"Crazy" by Patsy Cline
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"Crazy" by Patsy Cline is a landmark 1961 country-pop ballad, written by Willie Nelson and renowned for Cline’s emotive vocal performance and its enduring crossover success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Crazy" by Patsy Cline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4323272 — 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: "Crazy" by Patsy Cline Context triple: [Nashville sound, hasCrossoverHits, "Crazy" by Patsy Cline]
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A.
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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B.
"I Walk the Line"
"I Walk the Line" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, renowned for its distinctive rhythm and enduring influence on American music.
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C.
Honky Tonk Man
"Honky Tonk Man" is a 1982 country music–themed film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in which Dwight Yoakam made one of his early notable screen appearances.
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D.
Honky Tonk Women
"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 rock song by the Rolling Stones, known for its distinctive cowbell intro, country-blues influence, and enduring popularity as one of the band's signature hits.
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E.
Runaway with Del Shannon
"Runaway with Del Shannon" is the debut studio album by American rock and roll singer Del Shannon, best known for featuring his hit single "Runaway."
- 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: "Crazy" by Patsy Cline Target entity description: "Crazy" by Patsy Cline is a landmark 1961 country-pop ballad, written by Willie Nelson and renowned for Cline’s emotive vocal performance and its enduring crossover success.
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A.
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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B.
"I Walk the Line"
"I Walk the Line" is a classic country song by Johnny Cash, renowned for its distinctive rhythm and enduring influence on American music.
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C.
Honky Tonk Man
"Honky Tonk Man" is a 1982 country music–themed film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, in which Dwight Yoakam made one of his early notable screen appearances.
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D.
Honky Tonk Women
"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 rock song by the Rolling Stones, known for its distinctive cowbell intro, country-blues influence, and enduring popularity as one of the band's signature hits.
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E.
Runaway with Del Shannon
"Runaway with Del Shannon" is the debut studio album by American rock and roll singer Del Shannon, best known for featuring his hit single "Runaway."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country song
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pop ballad ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Showcase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Jordanaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocalsBy | The Jordanaires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Who Can I Count On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Easy Listening number 2
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 number 9 ⓘ Billboard Hot Country & Western Sides number 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
LeAnn Rimes
NERFINISHED
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Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossoverSuccess | yes ⓘ |
| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Nashville Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | yes ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
orchestral strings
ⓘ
piano ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| labelCatalogNumber | Decca 31317 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:41 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
country-pop crossover appeal
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emotive vocal performance by Patsy Cline ⓘ signature song of Patsy Cline ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Owen Bradley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1961-08-21 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Bradley Film and Recording Studio, Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961-10-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| songwriterCareerImpact | early hit for Willie Nelson as a songwriter ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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unrequited love ⓘ |
| title | Crazy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalPerformanceBy | Patsy Cline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | torch ballad ⓘ |
| writer | Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Crazy" by Patsy Cline Description of subject: "Crazy" by Patsy Cline is a landmark 1961 country-pop ballad, written by Willie Nelson and renowned for Cline’s emotive vocal performance and its enduring crossover success.
Referenced by (1)
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