Apex Predator
E387178
"Apex Predator" is a high-energy song from the stage musical adaptation of Mean Girls that satirically compares high school social hierarchies to the animal kingdom’s ruthless food chain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apex Predator canonical | 2 |
| “Apex Predator” | 1 |
| “Apex Predator” (ensemble) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mean Girls (2004 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparesTo | animal kingdom food chain ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Richmond ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes | high school social hierarchy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork |
Mean Girls (musical)
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surface form:
Mean Girls (Broadway production)
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| genre |
high-energy song
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
power dynamics
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predator–prey metaphor ⓘ ruthlessness of popularity culture ⓘ social dominance ⓘ |
| lyricist | Nell Benjamin ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Nell Benjamin ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| metaphorUsed | apex predator as top of social food chain ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jeff Richmond ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comparison of high school to animal kingdom food chain
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satire of high school social hierarchies ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Mean Girls (musical)
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surface form:
Mean Girls (stage musical)
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| styleDescriptor |
comic
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high-energy ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical reviews of Mean Girls musical ⓘ |
| theatricalContext | stage musical number ⓘ |
| title | Apex Predator self-link ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mean Girls (musical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mean Girls (original Broadway cast recording)
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Apex Predator” (ensemble)
this entity surface form:
“Apex Predator”