Five O'Clock World
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"Five O'Clock World" is a 1965 pop song by The Vogues, best known for its upbeat depiction of working life and later use as an opening theme for the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Five O'Clock World canonical | 3 |
| Five O’Clock World | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6152933 — 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: Five O'Clock World Context triple: [The Drew Carey Show, openingTheme, Five O'Clock World]
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A.
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
"It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere" is a popular country song, famously performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, that became a summertime anthem celebrating carefree, beachside drinking.
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B.
It's Five O'Clock
"It's Five O'Clock" is a 1969 progressive/psychedelic rock album by Greek band Aphrodite's Child, known for its melodic, baroque-pop-influenced sound and the distinctive vocals of Demis Roussos.
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C.
What a Time
"What a Time" is a melancholic pop song by Julia Michaels, featuring Niall Horan, that reflects on the bittersweet memories of a past relationship.
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D.
I Saw the World
"I Saw the World" is a darkly poetic anti-war song by the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock band Pearls Before Swine, known for its haunting lyrics and melancholic tone.
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E.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
- 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: Five O'Clock World Target entity description: "Five O'Clock World" is a 1965 pop song by The Vogues, best known for its upbeat depiction of working life and later use as an opening theme for the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.
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A.
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
"It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere" is a popular country song, famously performed by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, that became a summertime anthem celebrating carefree, beachside drinking.
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B.
It's Five O'Clock
"It's Five O'Clock" is a 1969 progressive/psychedelic rock album by Greek band Aphrodite's Child, known for its melodic, baroque-pop-influenced sound and the distinctive vocals of Demis Roussos.
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C.
What a Time
"What a Time" is a melancholic pop song by Julia Michaels, featuring Niall Horan, that reflects on the bittersweet memories of a past relationship.
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D.
I Saw the World
"I Saw the World" is a darkly poetic anti-war song by the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock band Pearls Before Swine, known for its haunting lyrics and melancholic tone.
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E.
There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" is an optimistic theme song written for Disney's Carousel of Progress attraction, celebrating faith in technological progress and the future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Drew Carey Show ⓘ |
| artist | The Vogues ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Hot 100 number 4
ⓘ
Cash Box Top 100 number 1 ⓘ RPM Canada number 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Allen Reynolds ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesTheme |
9-to-5 workday
ⓘ
anticipation of leisure after work ⓘ working life ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Drew Carey Show opening credits ⓘ |
| followedBy | Magic Town ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ sunshine pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Nothing to Offer You ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | The Drew Carey Show cast lip-sync sequence ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Hal Ketchum version
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Julianne Hough version ⓘ The Proclaimers version ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"Cause it's a five o'clock world when the whistle blows"
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"Up every morning just to keep a job" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:17 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Allen Reynolds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with The Drew Carey Show
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upbeat depiction of working-class life ⓘ |
| openingThemeVersionPerformer |
Drew Carey
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The Rembrandts ⓘ The Vogues ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s pop music ⓘ |
| performer | The Vogues ⓘ |
| precededBy | You're the One ⓘ |
| producer | Nick Cenci ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Co & Ce Records
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linked to:
Chelsea Records
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| releaseDate | 1965-10 ⓘ |
| usedAs | opening theme song ⓘ |
| usedAsOpeningThemeForSeason |
The Drew Carey Show season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Drew Carey Show
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| writer | Allen Reynolds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Five O'Clock World Description of subject: "Five O'Clock World" is a 1965 pop song by The Vogues, best known for its upbeat depiction of working life and later use as an opening theme for the sitcom The Drew Carey Show.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Drew Carey Show (TV series) – music
subject linked to:
The Drew Carey Show (TV series) – music
linked to: Five O'Clock World