Harden My Heart
E421791
"Harden My Heart" is a 1981 soft rock hit single by the American band Quarterflash, known for its prominent saxophone riff and emotional lyrics about ending a troubled relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harden My Heart canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4233045 — 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: Harden My Heart Context triple: [Quarterflash, notableWork, Harden My Heart]
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A.
All of My Heart
"All of My Heart" is a 1982 synth-pop ballad by the English band ABC, known for its lush orchestration and emotional lyrics on their debut album "The Lexicon of Love."
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B.
Burning Heart
"Burning Heart" is a 1985 hard rock song by Survivor, best known for its appearance on the Rocky IV soundtrack and its themes of struggle and determination during the Cold War era.
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C.
Where My Heart Used to Beat
"Where My Heart Used to Beat" is a reflective novel by Sebastian Faulks that intertwines themes of war, memory, and lost love through the life story of a troubled psychiatrist.
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D.
Burning Hearts
Burning Hearts is an Italian crime drama film starring Riccardo Scamarcio that explores themes of love, loyalty, and organized crime in Southern Italy.
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E.
Hearts on Fire
"Hearts on Fire" is a high-energy rock song best known for its appearance in the training montage of the 1985 film Rocky IV.
- 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: Harden My Heart Target entity description: "Harden My Heart" is a 1981 soft rock hit single by the American band Quarterflash, known for its prominent saxophone riff and emotional lyrics about ending a troubled relationship.
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A.
All of My Heart
"All of My Heart" is a 1982 synth-pop ballad by the English band ABC, known for its lush orchestration and emotional lyrics on their debut album "The Lexicon of Love."
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B.
Burning Heart
"Burning Heart" is a 1985 hard rock song by Survivor, best known for its appearance on the Rocky IV soundtrack and its themes of struggle and determination during the Cold War era.
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C.
Where My Heart Used to Beat
"Where My Heart Used to Beat" is a reflective novel by Sebastian Faulks that intertwines themes of war, memory, and lost love through the life story of a troubled psychiatrist.
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D.
Burning Hearts
Burning Hearts is an Italian crime drama film starring Riccardo Scamarcio that explores themes of love, loyalty, and organized crime in Southern Italy.
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E.
Hearts on Fire
"Hearts on Fire" is a high-energy rock song best known for its appearance in the training montage of the 1985 film Rocky IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 peak position 3
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ Billboard Mainstream Rock chart hit ⓘ |
| composer | Rindy Ross ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decadeHitStatus | one of Quarterflash's best-known songs ⓘ |
| genre | soft rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Don't Be Lonely ONDG ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| hasHook | repeated chorus line "Harden my heart" ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 3 minutes 51 seconds ⓘ |
| hasMood |
defiant
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasSongType | power ballad ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | female lead vocals ⓘ |
| includedOn |
Quarterflash
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surface form:
Quarterflash (album)
|
| instrumentationFeature | prominent saxophone riff ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Quarterflash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadInstrumentalist | Rindy Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Rindy Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsTheme | ending a troubled relationship ⓘ |
| musicVideo | features band performing in dramatic, stylized settings ⓘ |
| notableInstrument | saxophone ⓘ |
| originalVersionRecordedBy | Seafood Mama ONDG ⓘ |
| originalVersionReleaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| performer | Quarterflash ⓘ |
| producer | John Boylan ⓘ |
| recordingEra | early 1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| reRecordedBy | Quarterflash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
emotional detachment after heartbreak
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self-protection in a failing relationship ⓘ |
| usesBassGuitar | yes ⓘ |
| usesDrums | yes ⓘ |
| usesElectricGuitar | yes ⓘ |
| vocalist | Rindy Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harden My Heart Description of subject: "Harden My Heart" is a 1981 soft rock hit single by the American band Quarterflash, known for its prominent saxophone riff and emotional lyrics about ending a troubled relationship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.