Silent Treatment
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"Silent Treatment" is a song by hip-hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* that showcases their jazzy, live-instrumentation style and introspective lyricism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silent Treatment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3120365 — 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: Silent Treatment Context triple: [Do You Want More?!!!??!, track, Silent Treatment]
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A.
Silent
Silent film is a type of motion picture produced without synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue, relying instead on visuals, intertitles, and music to convey its story.
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B.
Denial
Denial is a 2016 historical drama film starring Timothy Spall that dramatizes the legal battle between historian Deborah Lipstadt and Holocaust denier David Irving.
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C.
Broken Silence
Broken Silence is the third studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, known for its hardcore hip-hop sound and the hit single "Oh Yeah."
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D.
Molching
Molching is a fictional small German town near Munich that serves as the primary backdrop for Markus Zusak’s World War II novel "The Book Thief."
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E.
Silence Is Sincere
"Silence Is Sincere" is a song featured on the album *Heigh Ho* by American singer-songwriter Blake Mills.
- 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: Silent Treatment Target entity description: "Silent Treatment" is a song by hip-hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* that showcases their jazzy, live-instrumentation style and introspective lyricism.
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A.
Silent
Silent film is a type of motion picture produced without synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue, relying instead on visuals, intertitles, and music to convey its story.
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B.
Denial
Denial is a 2016 historical drama film starring Timothy Spall that dramatizes the legal battle between historian Deborah Lipstadt and Holocaust denier David Irving.
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C.
Broken Silence
Broken Silence is the third studio album by American rapper Foxy Brown, known for its hardcore hip-hop sound and the hit single "Oh Yeah."
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D.
Molching
Molching is a fictional small German town near Munich that serves as the primary backdrop for Markus Zusak’s World War II novel "The Book Thief."
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E.
Silence Is Sincere
"Silence Is Sincere" is a song featured on the album *Heigh Ho* by American singer-songwriter Blake Mills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Do You Want More?!!!??! ⓘ |
| albumArtist | The Roots ⓘ |
| albumSequence | track on the second studio album by The Roots ⓘ |
| artist | The Roots ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Okayplayer ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | alternative hip hop ⓘ |
| chronology | early The Roots singles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed by hip hop critics ⓘ |
| fromAlbumType | studio album ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
ⓘ
jazz rap ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
horns ⓘ keyboards ⓘ live drums ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Roots discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricStyle | introspective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introspective lyrics about romantic relationships
ⓘ
showcasing The Roots' jazzy, live-instrumentation sound ⓘ |
| partOf | Do You Want More?!!!??! ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | mid-1990s jazz-influenced hip hop tracks ⓘ |
| performer | The Roots ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Thought
Hub ⓘ Malik B. ⓘ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ
surface form:
Questlove
|
| producer |
Kelo
ⓘ
The Roots ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
| style | jazzy live instrumentation ⓘ |
| theme |
communication breakdown in relationships
ⓘ
emotional distance ⓘ romantic conflict ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| writer |
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Thought
Malik B. ⓘ Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ
surface form:
Questlove
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silent Treatment Description of subject: "Silent Treatment" is a song by hip-hop band The Roots from their acclaimed 1995 album *Do You Want More?!!!??!* that showcases their jazzy, live-instrumentation style and introspective lyricism.
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