Gonna Fly Now

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film theme song song

"Gonna Fly Now" is the iconic, brass-driven theme song from the film Rocky, widely associated with training montages and motivational moments in popular culture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Gonna Fly Now canonical	9
"Gonna Fly Now"	2
Gonna Fly Now theme	2
"Gonna Fly Now" (Theme from Rocky)	1
Gonna Fly Now (reprise/usage from film theme)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492803 — 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: Gonna Fly Now
Context triple: [Rocky, notableSong, Gonna Fly Now]

A. Unconquerable Spirit
Unconquerable Spirit is the English motto of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, reflecting its elite Marines’ resilience, determination, and refusal to yield in combat.
B. Wind Beneath My Wings
"Wind Beneath My Wings" is a popular power ballad best known from Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition featured in the 1988 film *Beaches*.
C. Ain't No Other Man
"Ain't No Other Man" is a 2006 funk- and soul-influenced pop single by Christina Aguilera that served as the lead track from her album "Back to Basics" and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
D. Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
E. Get Away
"Get Away" is a 1993 R&B single by American singer Bobby Brown, known for its new jack swing style and energetic production.
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: Gonna Fly Now
Target entity description: "Gonna Fly Now" is the iconic, brass-driven theme song from the film Rocky, widely associated with training montages and motivational moments in popular culture.

A. Unconquerable Spirit
Unconquerable Spirit is the English motto of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, reflecting its elite Marines’ resilience, determination, and refusal to yield in combat.
B. Wind Beneath My Wings
"Wind Beneath My Wings" is a popular power ballad best known from Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning rendition featured in the 1988 film *Beaches*.
C. Ain't No Other Man
"Ain't No Other Man" is a 2006 funk- and soul-influenced pop single by Christina Aguilera that served as the lead track from her album "Back to Basics" and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
D. Just Wright
Just Wright is a 2010 romantic comedy film starring Queen Latifah as a physical therapist who falls for a professional basketball player she is helping to recover from injury.
E. Get Away
"Get Away" is a 1993 R&B single by American singer Bobby Brown, known for its new jack swing style and energetic production.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film theme song ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Theme from Rocky ⓘ
associatedWith	Rocky Balboa ⓘ boxing training ⓘ motivational music ⓘ sports montages ⓘ
chartCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
chartPerformance	reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
composer	Bill Conti ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalImpact	widely recognized as an anthem of perseverance ⓘ
featuredInWork	Rocky ⓘ
genre	film score ⓘ instrumental ⓘ orchestral pop ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	brass ⓘ orchestra ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ
hasMood	inspirational ⓘ triumphant ⓘ
hasTempo	up-tempo ⓘ
includedInAlbum	Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score ⓘ
influenced	subsequent sports film music ⓘ
lyricist	Ayn Robbins ⓘ Carol Connors ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ
nominatedForYear	1977 ⓘ
notableFeature	driving rhythm ⓘ prominent trumpet melody ⓘ short motivational lyrics ⓘ
notableFor	association with the Rocky steps training scene ⓘ use in popular culture as workout music ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Rocky ⓘ surface form: Rocky soundtrack
partOfSeries	Rocky film series ⓘ
performer	Bill Conti ⓘ Dee Dee Bridgewater ⓘ Nelson Pigford ⓘ
producer	Bill Conti ⓘ
publicationYear	1976 ⓘ
recordLabel	United Artists Records ⓘ
releaseYear	1976 ⓘ
title	Gonna Fly Now self-link ⓘ
usedAs	theme song ⓘ training montage music ⓘ
usedInMedium	film ⓘ sports events ⓘ television ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rocky → notableSong → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Rocky film series → featuresSong → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Bill Conti → notableWork → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Gonna Fly Now → title → Gonna Fly Now self-link ⓘ

Rocky II (film) score → includesTheme → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Rocky II (film) score → expandsOn → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gonna Fly Now theme

AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs → hasPart → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Gonna Fly Now"

Conti → notableWork → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

subject surface form: Bill Conti

Rocky Balboa (film) score → featuresMotif → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gonna Fly Now theme

Rocky → hasMusicalNumber → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gonna Fly Now (reprise/usage from film theme)

Maynard Ferguson → notableRecording → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Gonna Fly Now" (Theme from Rocky)

Nelson Pigford → performedOn → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

this entity surface form: "Gonna Fly Now"

Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score → includesTrack → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Rocky: Original Motion Picture Score → notableTrack → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

Ayn Robbins → notableWork → Gonna Fly Now ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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