St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
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"St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a 1985 pop-rock anthem by John Parr, best known as the inspirational theme song for the film *St. Elmo's Fire* and as a chart-topping hit of the decade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814080 — 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: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) Context triple: [St. Elmo's Fire, notableSong, St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)]
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A.
Thunderstruck
"Thunderstruck" is one of AC/DC's most iconic hard rock anthems, renowned for its electrifying guitar riff and enduring popularity at concerts and sporting events.
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B.
The Loco-Motion
"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song first recorded by Little Eva that became a major hit and later a widely covered dance classic.
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C.
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a 1987 dance-pop song by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine that became one of her signature hits and a staple of Latin-influenced pop music.
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D.
Money on My Mind
"Money on My Mind" is a track by Lil Wayne from his critically acclaimed 2005 album Tha Carter II, showcasing his focus on wealth, ambition, and lyrical wordplay.
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E.
Fanfare of Love
Fanfare of Love is a 1935 French comedy film about two musicians who disguise themselves as women, a premise later famously adapted in Billy Wilder’s "Some Like It Hot."
- 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: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) Target entity description: "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a 1985 pop-rock anthem by John Parr, best known as the inspirational theme song for the film *St. Elmo's Fire* and as a chart-topping hit of the decade.
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A.
Thunderstruck
"Thunderstruck" is one of AC/DC's most iconic hard rock anthems, renowned for its electrifying guitar riff and enduring popularity at concerts and sporting events.
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B.
The Loco-Motion
"The Loco-Motion" is a 1962 pop song first recorded by Little Eva that became a major hit and later a widely covered dance classic.
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C.
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" is a 1987 dance-pop song by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine that became one of her signature hits and a staple of Latin-influenced pop music.
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D.
Money on My Mind
"Money on My Mind" is a track by Lil Wayne from his critically acclaimed 2005 album Tha Carter II, showcasing his focus on wealth, ambition, and lyrical wordplay.
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E.
Fanfare of Love
Fanfare of Love is a 1935 French comedy film about two musicians who disguise themselves as women, a premise later famously adapted in Billy Wilder’s "Some Like It Hot."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | David Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm | St. Elmo's Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Treat Me Like an Animal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaKentMusicReport | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 1 ⓘ |
| composer |
David Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| decadeAssociation | 1980s pop culture ⓘ |
| era | MTV era ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLyric |
Gonna be your man in motion
ⓘ
I can see a new horizon ⓘ Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USAT29900609 ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | St. Elmo's Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Rick Hansen's Man in Motion World Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:08 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
inspiration
ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeatures | John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoIncludes | clips from the film St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the theme song of the film St. Elmo's Fire
ⓘ
reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | St. Elmo's Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | David Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| style | anthemic ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme song for the film St. Elmo's Fire ⓘ |
| vocalist | John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
David Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Parr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) Description of subject: "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)" is a 1985 pop-rock anthem by John Parr, best known as the inspirational theme song for the film *St. Elmo's Fire* and as a chart-topping hit of the decade.
Referenced by (1)
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