Looking for the Perfect Beat
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"Looking for the Perfect Beat" is a pioneering 1983 electro and hip hop single by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force that helped define early electronic dance and hip hop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Looking for the Perfect Beat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13777525 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looking for the Perfect Beat Context triple: [Afrika Bambaataa, notableWork, Looking for the Perfect Beat]
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A.
Counting the Beat
"Counting the Beat" is a catchy 1981 new wave pop song by New Zealand band The Swingers that became a major hit in Australasia.
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B.
Play That Beat
"Play That Beat" is a track featured on the album "Under Construction," contributing to its overall hip hop sound and style.
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C.
Jump to the Beat
"Jump to the Beat" is an early-1980s dance-pop/R&B song by American singer Stacy Lattisaw that became one of her signature hits.
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D.
Rockin to the Beat
"Rockin to the Beat" is a track by the Black Eyed Peas featured on their 2009 electro-pop and dance-oriented album *The E.N.D.*
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E.
You Can’t Stop the Beat
"You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Looking for the Perfect Beat Target entity description: "Looking for the Perfect Beat" is a pioneering 1983 electro and hip hop single by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force that helped define early electronic dance and hip hop music.
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A.
Counting the Beat
"Counting the Beat" is a catchy 1981 new wave pop song by New Zealand band The Swingers that became a major hit in Australasia.
-
B.
Play That Beat
"Play That Beat" is a track featured on the album "Under Construction," contributing to its overall hip hop sound and style.
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C.
Jump to the Beat
"Jump to the Beat" is an early-1980s dance-pop/R&B song by American singer Stacy Lattisaw that became one of her signature hits.
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D.
Rockin to the Beat
"Rockin to the Beat" is a track by the Black Eyed Peas featured on their 2009 electro-pop and dance-oriented album *The E.N.D.*
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E.
You Can’t Stop the Beat
"You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.