Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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"Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)" is a 1996 dance-pop single by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that blends Latin influences with upbeat electronic production.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1674172 — 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: Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) Context triple: [Pet Shop Boys, notableWork, Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)]
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A.
That’s the Way It Is
"That’s the Way It Is" is an upbeat pop song by Celine Dion, released in 1999 and known for its empowering lyrics and strong vocal performance.
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B.
Life's Good
Life's Good is the well-known marketing slogan used by South Korean electronics company LG to promote its brand and products.
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C.
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet is a 1990 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the everyday struggles and aspirations of a working-class family in suburban London.
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D.
That's the Way Love Is
"That's the Way Love Is" is a soulful blues song popularized by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his smooth, emotive vocal style.
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E.
That’s the Way Love Is
"That’s the Way Love Is" is an R&B song by American singer Bobby Brown, released during his late-1980s/early-1990s solo career.
- 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: Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) Target entity description: "Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)" is a 1996 dance-pop single by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that blends Latin influences with upbeat electronic production.
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A.
That’s the Way It Is
"That’s the Way It Is" is an upbeat pop song by Celine Dion, released in 1999 and known for its empowering lyrics and strong vocal performance.
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B.
Life's Good
Life's Good is the well-known marketing slogan used by South Korean electronics company LG to promote its brand and products.
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C.
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet is a 1990 British comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh that portrays the everyday struggles and aspirations of a working-class family in suburban London.
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D.
That's the Way Love Is
"That's the Way Love Is" is a soulful blues song popularized by American singer Bobby "Blue" Bland, showcasing his smooth, emotive vocal style.
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E.
That’s the Way Love Is
"That’s the Way Love Is" is an R&B song by American singer Bobby Brown, released during his late-1980s/early-1990s solo career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Bilingual ⓘ |
| artist | Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
UK Singles Chart
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Billboard Dance Club Songs chart ⓘ
surface form:
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
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| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 8 ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Before ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Single-Bilingual ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalStyle |
Latin influences
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upbeat electronic production ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
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CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin pop
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dance-pop ⓘ electronic ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Calm Before the Storm
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surface form:
The Calm Before the Storm
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| hasChorusLanguage | Portuguese and English ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) single cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | Bruce Weber ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Deep Dish Mix)
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Mark Picchiotti Mix)
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Pink Noise Mix)
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| hasTitle |
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Se a vida é
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) self-link ⓘ That’s the Way Life Is ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
Pet Shop Boys
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surface form:
Pet Shop Boys singles discography
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| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Bilingual ⓘ |
| performer | Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| producer |
Danny Tenaglia
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Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Pet Shop Boys ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-08-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Lowe
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Neil Tennant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) Description of subject: "Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)" is a 1996 dance-pop single by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that blends Latin influences with upbeat electronic production.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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Se a vida é
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Mark Picchiotti Mix)
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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hasRemix
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Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
self-linksurface differs
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Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Deep Dish Mix)
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
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hasRemix
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Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Se a vida é (That’s the Way Life Is) (Pink Noise Mix)