The Kids Aren't Alright
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"The Kids Aren't Alright" is a 1998 punk rock song by American band The Offspring, known for its fast tempo and lyrics about the decline of suburban youth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kids Aren't Alright canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144871 — 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: The Kids Aren't Alright Context triple: [The Offspring, notableWork, The Kids Aren't Alright]
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A.
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright is the debut studio album by R&B duo Chloe x Halle, showcasing their intricate harmonies, genre-blending production, and coming-of-age themes.
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B.
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright is a 1979 rockumentary film and soundtrack album that chronicles the music, performances, and history of the British rock band The Who.
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C.
Sweet Children
Sweet Children was the original name of the American punk rock band Green Day during their early years in the late 1980s.
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D.
This Can't Be Good
"This Can't Be Good" is a song by the American rock band Discipline, known for their dark, progressive rock style.
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E.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
- 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: The Kids Aren't Alright Target entity description: "The Kids Aren't Alright" is a 1998 punk rock song by American band The Offspring, known for its fast tempo and lyrics about the decline of suburban youth.
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A.
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright is the debut studio album by R&B duo Chloe x Halle, showcasing their intricate harmonies, genre-blending production, and coming-of-age themes.
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B.
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright is a 1979 rockumentary film and soundtrack album that chronicles the music, performances, and history of the British rock band The Who.
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C.
Sweet Children
Sweet Children was the original name of the American punk rock band Green Day during their early years in the late 1980s.
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D.
This Can't Be Good
"This Can't Be Good" is a song by the American rock band Discipline, known for their dark, progressive rock style.
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E.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToMusicScene | Southern California punk scene ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted on UK Singles Chart
ⓘ
charted on US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks ⓘ |
| composer | Dexter Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBySingle | Why Don't You Get a Job? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | 3:00 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | became one of The Offspring's signature songs ⓘ |
| hasGuitarStyle | distorted power chords ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
decline of suburban youth
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ lost potential ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Chances thrown, nothing's free"
ⓘ
"When we were young the future was so bright" ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature | up‑tempo driving beat ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Offspring live setlists ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | suburban life in Garden Grove, California ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalKey | F minor ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Yves Simoneau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Americana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Offspring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Dave Jerden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Nitro Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | music video with morphing suburban scenes ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| titleReferenceOrigin | The Who song "The Kids Are Alright" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleWordplayOn | The Kids Are Alright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 5 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melodic punk vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Dexter Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Kids Aren't Alright Description of subject: "The Kids Aren't Alright" is a 1998 punk rock song by American band The Offspring, known for its fast tempo and lyrics about the decline of suburban youth.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.