Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young
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"Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" is a dramatic, rock-infused power ballad written by Jim Steinman, best known as the climactic anthem from the 1984 cult film *Streets of Fire*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9983757 — 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: Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young Context triple: [Streets of Fire, notableSong, Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young]
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A.
Last Night When We Were Young
"Last Night When We Were Young" is a classic popular song by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, widely recognized for its poignant, nostalgic lyrics and frequent interpretation by traditional pop and jazz vocalists.
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B.
While We’re Young
"While We’re Young" is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores generational conflict and midlife anxiety through the relationship between an aging documentary filmmaker couple and a younger hipster pair.
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C.
When You Were Young
"When You Were Young" is a 2006 rock single by American band The Killers, known for its anthemic sound and nostalgic, Springsteen-influenced storytelling.
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D.
When We Were Young
"When We Were Young" is a soulful ballad by English singer-songwriter Adele that reflects nostalgically on youth, love, and the passage of time.
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E.
Live While We're Young
"Live While We're Young" is a 2012 upbeat pop single by British-Irish boy band One Direction that became one of their signature hits worldwide.
- 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: Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young Target entity description: "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" is a dramatic, rock-infused power ballad written by Jim Steinman, best known as the climactic anthem from the 1984 cult film *Streets of Fire*.
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A.
Last Night When We Were Young
"Last Night When We Were Young" is a classic popular song by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg, widely recognized for its poignant, nostalgic lyrics and frequent interpretation by traditional pop and jazz vocalists.
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B.
While We’re Young
"While We’re Young" is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach that explores generational conflict and midlife anxiety through the relationship between an aging documentary filmmaker couple and a younger hipster pair.
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C.
When You Were Young
"When You Were Young" is a 2006 rock single by American band The Killers, known for its anthemic sound and nostalgic, Springsteen-influenced storytelling.
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D.
When We Were Young
"When We Were Young" is a soulful ballad by English singer-songwriter Adele that reflects nostalgically on youth, love, and the passage of time.
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E.
Live While We're Young
"Live While We're Young" is a 2012 upbeat pop single by British-Irish boy band One Direction that became one of their signature hits worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | 1980s rock ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jim Steinman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Streets of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ power ballads of the 1980s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOccupation | Jim Steinman is a songwriter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorStyle | Jim Steinman’s epic rock style ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult favorite ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthem
ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ rock-infused ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm | Streets of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
power ballad
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
defiance
ⓘ
nightlife ⓘ romance ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle |
cinematic
ⓘ
melodramatic ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
bombastic production
ⓘ
theatrical rock ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | climactic song ⓘ |
| notableFor | use in the finale of Streets of Fire ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Streets of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young Description of subject: "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" is a dramatic, rock-infused power ballad written by Jim Steinman, best known as the climactic anthem from the 1984 cult film *Streets of Fire*.
Referenced by (1)
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