Brick House
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"Brick House" is a 1977 funk and soul hit by The Commodores, celebrated for its iconic bassline and enduring popularity as a dance-floor classic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brick House canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2718274 — 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: Brick House Context triple: [The Commodores, notableWork, Brick House]
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A.
Our House
"Our House" is a classic folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, celebrated for its warm, domestic imagery and rich vocal harmonies.
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B.
Pink House
The Pink House is the English name for Argentina’s Casa Rosada, the iconic pink-colored presidential palace and seat of the national government in Buenos Aires.
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C.
Toy Town
Toy Town is the colorful, whimsical village setting in Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, inhabited by living toys and other playful characters.
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D.
The Block
The Block is a popular Australian reality television series in which couples compete to renovate and sell properties for profit.
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E.
This House Is Not for Sale
"This House Is Not for Sale" is a rock album by American band Bon Jovi that reflects themes of resilience and integrity, released in 2016 as one of their later-career studio works.
- 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: Brick House Target entity description: "Brick House" is a 1977 funk and soul hit by The Commodores, celebrated for its iconic bassline and enduring popularity as a dance-floor classic.
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A.
Our House
"Our House" is a classic folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, celebrated for its warm, domestic imagery and rich vocal harmonies.
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B.
Pink House
The Pink House is the English name for Argentina’s Casa Rosada, the iconic pink-colored presidential palace and seat of the national government in Buenos Aires.
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C.
Toy Town
Toy Town is the colorful, whimsical village setting in Enid Blyton’s Noddy stories, inhabited by living toys and other playful characters.
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D.
The Block
The Block is a popular Australian reality television series in which couples compete to renovate and sell properties for profit.
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E.
This House Is Not for Sale
"This House Is Not for Sale" is a rock album by American band Bon Jovi that reflects themes of resilience and integrity, released in 2016 as one of their later-career studio works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
Commodores
ⓘ
linked to:
The Commodores
|
| artist |
Commodores
ⓘ
linked to:
The Commodores
|
| backingVocalsBy | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| bSideOf | You Are the Sunshine of My Life (some pressings) ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
classic funk anthem
ⓘ
staple of old-school R&B playlists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drum kit
ⓘ
horn section ⓘ prominent bass guitar ⓘ rhythm guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | A minor ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
dance-floor classic ⓘ iconic bassline ⓘ |
| hasTempo | approx. 108 BPM ⓘ |
| hasTheme | celebration of a confident, attractive woman ⓘ |
| isCertified |
RIAA Gold single
ⓘ
linked to:
RIAA Gold
|
| isFrequentlyUsedIn |
dance clubs
ⓘ
film soundtracks ⓘ television soundtracks ⓘ wedding receptions ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs | signature song of the Commodores ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Walter Orange ⓘ |
| performer |
Commodores
ⓘ
linked to:
The Commodores
|
| producer |
Commodores
ⓘ
linked to:
The Commodores
James Anthony Carmichael ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-03-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| writer |
Lionel Richie
ⓘ
Milan Williams ⓘ Ronald LaPread ⓘ Thomas McClary ⓘ Walter Orange ⓘ William King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brick House Description of subject: "Brick House" is a 1977 funk and soul hit by The Commodores, celebrated for its iconic bassline and enduring popularity as a dance-floor classic.
Referenced by (3)
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