Burning Down the House
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"Burning Down the House" is a 1983 new wave rock song by Talking Heads, known for its energetic rhythm, cryptic lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burning Down the House canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144598 — 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: Burning Down the House Context triple: [Talking Heads, notableWork, Burning Down the House]
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A.
Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood as a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler who travels with his pet orangutan.
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B.
Dancing in the Dark
"Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
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C.
Dancing in the Dark
"Dancing in the Dark" is a classic popular song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, best known as a romantic dance number introduced in the 1931 revue "The Band Wagon" and later featured in its 1953 film adaptation.
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D.
Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a classic rock song by Aerosmith, later famously reimagined with Run-D.M.C., that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in rock and hip-hop history.
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E.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is a critically acclaimed 1978 rock album by Bruce Springsteen known for its gritty, blue-collar themes and emotionally intense songwriting.
- 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: Burning Down the House Target entity description: "Burning Down the House" is a 1983 new wave rock song by Talking Heads, known for its energetic rhythm, cryptic lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature hits.
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A.
Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood as a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler who travels with his pet orangutan.
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B.
Dancing in the Dark
"Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
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C.
Dancing in the Dark
"Dancing in the Dark" is a classic popular song by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, best known as a romantic dance number introduced in the 1931 revue "The Band Wagon" and later featured in its 1953 film adaptation.
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D.
Walk This Way
"Walk This Way" is a classic rock song by Aerosmith, later famously reimagined with Run-D.M.C., that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in rock and hip-hop history.
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E.
Darkness on the Edge of Town
"Darkness on the Edge of Town" is a critically acclaimed 1978 rock album by Bruce Springsteen known for its gritty, blue-collar themes and emotionally intense songwriting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Speaking in Tongues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | I Get Wild/Wild Gravity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 9 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 5 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Stop Making Sense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasComposer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
1980s alternative rock
ⓘ
new wave music culture ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Burning Down the House (Stop Making Sense version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricist |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Burning Down the House (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine |
Burning down the house
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Watch out, you might get what you're after ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Speaking in Tongues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length |
3:52 (single edit)
ⓘ
4:00 (album version) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
call-and-response vocal style
ⓘ
cryptic lyrics ⓘ energetic rhythm ⓘ status as a signature song of Talking Heads ⓘ |
| partOf | Talking Heads discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Byrne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sire Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-07-00 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| sideAOfSingle | Burning Down the House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| usedAs | concert opener for Talking Heads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burning Down the House Description of subject: "Burning Down the House" is a 1983 new wave rock song by Talking Heads, known for its energetic rhythm, cryptic lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature hits.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.