Walk This Way
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"Walk This Way" is a classic rock song by Aerosmith, later famously reimagined with Run-D.M.C., that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in rock and hip-hop history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walk This Way canonical | 15 |
| Walk This Way (Aerosmith song) | 1 |
| Walk This Way (Run–D.M.C. and Aerosmith version) | 1 |
| Walk This Way (song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2885138 — 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: Walk This Way Context triple: [Aerosmith, notableWork, Walk This Way]
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A.
Send It Up
"Send It Up" is a hard-edged, industrial-rap track by Kanye West from his experimental 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its abrasive production and club-oriented energy.
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B.
Start Me Up
"Start Me Up" is a hit rock song by the Rolling Stones, co-written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, best known for its iconic opening guitar riff and enduring popularity since its 1981 release.
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C.
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
"Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough" is a 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson that became one of his breakthrough solo hits and a defining track of the Off the Wall era.
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D.
Beat It
"Beat It" is a 1983 rock-influenced pop song by Michael Jackson, renowned for its anti-violence message, Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar solo, and its pivotal role in the success of the Thriller album.
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E.
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is one of Michael Jackson's most iconic pop songs, renowned for its distinctive bassline, storytelling lyrics, and pivotal role in cementing his status as the "King of Pop."
- 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: Walk This Way Target entity description: "Walk This Way" is a classic rock song by Aerosmith, later famously reimagined with Run-D.M.C., that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in rock and hip-hop history.
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A.
Send It Up
"Send It Up" is a hard-edged, industrial-rap track by Kanye West from his experimental 2013 album *Yeezus*, known for its abrasive production and club-oriented energy.
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B.
Start Me Up
"Start Me Up" is a hit rock song by the Rolling Stones, co-written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, best known for its iconic opening guitar riff and enduring popularity since its 1981 release.
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C.
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
"Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough" is a 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson that became one of his breakthrough solo hits and a defining track of the Off the Wall era.
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D.
Beat It
"Beat It" is a 1983 rock-influenced pop song by Michael Jackson, renowned for its anti-violence message, Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar solo, and its pivotal role in the success of the Thriller album.
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E.
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is one of Michael Jackson's most iconic pop songs, renowned for its distinctive bassline, storytelling lyrics, and pivotal role in cementing his status as the "King of Pop."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist |
Aerosmith
ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ |
| bassist | Tom Hamilton ⓘ |
| chartSuccess |
Run-D.M.C. version reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10
ⓘ
linked to:
Walk This Way with Run-DMC
became a major hit in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact |
considered one of the most influential rap rock songs
ⓘ
helped bring hip hop into the mainstream rock audience ⓘ |
| drummer | Joey Kramer ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ rap rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| guitarist |
Joe Perry
ⓘ
linked to:
Joe Perry (musician)
|
| hasFamousCollaboration | Run-D.M.C. and Aerosmith version ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hip hop
ⓘ
rap metal ⓘ rap rock ⓘ |
| label | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Steven Tyler ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature |
features Aerosmith performing with Run-D.M.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Walk This Way with Run-DMC
|
| notableFeature |
contains a talk-sung, rapid-fire vocal delivery
ⓘ
features a distinctive opening drum beat and guitar riff ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | Toys in the Attic ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Aerosmith ⓘ |
| performer |
Aerosmith
ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Douglas ⓘ |
| recognition |
Run-D.M.C. collaboration recognized as a landmark in hip hop history
ⓘ
frequently listed among the greatest rock songs ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Aerosmith
ⓘ
Run-D.M.C. ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| rhythmGuitarist | Brad Whitford ⓘ |
| RunDMCVersionAlbum | Raising Hell ⓘ |
| RunDMCVersionLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Profile Records ⓘ |
| RunDMCVersionProducer |
Rick Rubin
ⓘ
Russell Simmons ⓘ |
| RunDMCVersionReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| theme | lyrics describe teenage sexual encounters and high school experiences ⓘ |
| title | Walk This Way ⓘ |
| writer |
Joe Perry
ⓘ
linked to:
Joe Perry (musician)
Steven Tyler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Walk This Way Description of subject: "Walk This Way" is a classic rock song by Aerosmith, later famously reimagined with Run-D.M.C., that became one of the most influential and recognizable tracks in rock and hip-hop history.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Joe Perry (musician)
subject linked to:
Joe Perry (musician)
linked to: Walk This Way
linked to: Walk This Way
subject linked to:
Walk This Way with Run-DMC
subject linked to:
Walk This Way with Run-DMC
linked to: Walk This Way