An Englishman in New York
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"An Englishman in New York" is a 1979 art-pop song by the British duo Godley & Creme, known for its witty lyrics and inventive production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Englishman in New York canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8775387 — 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: An Englishman in New York Context triple: [Godley & Creme, notableWork, An Englishman in New York]
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A.
Englishman in New York
"Englishman in New York" is a jazz-influenced pop song by Sting, best known for its smooth saxophone melody and themes of individuality and outsider identity.
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B.
the Englishman
The Englishman is a scholarly, book-obsessed traveler in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Alchemist" who seeks the secrets of alchemy through study rather than intuition.
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C.
Old New York
Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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D.
In the City
"In the City" is the 1977 debut studio album by English punk/mod revival band The Jam, known for its energetic sound and sharp social commentary.
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E.
A King in New York
A King in New York is a 1957 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, critiquing American politics and McCarthyism through the story of an exiled monarch in New York City.
- 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: An Englishman in New York Target entity description: "An Englishman in New York" is a 1979 art-pop song by the British duo Godley & Creme, known for its witty lyrics and inventive production.
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A.
Englishman in New York
"Englishman in New York" is a jazz-influenced pop song by Sting, best known for its smooth saxophone melody and themes of individuality and outsider identity.
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B.
the Englishman
The Englishman is a scholarly, book-obsessed traveler in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Alchemist" who seeks the secrets of alchemy through study rather than intuition.
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C.
Old New York
Old New York is a collection of four novellas by Edith Wharton that portray the manners, morals, and social constraints of New York’s upper class in the late 19th century.
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D.
In the City
"In the City" is the 1977 debut studio album by English punk/mod revival band The Jam, known for its energetic sound and sharp social commentary.
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E.
A King in New York
A King in New York is a 1957 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin, critiquing American politics and McCarthyism through the story of an exiled monarch in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyArtist | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Kevin Godley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lol Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
art pop
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocals | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBside | Silent Running NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasInventiveProduction | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasStudio | UK recording studio ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Britishness
ⓘ
cultural identity ⓘ fish-out-of-water experience ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Englishman ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | male lead vocals ⓘ |
| hasWittyLyrics | true ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Freeze Frame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInEnglishPopCulture | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Kevin Godley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lol Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous and satirical lyrics
ⓘ
innovative production techniques ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Godley & Creme discography ⓘ |
| performer | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Godley & Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Polydor Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| setInLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesWordplay | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: An Englishman in New York Description of subject: "An Englishman in New York" is a 1979 art-pop song by the British duo Godley & Creme, known for its witty lyrics and inventive production.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.