This Depression
E216603
"This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Depression canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1920881 — 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: This Depression Context triple: [Wrecking Ball, hasTrack, This Depression]
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A.
The American Dream
The American Dream is a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee that satirically critiques the emptiness and materialism underlying mid-20th-century American family life and values.
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B.
Dirty Thirties
The Dirty Thirties refers to the devastating period of severe dust storms and agricultural collapse in the 1930s that ravaged the Great Plains of the United States and Canada during the Great Depression.
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C.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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D.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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E.
La Espero
La Espero is the poem by L. L. Zamenhof that serves as the de facto anthem of the international language Esperanto, expressing its ideals of peace and global understanding.
- 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: This Depression Target entity description: "This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
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A.
The American Dream
The American Dream is a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee that satirically critiques the emptiness and materialism underlying mid-20th-century American family life and values.
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B.
Dirty Thirties
The Dirty Thirties refers to the devastating period of severe dust storms and agricultural collapse in the 1930s that ravaged the Great Plains of the United States and Canada during the Great Depression.
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C.
Strength to Love
Strength to Love is a collection of sermons and essays by Martin Luther King Jr. that explores Christian theology, nonviolence, and the moral foundations of the civil rights movement.
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D.
It Can Happen
"It Can Happen" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes, featured on their 1983 album 90125.
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E.
La Espero
La Espero is the poem by L. L. Zamenhof that serves as the de facto anthem of the international language Esperanto, expressing its ideals of peace and global understanding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Wrecking Ball ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedAct | E Street Band ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | rock ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasTitle | This Depression self-link ⓘ |
| hasType | album track ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
surface form:
Bruce Springsteen discography
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| partOf | Wrecking Ball ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| performerGender | male ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentalFocus | rock band instrumentation ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Ron Aniello ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional turmoil
ⓘ
resilience ⓘ struggle ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Depression Description of subject: "This Depression" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2012 album *Wrecking Ball*, reflecting themes of struggle, resilience, and emotional turmoil.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.