The First Cut Is the Deepest
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"The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a widely covered pop song, originally written by Cat Stevens, that became especially famous through hit versions by artists including Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4220078 — 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: The First Cut Is the Deepest Context triple: [Rod Stewart, notableWork, The First Cut Is the Deepest]
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A.
Deep Cut
Deep Cut is a historic Civil War battlefield site within Manassas National Battlefield Park, notable for intense fighting during the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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B.
Dig a Little Deeper
"Dig a Little Deeper" is an upbeat gospel-inspired musical number performed by Mama Odie in Disney's animated film The Princess and the Frog, encouraging characters to look within themselves to find what they truly need.
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C.
In Too Deep
In Too Deep is a 1999 crime thriller film about an undercover cop infiltrating a powerful drug syndicate, in which Michael Beach plays a supporting role.
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D.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Before He Cheats
"Before He Cheats" is a 2006 country-pop revenge anthem by Carrie Underwood that became one of her signature hits and a crossover mainstream success.
- 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: The First Cut Is the Deepest Target entity description: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a widely covered pop song, originally written by Cat Stevens, that became especially famous through hit versions by artists including Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow.
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A.
Deep Cut
Deep Cut is a historic Civil War battlefield site within Manassas National Battlefield Park, notable for intense fighting during the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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B.
Dig a Little Deeper
"Dig a Little Deeper" is an upbeat gospel-inspired musical number performed by Mama Odie in Disney's animated film The Princess and the Frog, encouraging characters to look within themselves to find what they truly need.
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C.
In Too Deep
In Too Deep is a 1999 crime thriller film about an undercover cop infiltrating a powerful drug syndicate, in which Michael Beach plays a supporting role.
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D.
So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Before He Cheats
"Before He Cheats" is a 2006 country-pop revenge anthem by Carrie Underwood that became one of her signature hits and a crossover mainstream success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The First Cut Is the Deepest
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surface form:
First Cut Is the Deepest
|
| composer | Cat Stevens ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decadeOfOriginalRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre | pop ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccessWith |
The First Cut Is the Deepest (P. P. Arnold version)
NERFINISHED
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The First Cut Is the Deepest (Rod Stewart version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The First Cut Is the Deepest (Sheryl Crow version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
James Morrison
ⓘ
Keith Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ P. P. Arnold ⓘ Rod Stewart ONNED1 ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
The First Cut Is the Deepest (James Morrison version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The First Cut Is the Deepest (Keith Hampshire version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The First Cut Is the Deepest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The First Cut Is the Deepest (P. P. Arnold version)
The First Cut Is the Deepest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The First Cut Is the Deepest (Rod Stewart version)
The First Cut Is the Deepest (Sheryl Crow version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later pop ballads about heartbreak ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
The First Cut Is the Deepest
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
"The first cut is the deepest"
|
| originalArtist | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseAlbum | New Masters ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Deram Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
Cat Stevens
NERFINISHED
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James Morrison ⓘ Keith Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ P. P. Arnold ⓘ Rod Stewart ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ |
| subjectOf | cover versions by multiple artists ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional pain
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heartbreak ⓘ lost love ⓘ |
| writer | Cat Stevens ⓘ |
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: The First Cut Is the Deepest Description of subject: "The First Cut Is the Deepest" is a widely covered pop song, originally written by Cat Stevens, that became especially famous through hit versions by artists including Rod Stewart and Sheryl Crow.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, stage name Cat Stevens)
→
notableSong
→
The First Cut Is the Deepest
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subject surface form:
Yusuf Islam
subject surface form:
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow
this entity surface form:
The First Cut Is the Deepest (P. P. Arnold version)
this entity surface form:
The First Cut Is the Deepest (Rod Stewart version)
The First Cut Is the Deepest
→
notableLyric
→
The First Cut Is the Deepest
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
"The first cut is the deepest"
this entity surface form:
First Cut Is the Deepest