“Common People”
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“Common People” is a 1995 Britpop anthem by Pulp that satirically critiques class tourism and became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring songs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Common People” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10356242 — 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: “Common People” Context triple: [Jarvis Cocker, notableWork, “Common People”]
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A.
"Castle on the Hill"
"Castle on the Hill" is a nostalgic pop song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran that reflects on his childhood and hometown in Framlingham, Suffolk.
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B.
Everyday People
Everyday People is a dramatic film featuring Stephen McKinley Henderson that explores the intersecting lives and struggles of ordinary individuals in an urban community.
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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.
song "Birmingham Sunday"
"Birmingham Sunday" is a folk song written by Richard Fariña and famously performed by Mimi Fariña, commemorating the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
"99 Red Balloons"
"99 Red Balloons" is an English-language anti-war pop song by the German band Nena, adapted from their hit "99 Luftballons" and widely recognized as a defining 1980s protest anthem.
- 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: “Common People” Target entity description: “Common People” is a 1995 Britpop anthem by Pulp that satirically critiques class tourism and became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring songs.
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A.
"Castle on the Hill"
"Castle on the Hill" is a nostalgic pop song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran that reflects on his childhood and hometown in Framlingham, Suffolk.
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B.
Everyday People
Everyday People is a dramatic film featuring Stephen McKinley Henderson that explores the intersecting lives and struggles of ordinary individuals in an urban community.
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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.
song "Birmingham Sunday"
"Birmingham Sunday" is a folk song written by Richard Fariña and famously performed by Mimi Fariña, commemorating the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
"99 Red Balloons"
"99 Red Balloons" is an English-language anti-war pop song by the German band Nena, adapted from their hit "99 Luftballons" and widely recognized as a defining 1980s protest anthem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Different Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Pulp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Britpop movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide |
Razzmatazz (acoustic)
ⓘ
Underwear ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australian Singles Chart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 2 ⓘ |
| composer |
Candida Doyle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jarvis Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Senior NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Britpop anthem
ⓘ
Pulp's signature song ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
Britpop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Shatner featuring Joe Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavouriteStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
I want to live like common people
ⓘ
Rent a flat above a shop ⓘ |
| includedInList |
NME greatest songs of all time lists
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Island Records Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:50 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jarvis Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Pedro Romhanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Different Class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Pulp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1994 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-05-22 ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| singleSequence | lead single from the album Different Class ⓘ |
| theme |
class tourism
ⓘ
satire of privilege ⓘ social class ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Common People” Description of subject: “Common People” is a 1995 Britpop anthem by Pulp that satirically critiques class tourism and became one of the band’s most iconic and enduring songs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.