20th Century Boy
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"20th Century Boy" is a 1973 glam rock single by British band T. Rex, known for its heavy guitar riff and enduring influence on rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 20th Century Boy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13027863 — 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: 20th Century Boy Context triple: [T. Rex, notableWork, 20th Century Boy]
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A.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is a song featured in the stage adaptation of "9 to 5: The Musical," contributing to the show's country-pop-infused Broadway score.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth is a 2007 philosophical fantasy drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Mircea Eliade’s novella about an elderly linguistics professor who becomes mysteriously rejuvenated after being struck by lightning.
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D.
Nineteen Forever
"Nineteen Forever" is a song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its satirical take on aging and rock-star vanity.
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E.
My 21st Century Blues
My 21st Century Blues is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Raye, blending pop, R&B, and dance influences with candid, autobiographical lyricism.
- 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: 20th Century Boy Target entity description: "20th Century Boy" is a 1973 glam rock single by British band T. Rex, known for its heavy guitar riff and enduring influence on rock music.
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A.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is a song featured in the stage adaptation of "9 to 5: The Musical," contributing to the show's country-pop-infused Broadway score.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth is a 2007 philosophical fantasy drama film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from Mircea Eliade’s novella about an elderly linguistics professor who becomes mysteriously rejuvenated after being struck by lightning.
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D.
Nineteen Forever
"Nineteen Forever" is a song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its satirical take on aging and rock-star vanity.
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E.
My 21st Century Blues
My 21st Century Blues is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Raye, blending pop, R&B, and dance influences with candid, autobiographical lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| B-side | Free Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocals | Gloria Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Steve Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| composer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Def Leppard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Placebo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Replacements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drummer | Bill Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInCommercial | Coca-Cola advertisement ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm |
Billy Elliot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Velvet Goldmine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | glam rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
glam rock anthem
ⓘ
rock classic ⓘ |
| hasEnduringInfluence | true ⓘ |
| hasKey | B major ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Born to Boogie soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature | heavy guitar riff ⓘ |
| hasNotableRiff | opening guitar riff ⓘ |
| hasTempo | fast ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Bolan Boogie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Hits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | rock music ⓘ |
| label |
EMI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T. Rex Wax Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:39 ⓘ |
| originallyNonAlbumSingle | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | T. Rex discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | T. Rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1973 ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
AIR Studios London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Château d’Hérouville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-03-16 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Marc Bolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 20th Century Boy Description of subject: "20th Century Boy" is a 1973 glam rock single by British band T. Rex, known for its heavy guitar riff and enduring influence on rock music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.