Excitable Boy
E433033
Excitable Boy is a 1978 rock album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, best known for its darkly humorous storytelling and the hit single "Werewolves of London."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Excitable Boy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4358883 — 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: Excitable Boy Context triple: [Warren Zevon, notableWork, Excitable Boy]
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A.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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B.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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C.
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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D.
Like a Boy
"Like a Boy" is a 2007 R&B single by Ciara that explores gender double standards in relationships through a role-reversal concept and assertive lyrics.
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E.
Animal Boy
"Animal Boy" is a 1986 punk rock album by the Ramones that blends their classic high-energy sound with more politically charged and socially conscious themes.
- 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: Excitable Boy Target entity description: Excitable Boy is a 1978 rock album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, best known for its darkly humorous storytelling and the hit single "Werewolves of London."
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A.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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B.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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C.
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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D.
Like a Boy
"Like a Boy" is a 2007 R&B single by Ciara that explores gender double standards in relationships through a role-reversal concept and assertive lyrics.
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E.
Animal Boy
"Animal Boy" is a 1986 punk rock album by the Ramones that blends their classic high-energy sound with more politically charged and socially conscious themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | RIAA Platinum certification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | US Billboard 200 number 8 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
AllMusic
NERFINISHED
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Rolling Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| followedBy | Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Excitable Boy (album cover) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Accidentally Like a Martyr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Excitable Boy (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Strikes Up the Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawyers, Guns and Money NERFINISHED ⓘ Nighttime in the Switching Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenderness on the Block NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Werewolves of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
darkly humorous storytelling
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narrative songwriting ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 31:30 ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dark humor
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satire ⓘ |
| mixingEngineer | Greg Ladanyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Werewolves of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Warren Zevon discography ⓘ |
| performer | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jackson Browne
NERFINISHED
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Waddy Wachtel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1978
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1978-01-18 ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Asylum Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Excitable Boy Description of subject: Excitable Boy is a 1978 rock album by American singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, best known for its darkly humorous storytelling and the hit single "Werewolves of London."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.