Cruel to Be Kind
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"Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 power pop song by English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best known for its catchy melody and wry, bittersweet lyrics about tough love.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cruel to Be Kind canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15195116 — 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: Cruel to Be Kind Context triple: [Nick Lowe, notableWork, Cruel to Be Kind]
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A.
Kill Em with Kindness
"Kill Em with Kindness" is a pop song by American singer Selena Gomez, known for its uplifting message about responding to negativity with compassion.
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B.
Welcome to the Cruel World
"Welcome to the Cruel World" is the 1994 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, blending folk, blues, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
The Difficult Kind
"The Difficult Kind" is a blues-inflected rock ballad by Sheryl Crow, known for its emotionally charged lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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D.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Hey, Cruel World...
"Hey, Cruel World..." is the opening track from Marilyn Manson's 2012 album *Born Villain*, known for its dark, industrial rock sound and nihilistic themes.
- 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: Cruel to Be Kind Target entity description: "Cruel to Be Kind" is a 1979 power pop song by English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, best known for its catchy melody and wry, bittersweet lyrics about tough love.
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A.
Kill Em with Kindness
"Kill Em with Kindness" is a pop song by American singer Selena Gomez, known for its uplifting message about responding to negativity with compassion.
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B.
Welcome to the Cruel World
"Welcome to the Cruel World" is the 1994 debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, blending folk, blues, rock, and socially conscious lyrics.
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C.
The Difficult Kind
"The Difficult Kind" is a blues-inflected rock ballad by Sheryl Crow, known for its emotionally charged lyrics and powerful vocal performance.
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D.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Hey, Cruel World...
"Hey, Cruel World..." is the opening track from Marilyn Manson's 2012 album *Born Villain*, known for its dark, industrial rock sound and nihilistic themes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.