Kiss (Prince song)
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"Kiss" is a 1986 minimalist funk-pop song by Prince, known for its falsetto vocals, stripped-down production, and status as one of his signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiss (Prince song) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7926619 — 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: Kiss (Prince song) Context triple: [Kiss (with Tom Jones), originalWork, Kiss (Prince song)]
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A.
This Kiss
"This Kiss" is a 1998 country-pop song by Faith Hill that became one of her signature crossover hits, known for its catchy melody and romantic lyrics.
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B.
Kissed
"Kissed" is a 1996 Canadian independent drama film, directed by Lynne Stopkewich and starring Molly Parker, that explores a young woman's fixation with death and necrophilia.
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C.
Kiss the Girl
"Kiss the Girl" is a popular romantic song from Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid, featured during a scene where Sebastian encourages Prince Eric to kiss Ariel.
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D.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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E.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
- 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: Kiss (Prince song) Target entity description: "Kiss" is a 1986 minimalist funk-pop song by Prince, known for its falsetto vocals, stripped-down production, and status as one of his signature hits.
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A.
This Kiss
"This Kiss" is a 1998 country-pop song by Faith Hill that became one of her signature crossover hits, known for its catchy melody and romantic lyrics.
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B.
Kissed
"Kissed" is a 1996 Canadian independent drama film, directed by Lynne Stopkewich and starring Molly Parker, that explores a young woman's fixation with death and necrophilia.
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C.
Kiss the Girl
"Kiss the Girl" is a popular romantic song from Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid, featured during a scene where Sebastian encourages Prince Eric to kiss Ariel.
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D.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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E.
The Kiss
The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Love or $ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakPosition | number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
funk-pop ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| grammyYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Art of Noise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHookLyric |
"You don't have to be cool to rule my world"
ⓘ
"You don't have to be rich to be my girl" ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatusFor | Prince concerts ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Kiss (Prince music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStatusFor | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | sparse instrumentation ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Paisley Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:46 ⓘ |
| notableElement |
minimalist funk groove
ⓘ
prominent falsetto lead vocal ⓘ |
| partOf | Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankedOnList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| recordLabelCatalog | Paisley Park 7-28751 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-02-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist production
ⓘ
stripped-down production ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | romantic and sexual attraction ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalType | falsetto vocals ⓘ |
| wonAward | Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kiss (Prince song) Description of subject: "Kiss" is a 1986 minimalist funk-pop song by Prince, known for its falsetto vocals, stripped-down production, and status as one of his signature hits.
Referenced by (2)
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