Wishing I Was Lucky
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"Wishing I Was Lucky" is the debut single by Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet, which introduced their soulful pop sound to a wide audience in the late 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wishing I Was Lucky canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8153862 — 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: Wishing I Was Lucky Context triple: [Wet Wet Wet, notableWork, Wishing I Was Lucky]
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A.
I Should Be So Lucky
"I Should Be So Lucky" is a 1987 synth-pop song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue that became one of her signature international hits.
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B.
Lucky You
Lucky You is a 2007 romantic drama film set in the high-stakes world of professional poker in Las Vegas, starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore.
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C.
Lucky Me
"Lucky Me" is a 1954 Technicolor musical comedy film starring Doris Day as a superstitious chorus girl who finds romance and career opportunities in Miami.
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D.
My Lucky Day
"My Lucky Day" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his 2009 album *Working on a Dream*.
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E.
You Should Be So Lucky
"You Should Be So Lucky" is the debut solo album by American keyboardist and longtime Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers member Benmont Tench, showcasing his songwriting and piano-driven rock and roots influences.
- 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: Wishing I Was Lucky Target entity description: "Wishing I Was Lucky" is the debut single by Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet, which introduced their soulful pop sound to a wide audience in the late 1980s.
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A.
I Should Be So Lucky
"I Should Be So Lucky" is a 1987 synth-pop song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue that became one of her signature international hits.
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B.
Lucky You
Lucky You is a 2007 romantic drama film set in the high-stakes world of professional poker in Las Vegas, starring Eric Bana and Drew Barrymore.
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C.
Lucky Me
"Lucky Me" is a 1954 Technicolor musical comedy film starring Doris Day as a superstitious chorus girl who finds romance and career opportunities in Miami.
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D.
My Lucky Day
"My Lucky Day" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his 2009 album *Working on a Dream*.
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E.
You Should Be So Lucky
"You Should Be So Lucky" is the debut solo album by American keyboardist and longtime Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers member Benmont Tench, showcasing his songwriting and piano-driven rock and roots influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Popped In Souled Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ vinyl ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
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pop ⓘ pop rock ⓘ |
| hasArtistType | Scottish pop band ⓘ |
| hasAudience | mainstream pop audience ⓘ |
| hasBandMemberPerformer |
Graeme Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
pop song structure
ⓘ
radio-friendly production ⓘ soul-influenced melodies ⓘ |
| hasOriginBand | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginCity | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformer | Marti Pellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformerOrigin | Glasgow, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | 1980s pop production ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional reflection
ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ |
| hasType | debut single ⓘ |
| introducedStyle | soulful pop sound ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishing Wet Wet Wet's soulful pop style
ⓘ
introducing Wet Wet Wet to a wide audience ⓘ |
| partOf | Popped In Souled Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Wet Wet Wet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| vocalist | Marti Pellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wishing I Was Lucky Description of subject: "Wishing I Was Lucky" is the debut single by Scottish pop band Wet Wet Wet, which introduced their soulful pop sound to a wide audience in the late 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.