You Can Call Me Al
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"You Can Call Me Al" is a 1986 pop song by Paul Simon, best known for its catchy melody, playful lyrics, and iconic music video featuring Chevy Chase.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You Can Call Me Al canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2225568 — 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: You Can Call Me Al Context triple: [Paul Simon, notableSong, You Can Call Me Al]
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A.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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B.
Enough Said
Enough Said is a 2013 romantic comedy-drama film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, centered on a divorced woman who unknowingly befriends the ex-wife of the man she is dating.
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C.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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D.
Better Man
"Better Man" is one of Pearl Jam's most popular and enduring rock ballads, known for its emotional lyrics about a troubled relationship and frequent inclusion in the band's live performances.
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E.
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, in which Jack Black plays a superficial man who, after being hypnotized, can only see women's inner beauty.
- 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: You Can Call Me Al Target entity description: "You Can Call Me Al" is a 1986 pop song by Paul Simon, best known for its catchy melody, playful lyrics, and iconic music video featuring Chevy Chase.
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A.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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B.
Enough Said
Enough Said is a 2013 romantic comedy-drama film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, centered on a divorced woman who unknowingly befriends the ex-wife of the man she is dating.
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C.
Kicking & Screaming
Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 sports comedy film starring Will Ferrell as an overzealous youth soccer coach competing against his domineering father.
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D.
Better Man
"Better Man" is one of Pearl Jam's most popular and enduring rock ballads, known for its emotional lyrics about a troubled relationship and frequent inclusion in the band's live performances.
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E.
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, in which Jack Black plays a superficial man who, after being hypnotized, can only see women's inner beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Graceland ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Graceland tour ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Top 10 in several countries ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| features |
Chevy Chase
ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ worldbeat ⓘ |
| hasBside | You Can Call Me Al (B-side track varies by release) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized 1980s pop song ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | You Can Call Me Al music video ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | prominent bass run and solo ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | nickname confusion story involving Paul Simon and his then-wife’s friends ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1980s pop music compilations
ⓘ
Paul Simon live setlists ⓘ |
| label | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:39 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy melody
ⓘ
iconic music video featuring Chevy Chase ⓘ playful lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Graceland ⓘ |
| performer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Simon
ⓘ
Roy Halee ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1985–1986 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
ⓘ
midlife crisis ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
horn section ⓘ pennywhistle ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Simon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Can Call Me Al Description of subject: "You Can Call Me Al" is a 1986 pop song by Paul Simon, best known for its catchy melody, playful lyrics, and iconic music video featuring Chevy Chase.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.