's much better. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:44, 9 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5: Reworded the alternative hook and it's the one I'd personally prefer. I stand firm in my view that both hooks are about unique events in the music industry and are thus interesting enough facts. Please consider giving this a go. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 08:48, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
The new hook is still on the long side and I'd like to see a shortening. If it could be focused on the legally disputed cover aspect, I think it would work. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:44, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5: Reworded the alternative hook. Cartoon network freak (talk) 10:24, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
It's better, but the nuance between both charting around the same time is lost. Asking Launchballer if another wording could be provided. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:27, 10 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
@Narutolovehinata5: Added two more alternatives. Cartoon network freak (talk) 19:15, 11 February 2025 (UTC)Reply
  • This article, promoted to GA on 5 Feb, is new enough, more than long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio or BLP issues. I like ALT2 the best, which is sourced to a Billboard chart (which verifies that both charted simultaneously) and a Romanian-language source (accepted in good faith, but machine translation verifies that legal action was threatened). Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 17:10, 3 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Covers/remakes without third-party sources

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Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments1 person in discussion

While preparing the article for its FA nominations, all covers/remakes of the song need to be accompanied by a reliable, third-party source. The following covers by notable artists have been removed since I could not find any source to back them up. Should anyone find such a source, then please feel free to include those covers bac into the article. Greets; Cartoon network freak (talk) 23:51, 28 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Another batch:

References

  1. ↑ "Stupid Heart – Single". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Numa Numa Yes (Apple Music Home Session) – Single". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "1087 – Album". Apple Music (US). Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bài Ca Mi Ya Hee – Album". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "2moro – Album". Apple Music (US). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Audiosmog (2004). Dragostea din tei (CD liner notes). Spectre. 4260010750302. Note: The song is identified as 'the rock version' of 'Dragostea din tei' on the front cover of the CD, which also has the original's 'Ma-i-a Hi, Ma-i-a Hu, Ma-i-a Ho, Ma-i-a Ha-Ha' chant printed on it. The lyrics are credited to Dan Balan on the back cover.
  7. ↑ Fancy (2004). Greatest Hits (CD liner notes). Silver Star. 0090204901937. Note: Credits on the back cover of the CD identify Dan Balan as the sole songwriter on the track and O-Zone's label Media Services as a publisher.
  8. ↑ Ome Henk (2004). Lekker Lekker (Ga Maar Met Me Mee) (Dragostea din tei) (CD liner notes). Cat. 8713545607017. Note: 'Dragostea din tei' is printed alongside the song's title on the back cover of the CD. Furthermore, the back cover identifies 'Lekker Lekker (Ga Maar Met Me Mee)' as an adaptation with altered lyrics originally written by Dan Balan.
  9. ↑ Frank Lars (2004). Nur ma' so (CD liner notes). Monopol. 4013809501612. Note: The song is identified as a German-language cover of 'Dragostea din tei' on the front cover of the CD release.
  10. ↑ "Minisztár – Album". BMG Hungary. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2024 – via Apple Music (HU). Note: Access the credits by clicking on the three dots next to the song length. Dan Balan is credited as the sole songwriter.
  11. ↑ Various (2005). Girl's Box – Best Hits Compilation Winter (CD liner notes). Avex Trax. 4988064177691. Note: Credits on the back cover of the CD identify the song as a Japanese language cover and Dan Balan as one of the songwriters on the track.
  12. ↑ Kabaret pod Wyrwigroszem (2008). Hit, Hit Hurra! (CD liner notes). Świat Kobiety. 9788392692799. Note: The song is identified as a parody of 'Dragostea din tei' and 'Time to Say Goodbye' by Andrea Bocelli on the back cover of the CD.
  13. ↑ "Travel The World Song – Spookiz". Spookiz [ko]. EMI Music Publishing. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via YouTube. Note: Open the description to see the credits.

Further removals

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These claims have also been removed due to lacking a reliable source (Charts in France is not reliable enough for FA):

References

  1. ↑ "Evangelia präsentiert den Song 'Let's Go MIA'" [Evangelia releases the song 'Let's Go MIA'] (in German). Mix1 [de]. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "'Az országnak ez a része mindig a tenyerén hordott minket'" [This part of the country has always carried us in the palm of its hand'] (in Hungarian). Beol.hu [hu]. 11 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du 21ème siècle : le récap !" [Top 100 best-selling singles of the 21st century: the recap!] (in French). Charts in France. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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