How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?
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"How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a 1991 synth-pop single by Pet Shop Boys, released from their album "Behaviour" and noted for its satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8116329 — 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: How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? Context triple: [Behaviour, hasTrack, How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?]
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A.
...But Seriously
...But Seriously is a 1989 studio album by English musician Phil Collins, known for its socially conscious themes and hit singles like "Another Day in Paradise."
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B.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
"Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood" is a communication principle emphasizing empathetic listening before expressing one’s own viewpoint, popularized by Stephen R. Covey in his work on personal and family effectiveness.
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C.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
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D.
Who Do You Trust?
"Who Do You Trust?" is a studio album by American rock band Papa Roach that showcases their blend of hard rock, alternative, and electronic influences.
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E.
The Art of Asking
The Art of Asking is a book by musician and performer Amanda Palmer that explores vulnerability, creativity, and the power of asking for help, based on her experiences with crowdfunding and community-building.
- 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: How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? Target entity description: "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a 1991 synth-pop single by Pet Shop Boys, released from their album "Behaviour" and noted for its satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image.
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A.
...But Seriously
...But Seriously is a 1989 studio album by English musician Phil Collins, known for its socially conscious themes and hit singles like "Another Day in Paradise."
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B.
Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
"Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood" is a communication principle emphasizing empathetic listening before expressing one’s own viewpoint, popularized by Stephen R. Covey in his work on personal and family effectiveness.
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C.
What Really Matters
"What Really Matters" is a non-fiction book by journalist and author Tony Schwartz that explores the rise of the human potential movement and the search for meaning and fulfillment in modern life.
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D.
Who Do You Trust?
"Who Do You Trust?" is a studio album by American rock band Papa Roach that showcases their blend of hard rock, alternative, and electronic influences.
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E.
The Art of Asking
The Art of Asking is a book by musician and performer Amanda Palmer that explores vulnerability, creativity, and the power of asking for help, based on her experiences with crowdfunding and community-building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Behaviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | Pet Shop Boys singles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Chris Lowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | We All Feel Better in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
critique of image-conscious celebrities
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music industry commentary ⓘ satire of pop stardom ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
Brothers in Rhythm remix
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David Morales remix ⓘ Marshall Jefferson remix ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
celebrity culture
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music industry image-making ⓘ |
| hasType | satirical pop song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Pet Shop Boys discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFromAlbumEra | Behaviour era ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Eric Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| partOf | Behaviour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Chris Lowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Harold Faltermeyer
NERFINISHED
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Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Parlophone ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| style | satirical lyrics ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Lowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously? Description of subject: "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" is a 1991 synth-pop single by Pet Shop Boys, released from their album "Behaviour" and noted for its satirical lyrics about pop stardom and image.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.