If It Makes You Happy
E432799
"If It Makes You Happy" is a 1996 Grammy-winning rock song by Sheryl Crow that became one of her signature hits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If It Makes You Happy canonical | 3 |
| If It Makes You Happy (live) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4357353 — 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: If It Makes You Happy Context triple: [Sheryl Crow, notableWork, If It Makes You Happy]
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A.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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B.
Make It Easy on Yourself
"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a classic pop ballad, originally a 1960s hit written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and covered by numerous artists including Cissy Houston.
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C.
Happy Songs for Happy People
Happy Songs for Happy People is a 2003 post-rock studio album by Scottish band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, mostly instrumental soundscapes and experimental use of electronics.
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D.
Happiness Begins
Happiness Begins is a 2019 pop album by the Jonas Brothers that marked their comeback after a six-year hiatus.
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E.
Make It Happen
"Make It Happen" is a song featured on the album *Emotions* by Mariah Carey.
- 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: If It Makes You Happy Target entity description: "If It Makes You Happy" is a 1996 Grammy-winning rock song by Sheryl Crow that became one of her signature hits.
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A.
Happiness Is
"Happiness Is" was the light-hearted, upbeat musical theme used for the halftime show of Super Bowl VII.
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B.
Make It Easy on Yourself
"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a classic pop ballad, originally a 1960s hit written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and covered by numerous artists including Cissy Houston.
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C.
Happy Songs for Happy People
Happy Songs for Happy People is a 2003 post-rock studio album by Scottish band Mogwai, noted for its atmospheric, mostly instrumental soundscapes and experimental use of electronics.
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D.
Happiness Begins
Happiness Begins is a 2019 pop album by the Jonas Brothers that marked their comeback after a six-year hiatus.
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E.
Make It Happen
"Make It Happen" is a song featured on the album *Emotions* by Mariah Carey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| bSide | Keep On Growing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustraliaARIA | 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 9 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultTop40 | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 10 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| era | 1990s rock ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
drums
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Everyday Is a Winding Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
7-inch single
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CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional struggle
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self-acceptance ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Very Best of Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureHitFor | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:32 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Keir McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | winning Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ⓘ |
| performer | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Run Baby Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian MacLeod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Trott NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1995 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-09-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Sheryl Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | raspy rock vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Jeff Trott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheryl Crow 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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: If It Makes You Happy Description of subject: "If It Makes You Happy" is a 1996 Grammy-winning rock song by Sheryl Crow that became one of her signature hits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
compilation album "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park"
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includesSong
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If It Makes You Happy
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subject surface form:
Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
compilation album "Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park"
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includesSong
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If It Makes You Happy
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subject surface form:
Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
this entity surface form:
If It Makes You Happy (live)
subject surface form:
The Very Best of Sheryl Crow