Talk:Unwell

Vandalism of release date

Please stop changing the release date from "April 2003" to "July 2003."--Kevjgav (talk) 12:46, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

I just reverted that edit so that it says "April 2003. This information is consistent with "released-April 3, 2003" and "More Than You Think You Are-singles"--Kevjgav (talk) 12:50, 25 September 2014 (UTC)

Music and composition

Should there be any mentioning about the music? The song prominently features a banjo during the intro and again during the fade out coda. The banjo is played by Kyle Cook who also played lead guitar in the song. The verses are accompanied by piano and Hammond organ with the full band backing the chorus. The banjo isn't used very often in popular music and I think that the use of a banjo should be mentioned in the article.--Kevjgav (talk) 11:14, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Unwell genre add

This Matchbox Twenty song is more than just a pop rock, it also more of an alternative rock song and this band was known as both an alternative rock and pop rock group. I added it with a reference to both genres and if you don't believe me, you may weigh-in at my talk: User talk:Hjfcool#Unwell (song) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hjfcool (talk • contribs) 23:03, October 22, 2013 (UTC)

User talk pages are not where matters like this are discussed (nor is WT:SONGS); this is an article talk page matter.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽^ʌⱷ҅_ᴥⱷ^ʌ≼  21:10, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Found a source for "Rock"

So after extensive searching, I have found a source, from 2011, in which Taste of Country, talking about country singer Matt Mason who performed a country-style cover of the song, labels this song as a broad "Rock" song: "Mason took on Matchbox 20's hit 'Unwell,' nailing his attempt at making the rock song sound country."[1] But it's quite loosely defined and I feel just inserting this could potentially spark debate without proper discussion first. Anyone wish to share their viewpoints? Magatta (talk) 00:01, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

@Magatta: I don't normally get involved with genres, but on a scale of 10 to 1, where 10 is good and 1 is bad, I'd label this source a 5. Citing a rock song's genre from a country music site, reliable or not, seems a little dicey in my eyes, but they are not technically wrong. Of course, I learned my lesson the hard way when a user pointed out that "Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)" was not a happy hardcore song and that NME was bogus in validating it (see this diff). As you can see, even reliable sources can cause controversy from time to time. I recommend, for sources between 3 and 5, to find a secondary source. If you can't, I won't stop you if you add the genre into the article, but someone else may feel differently. ResPM (T🔈 🎵C) 00:35, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

@ResolutionsPerMinute: Good point. I suppose while the source may be broadly correct about the genre, it could still be disputed by others, especially seeing as it's a country-music based source, a genre which this song doesn't really fall under in my opinion. And like you said, it could be quite chancy to cite the song's genre with a source that specialises in a musical style that could contradict how most people would describe the song and the band's musical style. So I'll take your advice and try and find an alternative source that describes the song's genre, more specifically than just general "rock" if I can at some point. Until then, I'm happy to just leave the genre field as it is. Magatta (talk) 01:37, 5 December 2021 (UTC)