Little Criminals
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Little Criminals is a 1977 studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, noted for its satirical lyrics and the hit single "Short People."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Criminals canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10009020 — 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: Little Criminals Context triple: [Short People, partOfAlbum, Little Criminals]
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A.
Little Heroes
Little Heroes is a cyberpunk science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores the commercialization of music and culture in a near-future, media-saturated society.
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B.
Little Children
"Little Children" is a 1964 pop song by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas that became one of the group's biggest UK and US chart hits.
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C.
Little Children
Little Children is a 2006 suburban drama film directed by Todd Field that explores marital discontent, infidelity, and social hypocrisy, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Kate Winslet.
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D.
Bad Kids
"Bad Kids" is a high-energy pop song by Lady Gaga from her album "Born This Way," celebrating self-acceptance and defiant individuality.
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E.
Little Robber Girl
Little Robber Girl is a fierce, impulsive child bandit from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale "The Snow Queen," known for her wild nature and unexpected kindness toward the protagonist, Gerda.
- 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: Little Criminals Target entity description: Little Criminals is a 1977 studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, noted for its satirical lyrics and the hit single "Short People."
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A.
Little Heroes
Little Heroes is a cyberpunk science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores the commercialization of music and culture in a near-future, media-saturated society.
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B.
Little Children
"Little Children" is a 1964 pop song by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas that became one of the group's biggest UK and US chart hits.
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C.
Little Children
Little Children is a 2006 suburban drama film directed by Todd Field that explores marital discontent, infidelity, and social hypocrisy, featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Kate Winslet.
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D.
Bad Kids
"Bad Kids" is a high-energy pop song by Lady Gaga from her album "Born This Way," celebrating self-acceptance and defiant individuality.
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E.
Little Robber Girl
Little Robber Girl is a fierce, impulsive child bandit from Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale "The Snow Queen," known for her wild nature and unexpected kindness toward the protagonist, Gerda.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Randy Newman album
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studio album ⓘ |
| albumLength | approximately 38 minutes ⓘ |
| artist | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Short People reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedBy | Born Again NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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rock ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasQuality | satirical lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Baltimore
NERFINISHED
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I'll Be Home NERFINISHED ⓘ In Germany Before the War NERFINISHED ⓘ Jolly Coppers on Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier) NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Criminals NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Man on the Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ Rider in the Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Short People NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas Girl at the Funeral of Her Father NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can't Fool the Fat Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSong | Short People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dark humor
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social satire ⓘ |
| notableWork | Short People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Good Old Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lenny Waronker
NERFINISHED
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Russ Titelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Criminals Description of subject: Little Criminals is a 1977 studio album by American singer-songwriter Randy Newman, noted for its satirical lyrics and the hit single "Short People."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.