Talk:Dangerously In Love

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[edit] Merging from Dangerously in Love 2

The song was an airplay-only promo single, and this album article is short enough for the (even shorter) single article to be merged in. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dangerously In Love 2, which probably would have resulted in a "delete" or "merge" had somebody not redirected the article to the album page. Extraordinary Machine 15:17, 2 July 2006 (UTC)


I think this article doesn't need to be merged because more information can be added or it has enough to be an article. I'm right. Charmed 3 July 2006

See Wikipedia:Notability (songs), as well as the AFD discussion I listed above. If more info can be added to either article (or both), then do it. But as they currently stand, I think it would be more useful for readers if they were merged. Extraordinary Machine 13:16, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't know if anyone noticed, but there was racist vandalism on this page in regards to the album cover. I deleted it after trying not to be offended and moved on, but did anyone know who did this? I think that guy should get a taste of Wiki-Justice.

[edit] Sales

DIL sold 11 million i tell u!!!!http://www.b-day.co.uk/www/news_view.php?content_id=45see this, it says she sold 11 MILLION RECORDS!!!

Go To http://www.beyonceonline.com/main.html and then on timeline... there u can read that DIL sold 6 million copies ww!!! It's Beyonce's official site!!!!!

As of 2006 she has sold over 11 million, but while the album was on the world charts in 2003, it sold 6,000,000


  • The Album did not managed to sold more than 8 millions, this is sales inflations, and according to Nielsen SoundScan and MediaTraffic it sold 7,7million worldwide, but due to USA Shipments and Retail versions it got up to 8,23million copies sold

Eduemoni 21:10, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

WOW! ok - I looked into it and Beyonceworld.net HAS stated sales of 16 million - and some vandalizer is calling them a liar and splitting that in half! WOW - TOTAL VANDALISM! FIND OUT WHI DID IT!

Ok - if you search 'Dangerously in love million' on google - on the top sites (other than wikipedia, which is filled with beyonce haters [cough/cough]) "over ten million" is constantly reported. Which makes 11 million sound possibe.

I will say this once, Wikipedia is not a chat room for fans, it is an information source where "kind and reasonable" people can upload completely 100% true information. Just because a fan site says she has sold so many records doesn't mean its true. Try not going to official Beyonce sites ot any sites where she is loved a lot because people can lie. The amount of sales that are needed here are the ones received while the album was still on the charts!Generation talk123 15:03, 13 January 2007

The album has sold a little over six million copies worldwide. http://www.mediatraffic.de/top-album-achievements.htm 69.209.199.91 (talk) 01:23, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Daddy" isn't a hidden track!

My US Edition has Daddy as a seperate track, it even lists it on the back.

What should be included in the article is that it is an enhanced CD.

Stopitplease92 16:19, 28 April 2007 (UTC)


DIL has sold over 8 million worldwide..LOOK it up and you'll see —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.252.84.158 (talk) 19:20, 17 January 2008 (UTC)


If you guys go on any nelson site, it would prove that DIL only sold 8 million copies so stop changing it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.163.193.233 (talk) 08:34, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Too much

[edit] Certifications

  • 4× platinum
Flag of the United States RIAA: 4,000,000[1]
  • Platinum
Flag of New Zealand RIANZ: 15,000[2]
Flag of Argentina CAPIF: 40,000[3]
Flag of Switzerland IFPI: 40,000[4]
Flag of Australia ARIA: 70,000[5]
Flag of Canada CRIA: 100,000[6]
Flag of Germany IFPI: 200,000[7]
Flag of Europe IFPI: 1,000,000[8]
  • 2× platinum
Flag of the United Kingdom BPI: 600,000[9]
  • 2× gold
Flag of France SNEP: 200,000[10]
  • Gold
Flag of Austria IFPI: 10,000[11]
Flag of Belgium IFPI: 15,000[12]
Flag of Norway IFPI: 15,000[13]
Flag of Sweden IFPI: 20,000[14]
Flag of the Netherlands NVPI: 30,000[15]

This information is really too much. Big markets only. --Efe (talk) 08:19, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] GA review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    Not a major deal, but seeing other albums that are GA's, it would be best to fully include the release date of the album. Fixed Question: Is guested a word to use? Fixed In the Background section, the sentence ---> "In 2003, she collaborated with then-boyfriend Jay-Z", the sentence reads that maybe they broke-up, even though they just got married, a little fixing to the sentence might help. Changed to long-time boyriend Jay-Z. I will not use then-husband because there was no confirmation yet from the concerned people In the Production section, "Although Knowles do not create beats herself", sounds a little strange and needs to be fixed. Removed hersel In the Musical style section, who's "MC"? I dont know; not specified in the news article. Removed
    B. MoS compliance:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
    Is there a source for this ---> "While her group mates focused on gospel and alternative, Knowles remained on making R&B"? Sourced
    C. No original research:
  3. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  4. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  7. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    If the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article! Also, contact me if the above statements are answered.

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:59, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you to Efe who got the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)