You Can’t Stop the Beat
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"You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| You Can’t Stop the Beat canonical | 3 |
| You Can't Stop the Beat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3859798 — 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: You Can’t Stop the Beat Context triple: [Hairspray, hasSong, You Can’t Stop the Beat]
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A.
Can’t Stop the Music
Can’t Stop the Music is a 1980 musical comedy film loosely based on the formation of the Village People, known for its campy style and disco-era soundtrack.
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B.
I Need a Beat
"I Need a Beat" is an early hip-hop single by LL Cool J that helped launch his career and establish Def Jam Recordings in the mid-1980s.
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C.
Nothing but the Beat
Nothing but the Beat is a 2011 electronic dance music album by French DJ and producer David Guetta that features numerous collaborations with prominent pop and hip-hop artists.
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D.
Don’t Stop
"Don’t Stop" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2006 studio album *Tha Blue Carpet Treatment*.
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E.
Can’t Hold Us Down
"Can’t Hold Us Down" is a feminist R&B/pop song by Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim that challenges double standards and sexism in the music industry and society.
- 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: You Can’t Stop the Beat Target entity description: "You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
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A.
Can’t Stop the Music
Can’t Stop the Music is a 1980 musical comedy film loosely based on the formation of the Village People, known for its campy style and disco-era soundtrack.
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B.
I Need a Beat
"I Need a Beat" is an early hip-hop single by LL Cool J that helped launch his career and establish Def Jam Recordings in the mid-1980s.
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C.
Nothing but the Beat
Nothing but the Beat is a 2011 electronic dance music album by French DJ and producer David Guetta that features numerous collaborations with prominent pop and hip-hop artists.
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D.
Don’t Stop
"Don’t Stop" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2006 studio album *Tha Blue Carpet Treatment*.
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E.
Can’t Hold Us Down
"Can’t Hold Us Down" is a feminist R&B/pop song by Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim that challenges double standards and sexism in the music industry and society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre finale
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Hairspray
ⓘ
surface form:
Hairspray (2007 film)
Hairspray Live! ⓘ
surface form:
Hairspray Live! (2016 television special)
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| composer | Marc Shaiman ⓘ |
| culture | Broadway musical theatre ⓘ |
| energyLevel | high-energy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ pop ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dancing as liberation
ⓘ
unstoppable progress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Marc Shaiman
ⓘ
Scott Wittman ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | show-stopping finale number ⓘ |
| notableFor |
audience-pleasing closing number
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complex ensemble vocals ⓘ energetic choreography ⓘ extended finale structure ⓘ |
| originalWork |
Hairspray
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surface form:
Hairspray (2002 Broadway musical)
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| partOf |
Hairspray
ⓘ
Hairspray ⓘ
surface form:
Hairspray (musical)
|
| performanceContext | final number of Hairspray stage productions ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter |
Edna Turnblad
ⓘ
Link Larkin ⓘ Motormouth Maybelle ⓘ Penny Pingleton ⓘ Seaweed J. Stubbs ⓘ Tracy Turnblad ⓘ ensemble cast ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1960s Baltimore ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | upbeat ⓘ |
| theatricalActPosition | finale ⓘ |
| theme |
body positivity
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inclusion ⓘ joy ⓘ optimism ⓘ progress ⓘ racial integration ⓘ self-acceptance ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
backing vocals ensemble
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brass section ⓘ full pit orchestra ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: You Can’t Stop the Beat Description of subject: "You Can’t Stop the Beat" is the high-energy, show-stopping finale number from the musical *Hairspray*, celebrated for its upbeat tempo and themes of joy, inclusion, and social change.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
You Can't Stop the Beat