Is She Really Going Out with Him?
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"Is She Really Going Out with Him?" is a 1979 new wave/pop rock song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its wry lyrics about romantic jealousy and its status as one of his signature hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Is She Really Going Out with Him? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4494230 — 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: Is She Really Going Out with Him? Context triple: [Joe Jackson, notableWork, Is She Really Going Out with Him?]
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A.
Tell Her About It
"Tell Her About It" is a 1983 Motown-influenced pop song by Billy Joel that became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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B.
Him & Her
Him & Her is a British television sitcom that follows the mundane yet humorous lives of a lazy couple in their twenties, known for its naturalistic style and intimate, single-location setting.
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C.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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D.
While She Was Out
While She Was Out is a 2008 thriller film starring Kim Basinger as a suburban housewife who must fight for survival after being hunted through the woods by a group of violent thugs.
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E.
Her Too
"Her Too" is a soulful R&B song by American singer-songwriter SiR, known for its smooth production and introspective lyrics.
- 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: Is She Really Going Out with Him? Target entity description: "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" is a 1979 new wave/pop rock song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its wry lyrics about romantic jealousy and its status as one of his signature hits.
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A.
Tell Her About It
"Tell Her About It" is a 1983 Motown-influenced pop song by Billy Joel that became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
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B.
Him & Her
Him & Her is a British television sitcom that follows the mundane yet humorous lives of a lazy couple in their twenties, known for its naturalistic style and intimate, single-location setting.
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C.
Love Affair
Love Affair is a classic 1939 romantic drama film about two strangers who fall in love on an ocean liner and agree to reunite later, a story so enduring it inspired the famous remake An Affair to Remember.
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D.
While She Was Out
While She Was Out is a 2008 thriller film starring Kim Basinger as a suburban housewife who must fight for survival after being hunted through the woods by a group of violent thugs.
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E.
Her Too
"Her Too" is a soulful R&B song by American singer-songwriter SiR, known for its smooth production and introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Look Sharp! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPM | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 13 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 21 ⓘ |
| composer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
new wave classic
ⓘ
one of Joe Jackson's best-known songs ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | You Got the Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated title line in chorus ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn | Live 1980/86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricsStyle |
ironic
ⓘ
wry ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
insecurity
ⓘ
romantic jealousy ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableLiveArrangement | a cappella intro with vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| includedOnCompilation |
Steppin' Out: The Very Best of Joe Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
This Is It! (The A&M Years 1979–1989) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:35 ⓘ |
| openingLyric | Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| performer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Kershenbaum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabelRegion |
A&M Records (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A&M Records (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1979-03-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | medium ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 1 ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| writer | Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Is She Really Going Out with Him? Description of subject: "Is She Really Going Out with Him?" is a 1979 new wave/pop rock song by English musician Joe Jackson, known for its wry lyrics about romantic jealousy and its status as one of his signature hits.
Referenced by (1)
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