Blame It on the Bossa Nova

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single song

"Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a 1963 pop song, famously recorded by Eydie Gormé, that blends American pop with Brazilian bossa nova rhythms and became an international hit.

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Label	Occurrences
Blame It on the Bossa Nova canonical	4
Blame It on the Bossa Nova (B-side track – often listed as "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" single’s flip side; specific song may vary by territory)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12816070 — 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: Blame It on the Bossa Nova
Context triple: [Barry Mann, notableWork, Blame It on the Bossa Nova]

A. Blame It on the Samba
Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
B. Soul Bossa Nova
Soul Bossa Nova is a lively, jazz-infused bossa nova instrumental composed and arranged by Quincy Jones, widely recognized for its catchy melody and frequent use in film and television.
C. Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
D. Funky Bahia
"Funky Bahia" is a lively, Brazilian-influenced pop track by Sérgio Mendes featuring will.i.am and Siedah Garrett, known for its upbeat fusion of samba, funk, and contemporary dance elements.
E. Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
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: Blame It on the Bossa Nova
Target entity description: "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a 1963 pop song, famously recorded by Eydie Gormé, that blends American pop with Brazilian bossa nova rhythms and became an international hit.

A. Blame It on the Samba
Blame It on the Samba is a musical animated segment from Disney featuring Donald Duck and José Carioca in a vibrant, samba-themed fantasy sequence.
B. Soul Bossa Nova
Soul Bossa Nova is a lively, jazz-infused bossa nova instrumental composed and arranged by Quincy Jones, widely recognized for its catchy melody and frequent use in film and television.
C. Santana do Ipanema
Santana do Ipanema is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, known as a regional commercial and service center in the state's semi-arid interior.
D. Funky Bahia
"Funky Bahia" is a lively, Brazilian-influenced pop track by Sérgio Mendes featuring will.i.am and Siedah Garrett, known for its upbeat fusion of samba, funk, and contemporary dance elements.
E. Ipanema
Ipanema is a famous beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, renowned for its lively cultural scene, upscale shops and restaurants, and the iconic song "The Girl from Ipanema."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
associatedWith	Eydie Gormé’s signature songs ⓘ
chartPositionAustralia	1 ⓘ
chartPositionNorway	1 ⓘ
chartPositionSouthAfrica	1 ⓘ
chartPositionSweden	1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	32 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100	7 ⓘ
chartSuccess	international hit ⓘ
composer	Barry Mann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
decade	1960s ⓘ
describedAs	American pop song with Brazilian bossa nova influence ⓘ novelty love song ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	bossa nova ⓘ easy listening ⓘ pop ⓘ
hasBside	Blame It on the Bossa Nova (B-side track – often listed as "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" single’s flip side; specific song may vary by territory) ⓘ linked to: Blame It on the Bossa Nova
hasCoverVersion	Claudine Longet version ⓘ French-language versions by various artists ⓘ Manuela German-language version "Schuld war nur der Bossa Nova" ⓘ Trini Lopez version ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	orchestral pop arrangement ⓘ rhythm section with Latin percussion ⓘ
hasTitle	Blame It on the Bossa Nova ⓘ
influencedBy	bossa nova ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	approximately 2 minutes 20 seconds ⓘ
lyricist	Cynthia Weil ⓘ
mainTheme	falling in love while dancing the bossa nova ⓘ
mediaType	audio recording ⓘ
musicalStyle	blend of American pop and Brazilian bossa nova ⓘ
notableRecording	Eydie Gormé 1963 version ⓘ
partOf	Eydie Gormé’s 1963 singles discography ⓘ
performer	Eydie Gormé ⓘ
producer	Al Kasha ⓘ Steve Douglas ⓘ
publicationDate	1963 ⓘ
recordingArtist	Eydie Gormé ⓘ
recordLabel	Columbia Records ⓘ
releaseYear	1963 ⓘ
rhythmicStyle	bossa nova rhythm ⓘ
vocalist	Eydie Gormé ⓘ
writer	Barry Mann ⓘ Cynthia Weil ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barry Mann → notableWork → Blame It on the Bossa Nova ⓘ

Cynthia Weil → notableWork → Blame It on the Bossa Nova ⓘ

Eydie Gormé → notableWork → Blame It on the Bossa Nova ⓘ

Blame It on the Bossa Nova → hasBside → Blame It on the Bossa Nova (B-side track – often listed as "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" single’s flip side; specific song may vary by territory) ⓘ

linked to: Blame It on the Bossa Nova

Blame It on the Bossa Nova → hasTitle → Blame It on the Bossa Nova ⓘ

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