Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

E199077

live single power ballad single song

"Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a power ballad best known as one of Elton John’s signature songs, later revived in a hit live duet with George Michael.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me canonical	2
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (George Michael and Elton John live version)	1
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (music video)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1787549 — 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: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Context triple: [Elton John, notableWork, Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me]

A. Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall is a historic indoor arena and entertainment venue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known for hosting major concerts, sporting events, and the Miss America pageant.
B. What'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is a classic popular song from the 1920s, known for its poignant lyrics about lost love and its enduring status as one of Irving Berlin's most beloved standards.
C. Don’t Rain on My Parade
"Don’t Rain on My Parade" is a signature show tune from the musical *Funny Girl*, famously performed by Barbra Streisand and celebrated as an anthem of bold self-assertion.
D. Embraceable You
"Embraceable You" is a popular jazz and pop standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, widely recorded and performed since its debut in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.
E. Just One of Those Things
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular jazz standard from the Great American Songbook, widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists since its debut in the 1930s.
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: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
Target entity description: "Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a power ballad best known as one of Elton John’s signature songs, later revived in a hit live duet with George Michael.

A. Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall is a historic indoor arena and entertainment venue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, known for hosting major concerts, sporting events, and the Miss America pageant.
B. What'll I Do
"What'll I Do" is a classic popular song from the 1920s, known for its poignant lyrics about lost love and its enduring status as one of Irving Berlin's most beloved standards.
C. Don’t Rain on My Parade
"Don’t Rain on My Parade" is a signature show tune from the musical *Funny Girl*, famously performed by Barbra Streisand and celebrated as an anthem of bold self-assertion.
D. Embraceable You
"Embraceable You" is a popular jazz and pop standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, widely recorded and performed since its debut in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.
E. Just One of Those Things
"Just One of Those Things" is a popular jazz standard from the Great American Songbook, widely recorded by vocalists and instrumentalists since its debut in the 1930s.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	live single ⓘ power ballad ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Caribou ⓘ
artist	Elton John ⓘ
bSide	Sick City ⓘ
chartPosition	1 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ 1 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ 16 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ 2 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
composer	Elton John ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
genre	pop rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (various artists covers) ⓘ
hasLivePerformanceWith	George Michael ⓘ
hasLiveVersion	Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (George Michael and Elton John live version)
hasMusicVideo	Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (music video)
includedIn	Elton John Greatest Hits ⓘ Elton John Greatest Hits ⓘ surface form: Elton John Greatest Hits Volume II
label	DJM Records ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	5:38 ⓘ
lyricist	Bernie Taupin ⓘ
originalArtist	Elton John ⓘ
partOf	Elton John discography ⓘ
performer	Elton John ⓘ Elton John ⓘ George Michael ⓘ George Michael ⓘ
producer	Gus Dudgeon ⓘ
recordedAt	Wembley Arena ⓘ
recordingDate	1973 ⓘ
releaseDate	1974-05-10 ⓘ 1991 ⓘ
side	A-side ⓘ
signatureSongOf	Elton John ⓘ
theme	emotional vulnerability ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ
title	Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-link ⓘ
usesInstrument	orchestral arrangement ⓘ piano ⓘ
vocalStyle	power ballad vocal ⓘ
writer	Bernie Taupin ⓘ Elton John ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Elton John → notableWork → Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me ⓘ

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me → title → Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-link ⓘ

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me → hasLiveVersion → Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (George Michael and Elton John live version)

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me → hasMusicVideo → Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (music video)

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Referenced by (4)

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