The Big Beat by Billy Squier
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"The Big Beat" by Billy Squier is a hard-rock drum-heavy track from his 1980 debut album that has become one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop and pop music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Big Beat by Billy Squier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5937275 — 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: The Big Beat by Billy Squier Context triple: [99 Problems, samples, The Big Beat by Billy Squier]
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A.
Beauty and a Beat
"Beauty and a Beat" is a 2012 dance-pop single by Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj, known for its party-themed lyrics and energetic electronic production.
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B.
Aerosmith Pump
Aerosmith Pump is a 1989 hard rock album by Aerosmith that marked a major commercial and critical comeback with hits like "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun."
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C.
Beat! Beat! Drums!
"Beat! Beat! Drums!" is a Civil War–era poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays the disruptive, all-consuming impact of war on everyday life.
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D.
You Can’t Stop the Beat
"You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
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E.
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a 1987 dance-pop song by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine that became one of her signature hits and a staple of Latin-influenced pop music.
- 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: The Big Beat by Billy Squier Target entity description: "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier is a hard-rock drum-heavy track from his 1980 debut album that has become one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop and pop music.
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A.
Beauty and a Beat
"Beauty and a Beat" is a 2012 dance-pop single by Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj, known for its party-themed lyrics and energetic electronic production.
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B.
Aerosmith Pump
Aerosmith Pump is a 1989 hard rock album by Aerosmith that marked a major commercial and critical comeback with hits like "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun."
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C.
Beat! Beat! Drums!
"Beat! Beat! Drums!" is a Civil War–era poem by Walt Whitman that vividly portrays the disruptive, all-consuming impact of war on everyday life.
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D.
You Can’t Stop the Beat
"You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
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E.
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a 1987 dance-pop song by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine that became one of her signature hits and a staple of Latin-influenced pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Tale of the Tape ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Squier ⓘ |
| chronology | early Billy Squier solo work ⓘ |
| composer | Billy Squier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
prominent drum break
ⓘ
riff-driven arrangement ⓘ strong backbeat ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | considered one of the most sampled rock songs in hip hop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
producers seeking rock drum breaks
ⓘ
sampling culture in hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature | drum-heavy track ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
open drum intro suitable for sampling
ⓘ
repetitive groove conducive to looping ⓘ |
| hasNotableUse |
heavily sampled in hip hop music
ⓘ
heavily sampled in pop music ⓘ |
| includedIn | Billy Squier discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Billy Squier ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAs | album track ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | The Tale of the Tape ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Squier ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Billy Squier ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Big Beat by Billy Squier Description of subject: "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier is a hard-rock drum-heavy track from his 1980 debut album that has become one of the most sampled songs in hip-hop and pop music.
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