Something in the Way
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"Something in the Way" is a somber, minimalist song by American rock band Nirvana, known for its haunting mood and Kurt Cobain’s subdued vocal delivery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Something in the Way canonical | 2 |
| Something in the Way of Things (In Town) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926642 — 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: Something in the Way Context triple: [Nevermind, hasPart, Something in the Way]
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A.
One for the Road
"One for the Road" is a horror short story by Stephen King, often noted as a companion piece to his novel "’Salem’s Lot," involving a terrifying encounter with vampires during a snowstorm in rural Maine.
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B.
One for the Road
One for the Road is a short, politically charged one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of power, torture, and authoritarian oppression.
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C.
This Way Please
"This Way Please" is a 1937 American musical comedy film featuring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted romance, songs, and early screen appearances by Betty Grable and Mary Livingstone.
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D.
If There Was a Way
If There Was a Way is a 1990 country music album by Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with contemporary influences and is often praised as one of his strongest releases.
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E.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
- 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: Something in the Way Target entity description: "Something in the Way" is a somber, minimalist song by American rock band Nirvana, known for its haunting mood and Kurt Cobain’s subdued vocal delivery.
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A.
One for the Road
"One for the Road" is a horror short story by Stephen King, often noted as a companion piece to his novel "’Salem’s Lot," involving a terrifying encounter with vampires during a snowstorm in rural Maine.
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B.
One for the Road
One for the Road is a short, politically charged one-act play by Harold Pinter that explores themes of power, torture, and authoritarian oppression.
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C.
This Way Please
"This Way Please" is a 1937 American musical comedy film featuring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, known for its lighthearted romance, songs, and early screen appearances by Betty Grable and Mary Livingstone.
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D.
If There Was a Way
If There Was a Way is a 1990 country music album by Dwight Yoakam that blends traditional honky-tonk with contemporary influences and is often praised as one of his strongest releases.
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E.
My Way Home
"My Way Home" is a soulful hip-hop track by Kanye West featuring Common, known for its reflective lyrics and Curtis Mayfield sample.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Nevermind ⓘ |
| artist | Nirvana ⓘ |
| belongsToEra | early 1990s rock music ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresVocalStyle | subdued vocal delivery ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | gained renewed popularity after use in The Batman (2022) ⓘ |
| hasHiddenTrackFollowing | Endless, Nameless ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ cello ⓘ drums ⓘ |
| hasISRC | USGF19942512 ⓘ |
| hasKey | E minor ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn |
MTV Unplugged
ⓘ
surface form:
MTV Unplugged in New York
|
| hasMood |
haunting
ⓘ
somber ⓘ |
| hasNotableUseIn |
The Batman
ⓘ
surface form:
The Batman (2022 film)
|
| hasTheme |
despair
ⓘ
homelessness ⓘ isolation ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| inspiredScoreFor |
The Batman
ⓘ
surface form:
The Batman (2022 film)
|
| isAssociatedWithArtist | Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCopyrightHolder | Nirvana members and their estates ⓘ |
| isFinalListedTrackOn | Nevermind ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
Nirvana
ⓘ
surface form:
Nirvana discography
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:52 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | minimalist ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Nevermind ⓘ |
| performer | Nirvana ⓘ |
| producer | Butch Vig ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Nirvana ⓘ |
| recordingLocation |
Sound City Studios
ⓘ
Van Nuys, California ⓘ |
| recordLabel | DGC Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-09-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Kurt Cobain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Something in the Way Description of subject: "Something in the Way" is a somber, minimalist song by American rock band Nirvana, known for its haunting mood and Kurt Cobain’s subdued vocal delivery.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Something in the Way of Things (In Town)
this entity surface form:
Something in the Way of Things (In Town)