Young Americans
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"Young Americans" is a 1975 soul-influenced song by David Bowie that marked his stylistic shift toward "plastic soul" and became one of his signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Young Americans canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363181 — 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: Young Americans Context triple: [David Bowie, notableWork, Young Americans]
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A.
Youth
"Youth" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work *Memoirs of a Revolutionist*, recounting his early life and formative experiences.
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B.
Youth
Youth is a British musician and record producer best known as the bassist and founding member of the band Killing Joke and for his influential work in post-punk and electronic music.
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C.
Youth
"Youth" is a melancholic, synth-driven indie pop song by British band Glass Animals that reflects on nostalgia, loss, and the fragility of childhood.
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D.
Youth
"Youth" is a short story by Joseph Conrad that recounts a young sailor's first voyage to the East and reflects on the idealism and resilience of early adulthood.
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E.
Young Unionists
Young Unionists is the youth wing of the Ulster Unionist Party, engaging and representing younger members within Northern Irish unionist politics.
- 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: Young Americans Target entity description: "Young Americans" is a 1975 soul-influenced song by David Bowie that marked his stylistic shift toward "plastic soul" and became one of his signature hits.
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A.
Youth
"Youth" is a section of Peter Kropotkin’s autobiographical work *Memoirs of a Revolutionist*, recounting his early life and formative experiences.
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B.
Youth
Youth is a British musician and record producer best known as the bassist and founding member of the band Killing Joke and for his influential work in post-punk and electronic music.
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C.
Youth
"Youth" is a melancholic, synth-driven indie pop song by British band Glass Animals that reflects on nostalgia, loss, and the fragility of childhood.
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D.
Youth
"Youth" is a short story by Joseph Conrad that recounts a young sailor's first voyage to the East and reflects on the idealism and resilience of early adulthood.
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E.
Young Unionists
Young Unionists is the youth wing of the Ulster Unionist Party, engaging and representing younger members within Northern Irish unionist politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Young Americans (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Bside | Suffragette City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart number 18
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number 28 ⓘ |
| composer | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
blue-eyed soul ⓘ plastic soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicalPersonnel |
Andy Newmark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ava Cherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlos Alomar NERFINISHED ⓘ David Sanborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Vandross NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Garson NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Young Americans promotional film ⓘ |
| includedIn |
compilation album Best of Bowie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
compilation album Changesonebowie ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length |
3:11 (single edit)
ⓘ
5:10 ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of David Bowie's signature songs
ⓘ
marking David Bowie's shift toward plastic soul ⓘ |
| partOf | Young Americans (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Rebel Rebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Harry Maslin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigma Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | August 1974 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-02-21 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| theme |
American youth
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social commentary ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soul-influenced ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Young Americans Description of subject: "Young Americans" is a 1975 soul-influenced song by David Bowie that marked his stylistic shift toward "plastic soul" and became one of his signature hits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.