Movin' On Up
E161497
"Movin' On Up" is the upbeat, gospel-influenced theme song best known for introducing the American sitcom *The Jeffersons* and celebrating its characters’ rise to a better life.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Movin' On Up canonical | 7 |
| Movin’ On Up | 4 |
| co-writing and singing the theme song Movin' On Up for The Jeffersons | 2 |
| Movin' On Up – The Jeffersons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408711 — 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: Movin' On Up Context triple: [The Jeffersons, openingTheme, Movin' On Up]
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A.
Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
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B.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
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C.
Uptown
Uptown refers to the northbound direction of travel on New York City’s numbered subway lines, including the 6 train, generally heading toward the northern parts of Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
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E.
Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
- 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: Movin' On Up Target entity description: "Movin' On Up" is the upbeat, gospel-influenced theme song best known for introducing the American sitcom *The Jeffersons* and celebrating its characters’ rise to a better life.
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A.
Get on Up
Get on Up is a 2014 biographical drama film about the life and career of soul music legend James Brown.
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B.
Get Out of Your Own Way
"Get Out of Your Own Way" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its anthemic sound and politically charged lyrics.
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C.
Uptown
Uptown refers to the northbound direction of travel on New York City’s numbered subway lines, including the 6 train, generally heading toward the northern parts of Manhattan and the Bronx.
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D.
Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
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E.
Gotta Have It
"Gotta Have It" is a high-energy hip hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West from their collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, known for its dense sampling and rapid-fire back-and-forth verses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
George Jefferson
ⓘ
Louise Jefferson ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeriesCreator | Norman Lear ⓘ |
| composer | Jeff Barry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describesTheme |
African American upward mobility
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aspiration for a better life ⓘ economic success ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| features |
call-and-response vocals
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gospel-style backing vocals ⓘ handclaps ⓘ prominent piano accompaniment ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| firstUsedInSeries |
The Jeffersons season 1
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linked to:
The Jeffersons
|
| genre |
R&B
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gospel ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
iconic 1970s TV theme
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widely recognized in American popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | upbeat ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Fish don't fry in the kitchen, beans don't burn on the grill
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To a deluxe apartment in the sky ⓘ Well we're movin' on up, to the East Side ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium-fast ⓘ |
| inUniverseAssociation | Jefferson family moving to Manhattan's East Side ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Ja'net Dubois
ⓘ
linked to:
Ja'net DuBois
|
| mainThemeOf | The Jeffersons ⓘ |
| oftenUsedToSymbolize |
achieving the American Dream
ⓘ
moving to a better neighborhood ⓘ |
| originalNetworkContext | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Jeffersons soundtrack
ⓘ
linked to:
The Jeffersons
|
| performer |
Ja'net Dubois
ⓘ
linked to:
Ja'net DuBois
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| subjectMatter |
celebration of newfound prosperity
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gratitude for success ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening theme of The Jeffersons ⓘ |
| usedInMedium | television ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Ja'net Dubois
ⓘ
linked to:
Ja'net DuBois
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| writer |
Ja'net Dubois
ⓘ
linked to:
Ja'net DuBois
Jeff Barry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Movin' On Up Description of subject: "Movin' On Up" is the upbeat, gospel-influenced theme song best known for introducing the American sitcom *The Jeffersons* and celebrating its characters’ rise to a better life.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Movin' On Up
Ja'Net DuBois
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notableFor
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co-writing and singing the theme song Movin' On Up for The Jeffersons
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linked to: Movin' On Up
linked to: Movin' On Up
Ja'net DuBois
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notableFor
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co-writing and singing the theme song Movin' On Up for The Jeffersons
ⓘ
linked to: Movin' On Up
subject linked to:
Jeannette Dubois
linked to: Movin' On Up
subject linked to:
Jeannette Dubois
linked to: Movin' On Up