Where Everybody Knows Your Name
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"Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the iconic theme song of the American television sitcom Cheers, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic lyrics about belonging.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Where Everybody Knows Your Name canonical | 8 |
| Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers theme song) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084162 — 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: Where Everybody Knows Your Name Context triple: [Cheers, openingTheme, Where Everybody Knows Your Name]
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A.
You Know My Name
"You Know My Name" is a rock song by Chris Cornell best known as the theme for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.
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B.
No One Knows
"No One Knows" is a hit rock single by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its driving riff, enigmatic lyrics, and prominence on their breakthrough album "Songs for the Deaf."
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C.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Nobody Needs to Know
"Nobody Needs to Know" is a poignant solo number from the musical *The Last Five Years* in which the character Jamie grapples with guilt and infidelity near the end of his marriage.
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E.
Heaven Knows What
Heaven Knows What is a gritty 2014 independent drama film about a young heroin addict in New York City, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and known for its raw, documentary-like realism.
- 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: Where Everybody Knows Your Name Target entity description: "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the iconic theme song of the American television sitcom Cheers, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic lyrics about belonging.
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A.
You Know My Name
"You Know My Name" is a rock song by Chris Cornell best known as the theme for the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.
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B.
No One Knows
"No One Knows" is a hit rock single by Queens of the Stone Age, known for its driving riff, enigmatic lyrics, and prominence on their breakthrough album "Songs for the Deaf."
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C.
Nobody Knows My Name
Nobody Knows My Name is a 1961 collection of essays by James Baldwin that explores race, identity, and the African American experience in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
Nobody Needs to Know
"Nobody Needs to Know" is a poignant solo number from the musical *The Last Five Years* in which the character Jamie grapples with guilt and infidelity near the end of his marriage.
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E.
Heaven Knows What
Heaven Knows What is a gritty 2014 independent drama film about a young heroin addict in New York City, directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and known for its raw, documentary-like realism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ television theme song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Theme from Cheers ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacterGroup | patrons of the Cheers bar ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Boston ⓘ |
| associatedWithVenueType | bar ⓘ |
| composer | Gary Portnoy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalStatus | iconic TV theme song ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| firstAiredAsThemeOn | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasFullLengthVersion | commercial single version ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
finding a place where one is recognized and welcomed
ⓘ
people seeking comfort after daily struggles ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionVersion |
extended closing credits version
ⓘ
shortened opening credits version ⓘ |
| includedOn | Gary Portnoy recordings and compilations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | earlier unused songs Gary Portnoy wrote for other TV pilots ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 minutes 30 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | Judy Hart-Angelo ⓘ |
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the sitcom Cheers
ⓘ
warm nostalgic lyrics ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOfShow | NBC ⓘ |
| originalShow | Cheers ⓘ |
| performer | Gary Portnoy ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Gary Portnoy ⓘ |
| refrain |
And they're always glad you came
ⓘ
Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ⓘ |
| releaseYearAsSingle | 1983 ⓘ |
| theme |
belonging
ⓘ
community ⓘ friendship ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| title | Where Everybody Knows Your Name ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeFor | Cheers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where Everybody Knows Your Name Description of subject: "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" is the iconic theme song of the American television sitcom Cheers, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic lyrics about belonging.
Referenced by (9)
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