Under the Sea
E270868
"Under the Sea" is a popular, Oscar-winning song from Disney's animated film *The Little Mermaid*, known for its calypso style and upbeat celebration of underwater life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Under the Sea canonical | 7 |
| Under the Sea (reprises and related performances) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474866 — 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: Under the Sea Context triple: [Howard Ashman, wroteLyricsFor, Under the Sea]
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A.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
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B.
Ocean Deep
Ocean Deep is an episode of the documentary series "Planet Earth" that explores the mysterious and extreme environments of the world's deepest oceans and the unique life forms that inhabit them.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin is a classic action-adventure video game series starring a time-traveling dolphin exploring underwater worlds and solving environmental puzzles.
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E.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
- 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: Under the Sea Target entity description: "Under the Sea" is a popular, Oscar-winning song from Disney's animated film *The Little Mermaid*, known for its calypso style and upbeat celebration of underwater life.
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A.
Bluewater
Bluewater is a large out-of-town shopping and leisure centre located in Kent, England.
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B.
Ocean Deep
Ocean Deep is an episode of the documentary series "Planet Earth" that explores the mysterious and extreme environments of the world's deepest oceans and the unique life forms that inhabit them.
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C.
Under the Sea-Wind
Under the Sea-Wind is a 1941 nature book by marine biologist Rachel Carson that vividly portrays the lives of sea creatures through lyrical, scientifically informed narrative.
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D.
Ecco the Dolphin
Ecco the Dolphin is a classic action-adventure video game series starring a time-traveling dolphin exploring underwater worlds and solving environmental puzzles.
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E.
Into the Blue
Into the Blue is a 2005 action-thriller film about a group of divers who discover a sunken plane full of drugs, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney song
ⓘ
animated film song ⓘ film song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
|
| associatedWithFranchise |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid franchise
|
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television
|
| basedOn |
fairy tale "The Little Mermaid"
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, loosely)
|
| characterPerformedBy |
Sebastian
ⓘ
surface form:
Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)
|
| composer | Alan Menken ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fictionalUniverse |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
Disney’s The Little Mermaid universe
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| filmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989) theatrical release
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| genre |
calypso
ⓘ
reggae-influenced pop ⓘ |
| hasChoreographyStyle | animated musical number ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
steel drums ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
Caribbean-influenced
ⓘ
upbeat ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| hasType | show tune ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Disney animated features
ⓘ
surface form:
Disney animated musical canon
|
| includedInStageAdaptation |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (Broadway musical)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Howard Ashman ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alan Menken ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | underwater kingdom of Atlantica ⓘ |
| notableFor |
signature song of The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublisher | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Little Mermaid
ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
|
| partOfSoundtrack | The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOfWork | The Little Mermaid ⓘ |
| performer | Samuel E. Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Walt Disney Animation Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Feature Animation
|
| recordLabel |
Disneyland Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Records
|
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Sebastian (crab) ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration of underwater life
ⓘ
contentment with one’s environment ⓘ |
| title | Under the Sea self-link ⓘ |
| usedAs | showpiece number for Sebastian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Under the Sea Description of subject: "Under the Sea" is a popular, Oscar-winning song from Disney's animated film *The Little Mermaid*, known for its calypso style and upbeat celebration of underwater life.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
subject surface form:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
this entity surface form:
Under the Sea (reprises and related performances)
subject surface form:
The Little Mermaid (2023 film)