Psycho Killer
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"Psycho Killer" is a seminal 1977 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its catchy bassline, darkly humorous lyrics, and status as one of the band’s signature tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psycho Killer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5144594 — 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: Psycho Killer Context triple: [Talking Heads, notableWork, Psycho Killer]
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A.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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B.
Norman Bates
Norman Bates is the disturbed young man and motel owner from Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Psycho," infamous for his split personality and murderous behavior.
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C.
Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley is a charming yet deeply amoral con artist and serial imposter best known as the psychologically complex antihero of Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels.
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D.
Michael Myers
Michael Myers is the iconic masked serial killer from the "Halloween" horror film franchise.
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E.
Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer is an unidentified American serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police and media with cryptic letters and ciphers.
- 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: Psycho Killer Target entity description: "Psycho Killer" is a seminal 1977 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its catchy bassline, darkly humorous lyrics, and status as one of the band’s signature tracks.
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A.
Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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B.
Norman Bates
Norman Bates is the disturbed young man and motel owner from Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Psycho," infamous for his split personality and murderous behavior.
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C.
Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley is a charming yet deeply amoral con artist and serial imposter best known as the psychologically complex antihero of Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels.
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D.
Michael Myers
Michael Myers is the iconic masked serial killer from the "Halloween" horror film franchise.
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E.
Zodiac Killer
The Zodiac Killer is an unidentified American serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police and media with cryptic letters and ciphers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Canada RPM Top Singles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | frequently used in film and television soundtracks ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| firstLivePerformanceYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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post-punk ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Brand New
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cage the Elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ Velvet Revolver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Stop Making Sense (live performance) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasPartLyricsLanguage | French ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | Talking Heads: 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | alternative rock ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:19 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly humorous lyrics
ⓘ
distinctive bassline ⓘ mix of English and French lyrics ⓘ status as a signature song of Talking Heads ⓘ |
| partOf | Talking Heads discography ⓘ |
| performer | Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lance Quinn
NERFINISHED
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Talking Heads NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bongiovi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1974–1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-12-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme |
inner monologue of a killer
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psychological instability ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Frantz
NERFINISHED
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David Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina Weymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Psycho Killer Description of subject: "Psycho Killer" is a seminal 1977 new wave song by Talking Heads, known for its catchy bassline, darkly humorous lyrics, and status as one of the band’s signature tracks.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.