When You Say Nothing at All
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"When You Say Nothing at All" is a popular country ballad best known for its heartfelt lyrics and hit recordings by artists such as Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss, and Ronan Keating.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| When You Say Nothing at All canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4263020 — 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: When You Say Nothing at All Context triple: [Don Schlitz, wroteSong, When You Say Nothing at All]
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A.
Song for Someone
"Song for Someone" is a reflective, melodic rock ballad by U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, noted for its intimate lyrics and atmospheric sound.
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B.
Lay All Your Love on Me
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a synth-driven disco-pop song by ABBA, known for its dramatic vocals and enduring popularity in both music charts and musical theatre adaptations.
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C.
Saving All My Love for You
"Saving All My Love for You" is a 1985 soulful pop ballad by Whitney Houston that became one of her early signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award.
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D.
Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
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E.
Only You
Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film in which Joaquim de Almeida plays a charming Italian character who becomes entangled in the protagonist’s quest for true love.
- 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: When You Say Nothing at All Target entity description: "When You Say Nothing at All" is a popular country ballad best known for its heartfelt lyrics and hit recordings by artists such as Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss, and Ronan Keating.
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A.
Song for Someone
"Song for Someone" is a reflective, melodic rock ballad by U2 from their 2014 album *Songs of Innocence*, noted for its intimate lyrics and atmospheric sound.
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B.
Lay All Your Love on Me
"Lay All Your Love on Me" is a synth-driven disco-pop song by ABBA, known for its dramatic vocals and enduring popularity in both music charts and musical theatre adaptations.
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C.
Saving All My Love for You
"Saving All My Love for You" is a 1985 soulful pop ballad by Whitney Houston that became one of her early signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award.
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D.
Only You
"Only You" is a 1996 hip hop and R&B single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase, widely recognized as one of Bad Boy Records' signature hits of the 1990s.
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E.
Only You
Only You is a 1994 romantic comedy film in which Joaquim de Almeida plays a charming Italian character who becomes entangled in the protagonist’s quest for true love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| chartSuccessIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| famousFor | heartfelt lyrics ⓘ |
| firstChartingArtist | Keith Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
adult contemporary listeners
ⓘ
country music listeners ⓘ |
| hasComposer |
Don Schlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Overstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricist |
Don Schlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Overstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableAwardOrRecognition | considered a modern country standard ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | country ballad ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Don’t Close Your Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy |
Alison Krauss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronan Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Alison Krauss 1990s version
ⓘ
Keith Whitley 1988 version ⓘ Ronan Keating 1999 version ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Keith Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| performer |
Alison Krauss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keith Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronan Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Garth Fundis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Alison Krauss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alison Krauss & Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronan Keating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Polydor Records
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ Rounder Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | unspoken emotional connection ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
communication without words
ⓘ
love ⓘ |
| usedIn | film Notting Hill (Ronan Keating version) ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| writer |
Don Schlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Overstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When You Say Nothing at All Description of subject: "When You Say Nothing at All" is a popular country ballad best known for its heartfelt lyrics and hit recordings by artists such as Keith Whitley, Alison Krauss, and Ronan Keating.
Referenced by (2)
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