Kissing to Be Clever
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Kissing to Be Clever is the first studio album by British pop band Culture Club, featuring their breakthrough hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and helping launch them to international fame in the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kissing to Be Clever canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6976462 — 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: Kissing to Be Clever Context triple: [Culture Club, debutAlbum, Kissing to Be Clever]
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A.
Kissing Lessons
"Kissing Lessons" is an indie rock song by American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, known for its nostalgic storytelling and intimate, coming-of-age themes.
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B.
The Perfect Kiss
"The Perfect Kiss" is a 1985 synth-pop and post-punk track by English band New Order, known for its extended 12" version, innovative production, and iconic Jonathan Demme–directed music video.
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C.
Kiss Kiss
Kiss Kiss is a darkly comic short story collection by Roald Dahl, featuring macabre twists and unsettling explorations of human nature.
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D.
French Kissin'
"French Kissin'" is a 1986 pop single by American singer Deborah Harry, known for its catchy, flirtatious style and for helping relaunch her solo career after Blondie.
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E.
Slip of the Lip
"Slip of the Lip" is a song by the American glam metal band Ratt, featured on their 1986 album "Dancing Undercover."
- 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: Kissing to Be Clever Target entity description: Kissing to Be Clever is the first studio album by British pop band Culture Club, featuring their breakthrough hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and helping launch them to international fame in the early 1980s.
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A.
Kissing Lessons
"Kissing Lessons" is an indie rock song by American singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus, known for its nostalgic storytelling and intimate, coming-of-age themes.
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B.
The Perfect Kiss
"The Perfect Kiss" is a 1985 synth-pop and post-punk track by English band New Order, known for its extended 12" version, innovative production, and iconic Jonathan Demme–directed music video.
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C.
Kiss Kiss
Kiss Kiss is a darkly comic short story collection by Roald Dahl, featuring macabre twists and unsettling explorations of human nature.
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D.
French Kissin'
"French Kissin'" is a 1986 pop single by American singer Deborah Harry, known for its catchy, flirtatious style and for helping relaunch her solo career after Blondie.
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E.
Slip of the Lip
"Slip of the Lip" is a song by the American glam metal band Ratt, featured on their 1986 album "Dancing Undercover."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BPI certification
ⓘ
RIAA certification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Culture Club studio albums ⓘ |
| contributedTo | international fame of Culture Club ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource | music critics ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
audio cassette
ⓘ
compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| followedBy | Colour by Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Culture Club early demos ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ pop ⓘ reggae pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Kissing to Be Clever album cover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boy Boy (I'm the Boy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me NERFINISHED ⓘ I'll Tumble 4 Ya NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Afraid of Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ Take Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Time (Clock of the Heart) NERFINISHED ⓘ White Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ You Know I'm Not Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I'll Tumble 4 Ya NERFINISHED ⓘ Time (Clock of the Heart) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Boy George
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jon Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikey Craig NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio ⓘ |
| notableFor | featuring the hit single "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Culture Club discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Culture Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ Virgin Records America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982-10-04 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | breakthrough success for Culture Club ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kissing to Be Clever Description of subject: Kissing to Be Clever is the first studio album by British pop band Culture Club, featuring their breakthrough hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and helping launch them to international fame in the early 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
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