Livin' la Vida Loca
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"Livin' la Vida Loca" is a 1999 Latin pop and dance-pop hit by Ricky Martin that became an international smash and a defining song of the late 1990s pop era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Livin' la Vida Loca canonical | 7 |
| La Vida Loca Tour | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5875412 — 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: Livin' la Vida Loca Context triple: [Ricky Martin, notableWork, Livin' la Vida Loca]
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A.
Flamenco Beach
Flamenco Beach is a renowned white-sand, turquoise-water beach on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico, often ranked among the most beautiful beaches in the world.
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B.
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1990s action-adventure television series about a covert team of secret agents operating under the cover of a beach fashion model agency.
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C.
Te Lo Dije
Te Lo Dije is a music release by American singer-songwriter Miguel, following his album War & Leisure.
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D.
This Ain't Havana
"This Ain't Havana" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones from their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
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E.
Oye Como Va
"Oye Como Va" is a classic Latin rock song, originally written by Tito Puente and popularized worldwide by Santana’s 1970 rendition blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with electric guitar.
- 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: Livin' la Vida Loca Target entity description: "Livin' la Vida Loca" is a 1999 Latin pop and dance-pop hit by Ricky Martin that became an international smash and a defining song of the late 1990s pop era.
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A.
Flamenco Beach
Flamenco Beach is a renowned white-sand, turquoise-water beach on the island of Culebra in Puerto Rico, often ranked among the most beautiful beaches in the world.
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B.
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
Acapulco H.E.A.T. is a 1990s action-adventure television series about a covert team of secret agents operating under the cover of a beach fashion model agency.
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C.
Te Lo Dije
Te Lo Dije is a music release by American singer-songwriter Miguel, following his album War & Leisure.
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D.
This Ain't Havana
"This Ain't Havana" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones from their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
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E.
Oye Como Va
"Oye Como Va" is a classic Latin rock song, originally written by Tito Puente and popularized worldwide by Santana’s 1970 rendition blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with electric guitar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Ricky Martin ⓘ |
| artist | Ricky Martin ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance
ⓘ
Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year ⓘ Grammy Award nomination for Song of the Year ⓘ MTV Video Music Award nominations ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Australia ARIA Singles Chart number one
ⓘ
Canada RPM Top Singles number one ⓘ
linked to:
Canada RPM Top Singles
New Zealand Singles Chart number one ⓘ Top 10 in many European countries ⓘ UK Singles Chart number one ⓘ
linked to:
UK Singles Chart
US Billboard Hot 100 number one ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact | helped spark the Latin pop explosion in the US mainstream market ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough English-language hit for Ricky Martin
ⓘ
defining song of the late 1990s pop era ⓘ international smash hit ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| followedBy | She's All I Ever Had ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin pop
ⓘ
dance-pop ⓘ pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBilingualVersions |
English version
ⓘ
Spanish version ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Livin' la Vida Loca music video ⓘ |
| includedIn | many late-1990s pop music compilations ⓘ |
| influenced | mainstream popularity of Latin pop in the late 1990s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:03 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Wayne Isham ⓘ |
| notableLyric | "Upside, inside out, she's livin' la vida loca" ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf | album Ricky Martin ⓘ |
| performer | Ricky Martin ⓘ |
| precededBy | La Copa de la Vida ⓘ |
| producer |
Desmond Child
ⓘ
Draco Rosa ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1998 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Sony Music ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Music Entertainment
|
| releaseDate | 1999-03-23 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ricky Martin ⓘ |
| writer |
Desmond Child
ⓘ
Draco Rosa ⓘ Ricky Martin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Livin' la Vida Loca Description of subject: "Livin' la Vida Loca" is a 1999 Latin pop and dance-pop hit by Ricky Martin that became an international smash and a defining song of the late 1990s pop era.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
performed "La Copa de la Vida" at the 1999 Grammy Awards
subject linked to:
performed "La Copa de la Vida" at the 1999 Grammy Awards
linked to: Livin' la Vida Loca
subject linked to:
John Charles Barrett