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"Can I Get It" is a song by English singer Adele from her fourth studio album, 30 (2021). Adele wrote the song with its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. It was released by Columbia Records as the album's sixth track on 19 November 2021. A pop song with pop rock and country pop influences, "Can I Get It" has acoustic guitar, drum, and horn instrumentation and a whistled hook. The song is about moving on from a breakup and desiring a committed relationship, exploring Adele's search for true love and a new relationship. Music critics were generally positive about its acoustic portion and lyrics but highly criticised its whistled hook. They thought the brazen pop production of "Can I Get It" catered to the tastes of mainstream radio, which made it an outlier on 30, and compared it to Flo Rida's single "Whistle" (2012). The song reached the top 20 in Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, and Norway and entered the top 40 in some other countries. (This article is part of a featured topic: 30 (album).)

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Although it may be 'best practice' or somesuch that Ghandi shouldn't be listed on two selected anniversaries articles, this date is a bit America-heavy... What about the rest of the world? -- Graham  :) | Talk 02:24, 5 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Find some qualifying entries at May 5 that are not already used on other selected anniversaries and are about as major of events as the ones listed on this page. Better yet, do some research and update some articles to make them qualify. --mav 06:33, 5 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I find it sad to note that every single event in the selected anniversiaries today is related to USA. I'll see if I can't find something else to put in there. ✏ Sverdrup 09:23, 5 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]


What about tthe death of Napoleon on 5 May 1821?

Only events go here. --mav 21:25, 5 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Sheppard's Spaceflight[edit]

THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS A HIGHLIGHT

  1. 1961 - Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes. Abebenjoe 17:01, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:10, 4 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

5th May 1821[edit]

I red the FAQ (Q4) but still... IMHO it still seems to me that this date should be here. It is a date of a death of Napoleon Bonaparte. That is an important anniversary at this date. He was a person, who conquered almost the entire Europe... he was in fact tha arch-enemy of Britain... Grand homme, qui est mort sur petite île...
I red the FAQ but I still don't know why he is not there.
Thanks for answer
Niusereset (talk) 14:19, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Articles about Napoleon are featured throughout the year, although it does appear the main article about that man himself is not currently assigned to any date. The anniversary of his death will be eligible to be listed in 2021 on the 200th anniversary. howcheng {chat} 11:07, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 12:00, 4 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 08:13, 4 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 08:16, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 16:43, 3 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:43, 5 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 03:50, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 17:34, 6 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 17:39, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 req[edit]

2021 is the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon. I've already added it the the page as a hidden entry, just needs unhiding at the time. Mjroots (talk) 05:32, 24 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Mjroots: Argh, Napoleon already made an appearance this year, but it is a major anniversary and he's a major historical figure so I guess we can bend the rules. howcheng {chat} 21:19, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:58, 7 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 req[edit]

Any chance of getting Lusophone Culture Day onto the holidays list? The Community of Portuguese Language Countries article that is linked is reasonably well sourced and the day itself is referenced in the "History" section. —  AjaxSmack  13:09, 28 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@AjaxSmack: Done, but ideally Lusophone Culture Day should be its own article focused solely on the observance itself. Might that be possible for next year? howcheng {chat} 07:27, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks.  AjaxSmack  15:16, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:40, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]