War (with U2)
E130280
War (with U2) is a politically charged rock album by the Irish band U2, known for its anthemic songs and outspoken commentary on conflict and social injustice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War (album, as member of U2) | 3 |
| U2 – War | 1 |
| War (with U2) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1130494 — 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: War (with U2) Context triple: [Bono, notableWork, War (with U2)]
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A.
Troubles
"Troubles" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album, *Songs in A Minor*.
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B.
Where the Streets Have No Name
"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by Irish band U2, renowned for its atmospheric guitar intro and prominent place on their landmark 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*.
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C.
A Band Apart
A Band Apart was a film production company co-founded by director Quentin Tarantino, known for producing several of his influential movies in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby is a critically acclaimed 1991 studio album by Irish rock band U2 that marked a bold sonic reinvention with darker, more experimental and electronic-influenced rock.
- 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: War (with U2) Target entity description: War (with U2) is a politically charged rock album by the Irish band U2, known for its anthemic songs and outspoken commentary on conflict and social injustice.
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A.
Troubles
"Troubles" is a song by Alicia Keys from her debut studio album, *Songs in A Minor*.
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B.
Where the Streets Have No Name
"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by Irish band U2, renowned for its atmospheric guitar intro and prominent place on their landmark 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*.
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C.
A Band Apart
A Band Apart was a film production company co-founded by director Quentin Tarantino, known for producing several of his influential movies in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Journey to a War
Journey to a War is a 1939 travelogue and poetic work by W. H. Auden (with Christopher Isherwood) documenting their journey through China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Achtung Baby
Achtung Baby is a critically acclaimed 1991 studio album by Irish rock band U2 that marked a bold sonic reinvention with darker, more experimental and electronic-influenced rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs | outspoken commentary on conflict and social injustice ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Unforgettable Fire ⓘ |
| follows | October ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
anthemic rock
ⓘ
political rock ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
anthemic
ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Drowning Man
ⓘ
Like a Song… ⓘ New Year’s Day ⓘ Red Light ⓘ Seconds ⓘ Sunday Bloody Sunday ⓘ Surrender ⓘ The Refugee ⓘ Two Hearts Beat As One ⓘ “40” ⓘ |
| hasType | politically themed album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
civil rights
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political conflict ⓘ social injustice ⓘ war ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New Year’s Day
ⓘ
Sunday Bloody Sunday ⓘ Two Hearts Beat As One ⓘ |
| partOf | U2 discography ⓘ |
| performer |
Adam Clayton
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Bono ⓘ Larry Mullen Jr. ⓘ The Edge ⓘ U2 ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War (with U2) Description of subject: War (with U2) is a politically charged rock album by the Irish band U2, known for its anthemic songs and outspoken commentary on conflict and social injustice.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
War (album, as member of U2)
this entity surface form:
War (album, as member of U2)
subject surface form:
David Howell Evans
this entity surface form:
War (album, as member of U2)
this entity surface form:
U2 – War