Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)

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power ballad single song

"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" is a power ballad originally recorded by Phil Collins, best known as the theme song for the 1984 film "Against All Odds" and later widely covered by other artists.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Against All Odds	6
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) canonical	4
Against All Odds (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	1
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Bonnie Tyler version	1
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Mariah Carey version	1
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Steve Brookstein version	1
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Westlife and Mariah Carey version	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1285157 — 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: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Context triple: [Rainbow (album), hasPart, Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)]

A. Take a Chance on Me
"Take a Chance on Me" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its catchy harmonies and prominent use in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!".
B. American Woman
"American Woman" is a television dramedy series that follows a newly single mother navigating independence and feminism in 1970s Los Angeles.
C. California (There Is No End to Love)
"California (There Is No End to Love)" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, reflecting on themes of love, loss, and the allure of California.
D. Lay All Your Love on Me
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a synth-driven disco-pop song by ABBA, known for its dramatic vocals and enduring popularity in both music charts and musical theatre adaptations.
E. Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
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: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
Target entity description: "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" is a power ballad originally recorded by Phil Collins, best known as the theme song for the 1984 film "Against All Odds" and later widely covered by other artists.

A. Take a Chance on Me
"Take a Chance on Me" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its catchy harmonies and prominent use in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!".
B. American Woman
"American Woman" is a television dramedy series that follows a newly single mother navigating independence and feminism in 1970s Los Angeles.
C. California (There Is No End to Love)
"California (There Is No End to Love)" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, reflecting on themes of love, loss, and the allure of California.
D. Lay All Your Love on Me
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a synth-driven disco-pop song by ABBA, known for its dramatic vocals and enduring popularity in both music charts and musical theatre adaptations.
E. Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	power ballad ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Take a Look at Me Now ⓘ
associatedAct	Genesis ⓘ
associatedWithYear	1984 film releases ⓘ
composer	Phil Collins ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
decadeOfRelease	1980s ⓘ
genre	pop ⓘ power ballad ⓘ soft rock ⓘ
hasArtistNationality	British ⓘ
hasChorusLine	Take a look at me now ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Bonnie Tyler version Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Mariah Carey version Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Steve Brookstein version Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – The Postal Service version ⓘ Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Westlife and Mariah Carey version
hasCulturalImpact	considered one of Phil Collins’ signature songs ⓘ
hasFormat	12-inch single ⓘ 7-inch single ⓘ
hasMainInstrument	drums ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) music video ⓘ
hasTitle	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-link ⓘ
isWidelyCovered	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Phil Collins ⓘ
musicVideoFeatures	Phil Collins ⓘ
musicVideoIncludes	clips from the film Against All Odds ⓘ
narrativeTheme	heartbreak ⓘ lost love ⓘ plea for reconciliation ⓘ
notableFor	being theme song of the 1984 film Against All Odds ⓘ
originallyWrittenFor	film Against All Odds ⓘ
originalMedium	film soundtrack ⓘ
partOf	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) film Against All Odds ⓘ
performer	Phil Collins ⓘ
publicationYear	1984 ⓘ
recordingArtist	Phil Collins ⓘ
releaseYear	1984 ⓘ
shortTitle	Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Against All Odds
tempo	slow ⓘ
usedAs	theme song ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

album "Rainbow" → hasPart → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

subject surface form: Rainbow (album)

James Woods → notableWork → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

Game of Thrones: Season 7 (Music from the HBO Series) → featuresTrack → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

Phil Collins → notableWork → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

Thank God I Found You → followedBy → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → partOf → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → hasCoverVersion → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Mariah Carey version

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → hasCoverVersion → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Westlife and Mariah Carey version

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → hasCoverVersion → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Bonnie Tyler version

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → hasCoverVersion → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) – Steve Brookstein version

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → hasTitle → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-link ⓘ

Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) → shortTitle → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory → hasPart → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

Taylor Hackford → notableWork → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

Taylor Hackford → directed → Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Against All Odds

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