Wild Wild Life
E497185
"Wild Wild Life" is a 1986 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its playful lyrics, catchy rhythm, and a music video featuring the band and others lip-syncing in a variety of humorous personas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wild Wild Life canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144602 — 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: Wild Wild Life Context triple: [Talking Heads, notableWork, Wild Wild Life]
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A.
Wild Life
Wild Life is the second studio album by Paul McCartney’s band Wings, known for its raw, unpolished sound and loose, spontaneous recording style.
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B.
Something Wild
Something Wild is a 1986 offbeat romantic comedy-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme, known for its blend of quirky humor and sudden dark turns.
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C.
Wild World
Wild World was the original name of the Maryland amusement park now known as Six Flags America, a regional theme park featuring roller coasters, water rides, and family attractions.
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D.
The Wild
The Wild is a themed area of the Saint Louis Zoo that immerses visitors in habitats featuring animals from rugged, remote, and often colder regions of the world.
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E.
The Wild
The Wild is a studio album by American rapper Raekwon that showcases his gritty storytelling and classic East Coast hip-hop style.
- 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: Wild Wild Life Target entity description: "Wild Wild Life" is a 1986 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its playful lyrics, catchy rhythm, and a music video featuring the band and others lip-syncing in a variety of humorous personas.
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A.
Wild Life
Wild Life is the second studio album by Paul McCartney’s band Wings, known for its raw, unpolished sound and loose, spontaneous recording style.
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B.
Something Wild
Something Wild is a 1986 offbeat romantic comedy-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme, known for its blend of quirky humor and sudden dark turns.
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C.
Wild World
Wild World was the original name of the Maryland amusement park now known as Six Flags America, a regional theme park featuring roller coasters, water rides, and family attractions.
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D.
The Wild
The Wild is a themed area of the Saint Louis Zoo that immerses visitors in habitats featuring animals from rugged, remote, and often colder regions of the world.
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E.
The Wild
The Wild is a studio album by American rapper Raekwon that showcases his gritty storytelling and classic East Coast hip-hop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | True Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | People Like Us NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 25 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSDanceClubSongs | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSMainstreamRock | 10 ⓘ |
| composer | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBySingle | Love for Sale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | “Wild, wild life” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
catchy rhythm
ⓘ
playful lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | True Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFromBandAlbumNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:40 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature | lip-sync performances ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | humorous personas ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | True Stories (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Road to Nowhere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Thorngren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
ⓘ
Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-08-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| writer | David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wild Wild Life Description of subject: "Wild Wild Life" is a 1986 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its playful lyrics, catchy rhythm, and a music video featuring the band and others lip-syncing in a variety of humorous personas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
True Stories