Dancing on the Ceiling
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Dancing on the Ceiling is a 1986 pop song by Lionel Richie known for its upbeat, celebratory style and innovative music video featuring gravity-defying dance scenes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dancing on the Ceiling canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T562424 — 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: Dancing on the Ceiling Context triple: [Lionel Richie, notableWork, Dancing on the Ceiling]
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A.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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B.
Snap the Whip
Snap the Whip is an 1872 painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting schoolboys playing in a rural field, often celebrated as an iconic image of post–Civil War American childhood and country life.
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C.
All the Right Moves
All the Right Moves is a 1983 American sports drama film starring Tom Cruise as a high school football player striving to escape his small industrial town.
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D.
All Falls Down
"All Falls Down" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Kanye West that critiques materialism and insecurity, featured on his debut album "The College Dropout."
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E.
Humpin’ Around
"Humpin’ Around" is a 1992 new jack swing single by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, known for its upbeat groove and chart success.
- 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: Dancing on the Ceiling Target entity description: Dancing on the Ceiling is a 1986 pop song by Lionel Richie known for its upbeat, celebratory style and innovative music video featuring gravity-defying dance scenes.
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A.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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B.
Snap the Whip
Snap the Whip is an 1872 painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting schoolboys playing in a rural field, often celebrated as an iconic image of post–Civil War American childhood and country life.
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C.
All the Right Moves
All the Right Moves is a 1983 American sports drama film starring Tom Cruise as a high school football player striving to escape his small industrial town.
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D.
All Falls Down
"All Falls Down" is a socially conscious hip-hop song by Kanye West that critiques materialism and insecurity, featured on his debut album "The College Dropout."
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E.
Humpin’ Around
"Humpin’ Around" is a 1992 new jack swing single by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, known for its upbeat groove and chart success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Dancing on the Ceiling ⓘ |
| artist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Motown Records
ⓘ
linked to:
Motown
|
| associatedArtist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| backingVocals | layered harmonies ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 in several international charts
ⓘ
Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| era | post-disco pop ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated chorus line "Oh, what a feeling, when we're dancing on the ceiling" ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Dancing on the Ceiling music video ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Dancing on the Ceiling ⓘ |
| isTitleTrackOf | Dancing on the Ceiling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector |
David Fincher
ⓘ
Stanley Donen ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature |
gravity-defying dance scenes
ⓘ
rotating room set ⓘ |
| musicVideoStyle | upbeat and celebratory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
gravity-defying choreography
ⓘ
innovative rotating-room music video ⓘ signature Lionel Richie 1980s hit ⓘ |
| performer | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| producer |
James Anthony Carmichael
ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-07-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
ⓘ
partying ⓘ |
| vocalist | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | energetic lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Carlos Rios
ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ Michael Frenchik ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dancing on the Ceiling Description of subject: Dancing on the Ceiling is a 1986 pop song by Lionel Richie known for its upbeat, celebratory style and innovative music video featuring gravity-defying dance scenes.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.