Fight for Your Right

E421394

single song

"Fight for Your Right" is a 1986 rap-rock anthem by the Beastie Boys that became one of their signature hits and a defining party song of the era.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fight for Your Right canonical	4
Fight for Your Right (Revisited)	1
Fight for Your Right (cover by various artists)	1
Fight for Your Right Revisited	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4207981 — 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: Fight for Your Right
Context triple: [Beastie Boys, notableSong, Fight for Your Right]

A. I Got a Right Ta
"I Got a Right Ta" is a song featured on the album "Electric Circus" by rapper and producer Common.
B. You Ain't Right
"You Ain't Right" is a high-energy dance-pop track by Janet Jackson from her 2001 album "All for You," known for its edgy production and assertive lyrics.
C. This Fight Is Our Fight
"This Fight Is Our Fight" is a political book by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren that outlines her vision for economic justice and critiques growing inequality in America.
D. This We'll Defend
"This We'll Defend" is the historic motto of the United States Army, expressing its mission to protect and defend the nation and its people.
E. Fight the Good Fight
"Fight the Good Fight" is the inspirational motto of Iona University, encapsulating its emphasis on perseverance, integrity, and striving for excellence.
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: Fight for Your Right
Target entity description: "Fight for Your Right" is a 1986 rap-rock anthem by the Beastie Boys that became one of their signature hits and a defining party song of the era.

A. I Got a Right Ta
"I Got a Right Ta" is a song featured on the album "Electric Circus" by rapper and producer Common.
B. You Ain't Right
"You Ain't Right" is a high-energy dance-pop track by Janet Jackson from her 2001 album "All for You," known for its edgy production and assertive lyrics.
C. This Fight Is Our Fight
"This Fight Is Our Fight" is a political book by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren that outlines her vision for economic justice and critiques growing inequality in America.
D. This We'll Defend
"This We'll Defend" is the historic motto of the United States Army, expressing its mission to protect and defend the nation and its people.
E. Fight the Good Fight
"Fight the Good Fight" is the inspirational motto of Iona University, encapsulating its emphasis on perseverance, integrity, and striving for excellence.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Licensed to Ill ⓘ
artist	Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ
bSide	Paul Revere ⓘ
chronology	Beastie Boys singles chronology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
describedAs	party anthem ⓘ satirical party song ⓘ
featuredIn	numerous film and television soundtracks ⓘ
followedBy	Brass Monkey ⓘ
follows	Hold It Now, Hit It ⓘ
format	12-inch single ⓘ 7-inch single ⓘ
genre	hard rock ⓘ hip hop ⓘ rap rock ⓘ
hasChorusLyric	You gotta fight for your right to party ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fight for Your Right (cover by various artists)
hasMusicVideo	Fight for Your Right music video ⓘ
hasSequel	Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fight for Your Right Revisited
includedIn	many Beastie Boys compilation albums ⓘ
influenced	later rap rock songs ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	3:28 ⓘ
musicVideoDirector	Adam Dubin ⓘ Ric Menello ⓘ
notableFor	defining 1980s party culture ⓘ
originalIntention	satire of party songs ⓘ
parodiedBy	Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fight for Your Right (Revisited)
partOfAlbum	Licensed to Ill ⓘ
performer	Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer	Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Rubin ⓘ
rankedOn	lists of greatest hard rock songs ⓘ lists of greatest party songs ⓘ
recorded	1986 ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
releaseDate	1986-11-10 ⓘ
shortTitle	Fight for Your Right self-link ⓘ
signatureSongOf	Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	partying ⓘ teen rebellion ⓘ
tempo	fast ⓘ
title	(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) ⓘ
usedAs	party anthem in popular culture ⓘ
writer	Adam Horovitz ⓘ Adam Yauch ⓘ Rick Rubin ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beastie Boys → notableSong → Fight for Your Right ⓘ

Licensed to Ill → hasPart → Fight for Your Right ⓘ

Fight for Your Right → shortTitle → Fight for Your Right self-link ⓘ

Fight for Your Right → hasCoverVersion → Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fight for Your Right (cover by various artists)

Fight for Your Right → parodiedBy → Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fight for Your Right (Revisited)

Fight for Your Right → hasSequel → Fight for Your Right self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fight for Your Right Revisited

The New Style → chronologicallyPrecedes → Fight for Your Right ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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