“Eighties”
E813417
“Eighties” is a 1984 post-punk/industrial rock song by Killing Joke, known for its driving riff and its influence on later alternative and metal bands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Eighties” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9680230 — 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: “Eighties” Context triple: [Killing Joke, notableWork, “Eighties”]
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A.
The Eighties
The Eighties is a CNN documentary television series that explores the major political, cultural, and technological events that defined the 1980s in the United States.
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B.
I Love the 80s
I Love the 80s is a nostalgic VH1 television series in which celebrities humorously reminisce about and comment on pop culture from the 1980s.
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C.
The Nineties
The Nineties is a documentary television series that explores the major cultural, political, and technological events of the 1990s.
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D.
The Seventies
The Seventies is a documentary television series that explores the major political, cultural, and social events that defined the 1970s in the United States.
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E.
Merkur in the 1980s
Merkur in the 1980s was a short-lived Ford Motor Company marque that sold European-derived performance and luxury cars in the U.S. market.
- 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: “Eighties” Target entity description: “Eighties” is a 1984 post-punk/industrial rock song by Killing Joke, known for its driving riff and its influence on later alternative and metal bands.
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A.
The Eighties
The Eighties is a CNN documentary television series that explores the major political, cultural, and technological events that defined the 1980s in the United States.
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B.
I Love the 80s
I Love the 80s is a nostalgic VH1 television series in which celebrities humorously reminisce about and comment on pop culture from the 1980s.
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C.
The Nineties
The Nineties is a documentary television series that explores the major cultural, political, and technological events of the 1990s.
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D.
The Seventies
The Seventies is a documentary television series that explores the major political, cultural, and social events that defined the 1970s in the United States.
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E.
Merkur in the 1980s
Merkur in the 1980s was a short-lived Ford Motor Company marque that sold European-derived performance and luxury cars in the U.S. market.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Night Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Killing Joke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 60 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 1980s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
industrial rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Eighties (Serious Dance Mix)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eighties (The Coming Mix) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eighties (The Extended Mix) NERFINISHED ⓘ Eighties (The Singing Mix) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Eighties single cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Eighties (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
1980s culture
ⓘ
Cold War anxiety ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Night Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
metal ⓘ |
| influencedSong | Come as You Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
E.G. Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polydor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:51 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Anthony Van Den Ende NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential guitar riff ⓘ |
| partOf | Killing Joke discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Killing Joke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Kimsey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Killing Joke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1983 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-04-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | driving, danceable beat ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | aggressive baritone vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Jaz Coleman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Ferguson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Eighties” Description of subject: “Eighties” is a 1984 post-punk/industrial rock song by Killing Joke, known for its driving riff and its influence on later alternative and metal bands.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.