Heroes
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"Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heroes canonical | 11 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heroes Context triple: [Brian Eno, produced, Heroes]
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Heroes
Heroes is a non-fiction book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines political power, media complicity, and the individuals who resist oppression around the world.
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B.
Heroes
Heroes is an American science fiction television series that follows ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
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C.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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Hero
Hero is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of "The Secret" by focusing on personal journeys toward achieving one's dreams and potential.
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E.
Hero
Hero is a visually striking 2002 Chinese wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou, renowned for its stylized martial arts, color symbolism, and exploration of sacrifice and political unity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heroes Target entity description: "Heroes" is a 1977 art rock song by David Bowie, renowned for its soaring, emotive sound and status as one of his most iconic and influential works.
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A.
Heroes
Heroes is a non-fiction book by journalist John Pilger that critically examines political power, media complicity, and the individuals who resist oppression around the world.
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B.
Heroes
Heroes is an American science fiction television series that follows ordinary people who discover they have extraordinary superhuman abilities and become entangled in a larger, interconnected destiny.
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C.
Heroes
"Heroes" is a rock cover of David Bowie's iconic anthem, performed by the supergroup Hollywood Vampires.
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D.
Hero
Hero is a 2006 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne that expands on the ideas of "The Secret" by focusing on personal journeys toward achieving one's dreams and potential.
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E.
Hero
Hero is a Finnish television channel known for broadcasting action-packed movies and series, operated alongside Nelonen as part of the same network family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | "Heroes" (album) ⓘ |
| artist | David Bowie ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Berlin Trilogy ⓘ |
| bSide |
"V-2 Schneider"
ⓘ
linked to:
V-2 rocket
|
| chronologyNextTitle |
"Beauty and the Beast"
ⓘ
linked to:
Beauty and the Beast
|
| chronologyPreviousTitle | "Be My Wife" ⓘ |
| composer |
Brian Eno
ⓘ
David Bowie ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstRelease | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coveredBy |
Peter Gabriel
ⓘ
The Wallflowers ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | one of David Bowie's signature songs ⓘ |
| engineer | Tony Visconti ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | Fripp-style lead guitar ⓘ |
| featuresMusician | Robert Fripp ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ krautrock ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
"A Reality Tour" (live album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Reality Tour
"Stage" (live album) ⓘ |
| hasShorterSingleEdit | 3:35 ⓘ |
| hasTheme | defiant love in the shadow of the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| includedIn | many David Bowie compilation albums ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | a couple kissing by the Berlin Wall ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:07 ⓘ |
| lyricist | David Bowie ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on art rock and post-punk
ⓘ
soaring emotive sound ⓘ status as one of David Bowie's most iconic songs ⓘ |
| partOf | "Heroes" (album) ⓘ |
| performer | David Bowie ⓘ |
| producer |
David Bowie
ⓘ
Tony Visconti ⓘ |
| rankedOn |
Rolling Stone lists of greatest songs
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
|
| recordedAt |
Château d'Hérouville, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Château d’Hérouville
Hansa Tonstudio, Berlin ⓘ
linked to:
Hansa Tonstudio complex
|
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-09-23 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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numerous films and television shows ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gradually intensifying, multi-miked vocal performance ⓘ |
| writerCredit | David Bowie and Brian Eno ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
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