The History of Everything
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"The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The History of Everything canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1737464 — 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: The History of Everything Context triple: [The Big Bang Theory, openingTheme, The History of Everything]
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A.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is a 2017 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer that blends pop, rock, and blues influences with introspective, emotionally driven songwriting.
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B.
The End of the Myth
The End of the Myth is a historical and political analysis book by Greg Grandin that examines how the idea of the American frontier has shaped U.S. identity, expansion, and contemporary politics.
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C.
Our Time in the Universe
"Our Time in the Universe" is a track by the progressive rock/metal project Higher Truth, likely featuring expansive, atmospheric instrumentation and reflective, philosophical themes.
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D.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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E.
Der Mensch in der Geschichte
Der Mensch in der Geschichte is a major 19th-century anthropological work by Adolf Bastian that explores the psychological and cultural development of humankind across different societies.
- 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: The History of Everything Target entity description: "The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
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A.
The Search for Everything
The Search for Everything is a 2017 studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer that blends pop, rock, and blues influences with introspective, emotionally driven songwriting.
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B.
The End of the Myth
The End of the Myth is a historical and political analysis book by Greg Grandin that examines how the idea of the American frontier has shaped U.S. identity, expansion, and contemporary politics.
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C.
Our Time in the Universe
"Our Time in the Universe" is a track by the progressive rock/metal project Higher Truth, likely featuring expansive, atmospheric instrumentation and reflective, philosophical themes.
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D.
The World’s Progress
The World’s Progress is a comprehensive reference work compiled by American publisher George Palmer Putnam that surveys major events, discoveries, and developments throughout world history.
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E.
Der Mensch in der Geschichte
Der Mensch in der Geschichte is a major 19th-century anthropological work by Adolf Bastian that explores the psychological and cultural development of humankind across different societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
ⓘ
television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bill Prady
ⓘ
Chuck Lorre ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Big Bang Theory producers’ request for a song about the history of the universe ⓘ |
| composer | Ed Robertson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describedAs | fast-paced ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceFor |
The Big Bang Theory
ⓘ
surface form:
The Big Bang Theory opening credits
|
| genre |
rock
ⓘ
science-themed song ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
Big Bang
ⓘ
cosmology ⓘ evolution of the universe ⓘ history of life on Earth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ed Robertson ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | opening sequence of The Big Bang Theory ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being widely recognized as The Big Bang Theory theme song
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summarizing the history of the universe in its lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | The Big Bang Theory soundtrack ⓘ |
| performer | Barenaked Ladies ⓘ |
| title | The History of Everything self-link ⓘ |
| usedAsThemeFor | The Big Bang Theory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The History of Everything Description of subject: "The History of Everything" is the fast-paced, science-themed theme song for the sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*, performed by the Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.