God Bless America
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"God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| God Bless America canonical | 15 |
| God Blessed America for Me | 1 |
| National hymn God Bless America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1167642 — 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: God Bless America Context triple: [Combined Armed Forces chorus, performerOf, God Bless America]
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A.
Land of the Free
"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize, celebrating the country's independence, natural beauty, and unity of its people.
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B.
Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
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C.
This Land Is Your Land
"This Land Is Your Land" is a famous American folk song written by Woody Guthrie that has become an unofficial national anthem celebrating the country's landscapes and people.
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D.
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" is a 19th-century American patriotic song that long served as an unofficial national anthem of the United States.
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E.
Dia da Liberdade
Dia da Liberdade is Portugal’s national holiday on April 25th commemorating the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and restored democracy.
- 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: God Bless America Target entity description: "God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
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A.
Land of the Free
"Land of the Free" is the national anthem of Belize, celebrating the country's independence, natural beauty, and unity of its people.
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B.
Made in America
"Made in America" is a soulful, reflective hip-hop track by Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean, celebrating perseverance and the American dream on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.
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C.
This Land Is Your Land
"This Land Is Your Land" is a famous American folk song written by Woody Guthrie that has become an unofficial national anthem celebrating the country's landscapes and people.
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D.
My Country, 'Tis of Thee
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee" is a 19th-century American patriotic song that long served as an unofficial national anthem of the United States.
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E.
Dia da Liberdade
Dia da Liberdade is Portugal’s national holiday on April 25th commemorating the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and restored democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American song
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patriotic song ⓘ popular song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American civil religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
World War II era patriotism
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post-9/11 memorial ceremonies ⓘ |
| composer | Irving Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
staple of American patriotic repertoire
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unofficial national hymn of the United States ⓘ |
| firstMajorBroadcastContext |
Kate Smith
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surface form:
Kate Smith radio show
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| firstMajorBroadcastDate | 1938-11-10 ⓘ |
| firstMajorBroadcastPerformer | Kate Smith ⓘ |
| firstPublicPerformanceYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| genre |
patriotic music
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popular music ⓘ |
| hasCopyrightHolder |
Irving Berlin Music Corporation
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surface form:
Irving Berlin estate
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| hasForm | song ⓘ |
| hasLyricsLine |
From the mountains, to the prairies
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God bless America, land that I love ⓘ God bless America, my home sweet home ⓘ Stand beside her and guide her ⓘ Through the night with the light from above ⓘ To the oceans, white with foam ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| invokesBlessingOn | America ⓘ |
| invokesDeity | God ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
divine protection
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love of country ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Irving Berlin ⓘ |
| mentionsGeographicFeature |
mountains
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oceans ⓘ prairies ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Kate Smith ⓘ |
| originalCompositionYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| performanceTradition |
performed at Memorial Day and Independence Day ceremonies
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performed at political events ⓘ sung at U.S. sports games ⓘ |
| publisher |
Irving Berlin Music Corporation
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surface form:
Irving Berlin Inc.
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| revisionYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| setIn | continental United States landscapes ⓘ |
| subject |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| theme |
patriotism
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prayer for national blessing ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ceremonial song at sports events
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expression of national unity ⓘ patriotic anthem at public events ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: God Bless America Description of subject: "God Bless America" is a patriotic American song, written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised in 1938, that expresses devotion to and a plea for blessing upon the United States.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National hymn God Bless America
this entity surface form:
God Blessed America for Me