Dancing in the Dark
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"Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dancing in the Dark canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1920738 — 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: Dancing in the Dark Context triple: [Born in the U.S.A., hasPart, Dancing in the Dark]
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A.
Dance the Night
"Dance the Night" is a disco-pop song by Dua Lipa, best known for its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 2023 film *Barbie*.
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B.
Tonight's the Night
"Tonight's the Night" is a 1975 album by Neil Young, renowned for its raw, emotionally stark songs reflecting on loss and the darker side of the rock lifestyle.
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C.
We Own the Night
We Own the Night is a 2007 American crime drama film about a New York City nightclub manager caught between his family of police officers and the Russian mob.
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D.
I Could Have Danced All Night
"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a famous show tune from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady," widely recognized as one of its signature songs.
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E.
I'm Your Baby Tonight
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a 1990 R&B and pop song by Whitney Houston that showcases a more urban, dance-oriented sound and became one of her major international hits.
- 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: Dancing in the Dark Target entity description: "Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
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A.
Dance the Night
"Dance the Night" is a disco-pop song by Dua Lipa, best known for its inclusion on the soundtrack of the 2023 film *Barbie*.
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B.
Tonight's the Night
"Tonight's the Night" is a 1975 album by Neil Young, renowned for its raw, emotionally stark songs reflecting on loss and the darker side of the rock lifestyle.
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C.
We Own the Night
We Own the Night is a 2007 American crime drama film about a New York City nightclub manager caught between his family of police officers and the Russian mob.
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D.
I Could Have Danced All Night
"I Could Have Danced All Night" is a famous show tune from the 1956 Lerner and Loewe musical "My Fair Lady," widely recognized as one of its signature songs.
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E.
I'm Your Baby Tonight
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" is a 1990 R&B and pop song by Whitney Houston that showcases a more urban, dance-oriented sound and became one of her major international hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedAct | E Street Band ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major international hit ⓘ |
| chronology | lead single from Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Brian De Palma ⓘ |
| era | 1980s rock ⓘ |
| features | Courteney Cox ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformance | frequently performed on Bruce Springsteen tours ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Dancing in the Dark music video ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyric | "I get up in the evening, and I ain't got nothing to say" ⓘ |
| hasSignatureLine | "You can't start a fire without a spark" ⓘ |
| hasStyle | anthemic rock ⓘ |
| hasTempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bruce Springsteen greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Bruce Springsteen's pressure to write a hit single ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostFamousSongsOf | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring a young Courteney Cox in the music video
ⓘ
upbeat sound with introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Chuck Plotkin ⓘ Jon Landau ⓘ Steven Van Zandt ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-05-04 ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Born in the U.S.A. ⓘ |
| theme |
frustration and desire for change
ⓘ
self-doubt ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dancing in the Dark Description of subject: "Dancing in the Dark" is one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous rock songs, known for its upbeat sound, introspective lyrics, and iconic music video featuring a young Courteney Cox.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Letter to You tour
subject linked to:
Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (sessions)