It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

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single song

"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a classic hard rock anthem by AC/DC, famed for its bagpipe riff and depiction of the struggles of life in a rock band.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) canonical	2
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)	2
It's a Long Way to the Top	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2700701 — 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: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Context triple: [AC/DC, hasSignatureSong, It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)]

A. It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is a 1974 rock song by the Rolling Stones that became one of the band's signature anthems, celebrated for its swaggering riff and defiant lyrics about the nature of rock music.
B. I Am a Rock
"I Am a Rock" is a folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel known for its introspective lyrics about emotional isolation and self-protection.
C. I’m a Rocker
"I’m a Rocker" is a high-energy rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, showcasing his classic bar-band sound and exuberant performance style.
D. One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
E. Jungleland
Jungleland is an epic, saxophone-driven rock ballad by Bruce Springsteen that closes his 1975 album "Born to Run" with a dramatic, cinematic narrative.
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: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
Target entity description: "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" is a classic hard rock anthem by AC/DC, famed for its bagpipe riff and depiction of the struggles of life in a rock band.

A. It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" is a 1974 rock song by the Rolling Stones that became one of the band's signature anthems, celebrated for its swaggering riff and defiant lyrics about the nature of rock music.
B. I Am a Rock
"I Am a Rock" is a folk rock song by Simon & Garfunkel known for its introspective lyrics about emotional isolation and self-protection.
C. I’m a Rocker
"I’m a Rocker" is a high-energy rock song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1980 album *The River*, showcasing his classic bar-band sound and exuberant performance style.
D. One Way Out
One Way Out is a celebrated live album by the Allman Brothers Band that captures their improvisational Southern rock sound in concert.
E. Jungleland
Jungleland is an epic, saxophone-driven rock ballad by Bruce Springsteen that closes his 1975 album "Born to Run" with a dramatic, cinematic narrative.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	AC/DC ⓘ
associatedWith	AC/DC live performances ⓘ touring rock bands ⓘ
bagpipePlayer	Bon Scott ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Australia ⓘ
depicts	music industry challenges ⓘ touring hardships ⓘ
describes	struggles of life in a rock band ⓘ
famousFor	being one of AC/DC's signature songs ⓘ depiction of rock band life ⓘ its bagpipe riff ⓘ
genre	hard rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasChorusLyric	"It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock 'n' roll" ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	rock anthem ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bagpipes ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	anthemic chorus ⓘ use of bagpipes in a rock arrangement ⓘ
hasPart	bagpipe riff ⓘ
hasTitle	It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) ⓘ
influenced	later rock songs about touring life ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricSubject	endurance and resilience ⓘ life on the road ⓘ struggle for success in music ⓘ
musicalStyle	riff-driven rock ⓘ
notableFor	combining rock and traditional Scottish-style instrumentation ⓘ
originalBandLineupIncludes	Angus Young ⓘ Bon Scott ⓘ Malcolm Young ⓘ Mark Evans ⓘ Phil Rudd ⓘ
performer	AC/DC ⓘ
recordingArtist	Angus Young ⓘ Bon Scott ⓘ Malcolm Young ⓘ Mark Evans ⓘ Phil Rudd ⓘ
shortTitle	It's a Long Way to the Top ⓘ linked to: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)
theme	perseverance in rock music career ⓘ sacrifice and hardship ⓘ
vocalist	Bon Scott ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

AC/DC → hasSignatureSong → It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) ⓘ

Bon Scott → notableSongAsLyricist → It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) ⓘ

linked to: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

T.N.T. (album) → includesSong → It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) ⓘ

subject linked to: T.N.T.

linked to: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) → hasTitle → It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) ⓘ

It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll) → shortTitle → It's a Long Way to the Top ⓘ

linked to: It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)

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