Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"
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"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a 1974 jazz-rock single by Steely Dan, noted for its sophisticated songwriting and memorable piano riff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10458826 — 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: Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" Context triple: [Song for My Father, influenced, Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number"]
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A.
song "One-Trick Pony"
"One-Trick Pony" is a song best known as the title track from Paul Simon’s 1980 album and film of the same name, reflecting themes of artistic identity and limitation.
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B.
song "Rub You the Right Way"
"Rub You the Right Way" is a 1990 new jack swing hit by Johnny Gill that became one of his signature solo songs and a staple of the genre.
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C.
Song "Highway Patrolman"
"Highway Patrolman" is a Bruce Springsteen song from his 1982 album *Nebraska* that tells a somber, narrative-driven story about the conflicted loyalty between two brothers on opposite sides of the law.
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D.
song "Don't Hold Your Breath"
"Don't Hold Your Breath" is a dance-pop breakup anthem by Nicole Scherzinger that became one of her most successful solo singles, particularly in the UK.
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E.
song "Ringo"
"Ringo" is a 1964 Western-themed spoken-word hit single by Canadian actor and singer Lorne Greene that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- 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: Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" Target entity description: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a 1974 jazz-rock single by Steely Dan, noted for its sophisticated songwriting and memorable piano riff.
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A.
song "One-Trick Pony"
"One-Trick Pony" is a song best known as the title track from Paul Simon’s 1980 album and film of the same name, reflecting themes of artistic identity and limitation.
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B.
song "Rub You the Right Way"
"Rub You the Right Way" is a 1990 new jack swing hit by Johnny Gill that became one of his signature solo songs and a staple of the genre.
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C.
Song "Highway Patrolman"
"Highway Patrolman" is a Bruce Springsteen song from his 1982 album *Nebraska* that tells a somber, narrative-driven story about the conflicted loyalty between two brothers on opposite sides of the law.
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D.
song "Don't Hold Your Breath"
"Don't Hold Your Breath" is a dance-pop breakup anthem by Nicole Scherzinger that became one of her most successful solo singles, particularly in the UK.
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E.
song "Ringo"
"Ringo" is a 1964 Western-themed spoken-word hit single by Canadian actor and singer Lorne Greene that topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Pretzel Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 30 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBySingle | Pretzel Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Any Major Dude Will Tell You ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Jim Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineer | Roger Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist |
Denny Dias
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Baxter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyboardist | Donald Fagen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalQuotation | intro inspired by Horace Silver’s Song for My Father ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyleCharacteristic |
complex jazz-influenced harmonies
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smooth, radio-friendly production ⓘ |
| hasPercussionist | Victor Feldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki_Don%27t_Lose_That_Number NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInCompilation |
A Decade of Steely Dan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | ABC 11439 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:32 ⓘ |
| lengthSingleEdit | 3:57 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
memorable piano riff
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sophisticated songwriting ⓘ |
| partOf | album Pretzel Logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | My Old School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gary Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | The Village Recorder, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ABC Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-04 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| writer |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1974 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Song "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" Description of subject: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a 1974 jazz-rock single by Steely Dan, noted for its sophisticated songwriting and memorable piano riff.
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