Pet Shop Boys – Go West
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"Pet Shop Boys – Go West" is a 1993 synth-pop cover of the Village People song, notable for its anthemic arrangement and iconic, Soviet-inspired music video.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pet Shop Boys – Go West canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9164312 — 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: Pet Shop Boys – Go West Context triple: [Chris Lowe, notableWork, Pet Shop Boys – Go West]
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A.
Simple Minds – Sparkle in the Rain
Simple Minds – Sparkle in the Rain is a 1984 studio album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds that marked their transition toward a more anthemic, stadium-oriented sound.
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B.
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo known for their sophisticated electronic sound and witty, literate lyrics, featuring Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
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C.
West End Girls
"West End Girls" is a synth-pop song by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that became their breakthrough hit and one of the defining tracks of 1980s pop music.
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D.
Bee Gees – Main Course
"Bee Gees – Main Course" is a 1975 studio album by the Bee Gees that marked their successful shift toward a disco-influenced sound and revitalized their career.
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E.
Wham!
Wham! was a British pop duo of the 1980s known for their upbeat, catchy hits and for launching George Michael to international stardom.
- 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: Pet Shop Boys – Go West Target entity description: "Pet Shop Boys – Go West" is a 1993 synth-pop cover of the Village People song, notable for its anthemic arrangement and iconic, Soviet-inspired music video.
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A.
Simple Minds – Sparkle in the Rain
Simple Minds – Sparkle in the Rain is a 1984 studio album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds that marked their transition toward a more anthemic, stadium-oriented sound.
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B.
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo known for their sophisticated electronic sound and witty, literate lyrics, featuring Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe.
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C.
West End Girls
"West End Girls" is a synth-pop song by the English duo Pet Shop Boys that became their breakthrough hit and one of the defining tracks of 1980s pop music.
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D.
Bee Gees – Main Course
"Bee Gees – Main Course" is a 1975 studio album by the Bee Gees that marked their successful shift toward a disco-influenced sound and revitalized their career.
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E.
Wham!
Wham! was a British pop duo of the 1980s known for their upbeat, catchy hits and for launching George Michael to international stardom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | football terrace chants ⓘ |
| basedOn | Go West (Village People song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Shameless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionEurochartHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionFinland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Morali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Howard Greenhalgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Go West (Pet Shop Boys music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
Go West (Farley & Heller Fire Island mix)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Go West (Mark Stent mix) NERFINISHED ⓘ Go West (Mings Gone West – First and Second Movement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | Very (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Chris Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Parlophone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length |
4:20 (single edit)
ⓘ
5:04 (album version) ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Henri Belolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | anthemic, football-chant-style arrangement ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Village People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Pet Shop Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Pet Shop Boys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1992 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Very (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme | utopian migration to the West ⓘ |
| usedAs | unofficial football anthem in Europe ⓘ |
| usesMotif | Pachelbel’s Canon-like chord progression ⓘ |
| visualStyle | Soviet-inspired imagery ⓘ |
| vocalist | Neil Tennant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pet Shop Boys – Go West Description of subject: "Pet Shop Boys – Go West" is a 1993 synth-pop cover of the Village People song, notable for its anthemic arrangement and iconic, Soviet-inspired music video.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.