“Holding Out for a Hero”
E1034921
“Holding Out for a Hero” is a high-energy 1984 pop-rock song, famously performed by Bonnie Tyler, that became an iconic anthem featured in the film Footloose and numerous later soundtracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Holding Out for a Hero” canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13338021 — 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: “Holding Out for a Hero” Context triple: [Dean Pitchford, notableWork, “Holding Out for a Hero”]
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A.
I Wanna Be Your Hero
"I Wanna Be Your Hero" is a song featured on the album "Hero."
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B.
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a hit power ballad performed by Tina Turner for the soundtrack of the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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C.
"Hooked on You"
"Hooked on You" is a 2007 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film starring Eason Chan and Miriam Yeung that follows a supermarket worker navigating love and life pressures in contemporary Hong Kong.
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D.
“I’m Gonna Hold On”
“I’m Gonna Hold On” is an R&B song written and produced by Shep Crawford, known for his emotionally driven, gospel-influenced ballad style.
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E.
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
"Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough" is a 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson that became one of his breakthrough solo hits and a defining track of the Off the Wall era.
- 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: “Holding Out for a Hero” Target entity description: “Holding Out for a Hero” is a high-energy 1984 pop-rock song, famously performed by Bonnie Tyler, that became an iconic anthem featured in the film Footloose and numerous later soundtracks.
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A.
I Wanna Be Your Hero
"I Wanna Be Your Hero" is a song featured on the album "Hero."
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B.
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
"We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" is a hit power ballad performed by Tina Turner for the soundtrack of the 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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C.
"Hooked on You"
"Hooked on You" is a 2007 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film starring Eason Chan and Miriam Yeung that follows a supermarket worker navigating love and life pressures in contemporary Hong Kong.
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D.
“I’m Gonna Hold On”
“I’m Gonna Hold On” is an R&B song written and produced by Shep Crawford, known for his emotionally driven, gospel-influenced ballad style.
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E.
Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
"Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough" is a 1979 disco-funk single by Michael Jackson that became one of his breakthrough solo hits and a defining track of the Off the Wall era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSongwriter |
Dean Pitchford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | hit in several countries ⓘ |
| composer |
Dean Pitchford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Steinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
anthemic song
ⓘ
high-energy song ⓘ |
| era | 1984 pop-rock ⓘ |
| famousFor |
powerful vocals by Bonnie Tyler
ⓘ
use in 1980s film soundtracks ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
power ballad ⓘ power pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Jennifer Saunders version for Shrek 2
ⓘ
numerous cover versions by various artists ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | widely recognized in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasIconicStatus | 1980s pop anthem ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroism
ⓘ
longing ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum |
Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dean Pitchford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
film Footloose
ⓘ
film Shrek 2 ⓘ television and film soundtracks ⓘ |
| originallyFeaturedIn | Footloose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jim Steinman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Jansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Chertoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| usedAs | soundtrack song ⓘ |
| vocalist | Bonnie Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Holding Out for a Hero” Description of subject: “Holding Out for a Hero” is a high-energy 1984 pop-rock song, famously performed by Bonnie Tyler, that became an iconic anthem featured in the film Footloose and numerous later soundtracks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.