A Real Hero
E1002320
"A Real Hero" is an electronic synthwave track by College & Electric Youth that gained widespread recognition for its prominent use in the 2011 film *Drive*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Real Hero canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12783012 — 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: A Real Hero Context triple: [Drive (2011 film), notableSong, A Real Hero]
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A.
The Real Hero
"The Real Hero" is an emotional musical theme from the Avengers: Endgame film score, composed by Alan Silvestri to underscore the movie’s climactic and sacrificial moments.
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B.
Some Kind of Hero
Some Kind of Hero is a 1982 comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor as a Vietnam War veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life.
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C.
The World Needs a Hero
The World Needs a Hero is a 2001 heavy metal album by American band Megadeth that marked a return to a heavier, more traditional thrash-influenced sound after their more mainstream-leaning releases of the late 1990s.
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D.
We Can Be Heroes
We Can Be Heroes is a 2020 family superhero film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez that serves as a standalone follow-up to his earlier movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
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E.
The Hero Next Door
The Hero Next Door is a children's book by Sharon Robinson that explores themes of courage, community, and everyday acts of heroism.
- 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: A Real Hero Target entity description: "A Real Hero" is an electronic synthwave track by College & Electric Youth that gained widespread recognition for its prominent use in the 2011 film *Drive*.
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A.
The Real Hero
"The Real Hero" is an emotional musical theme from the Avengers: Endgame film score, composed by Alan Silvestri to underscore the movie’s climactic and sacrificial moments.
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B.
Some Kind of Hero
Some Kind of Hero is a 1982 comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor as a Vietnam War veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life.
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C.
The World Needs a Hero
The World Needs a Hero is a 2001 heavy metal album by American band Megadeth that marked a return to a heavier, more traditional thrash-influenced sound after their more mainstream-leaning releases of the late 1990s.
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D.
We Can Be Heroes
We Can Be Heroes is a 2020 family superhero film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez that serves as a standalone follow-up to his earlier movie The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
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E.
The Hero Next Door
The Hero Next Door is a children's book by Sharon Robinson that explores themes of courage, community, and everyday acts of heroism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
College
ⓘ
Electric Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | modern synthwave revival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Drive soundtrack ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
digital download
ⓘ
streaming ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| featuredInSoundtrack | Drive: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
synthwave ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric | "A real human being and a real hero" ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drum machine
ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasKey | minor key ⓘ |
| hasMood |
melancholic
ⓘ
romantic ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasReception | cult following ⓘ |
| hasStyle | retro 1980s-inspired ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroism
ⓘ
humanity ⓘ love ⓘ |
| hasVocalType | female lead vocals ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Chesley Sullenberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | prominent use in the 2011 film Drive ⓘ |
| notableUseInWork | Drive GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| partOfScene | neo-noir film culture ⓘ |
| performer |
College
ⓘ
Electric Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | David Grellier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | College & Electric Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseContext | pre-existing track featured in Drive ⓘ |
| usedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bronwyn Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Austin Garrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bronwyn Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ David Grellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Electric Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Real Hero Description of subject: "A Real Hero" is an electronic synthwave track by College & Electric Youth that gained widespread recognition for its prominent use in the 2011 film *Drive*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Drive (2011 film)