100 Yard Dash
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"100 Yard Dash" is a song by soul musician Raphael Saadiq, known for its retro-inspired R&B sound and storytelling about a fast-paced romantic pursuit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 100 Yard Dash canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4624633 — 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: 100 Yard Dash Context triple: [The Way I See It, hasTrack, 100 Yard Dash]
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A.
Eastern Sprints
Eastern Sprints is a major annual collegiate rowing regatta in the United States that brings together top Eastern universities to compete in high-level crew races.
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B.
Sprinter
Sprinter is a family of British diesel multiple-unit passenger trains widely used on regional and local services across the UK rail network.
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C.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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D.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase is a unique multi-track steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, themed around horse racing and known for its side-by-side racing layout.
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E.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
- 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: 100 Yard Dash Target entity description: "100 Yard Dash" is a song by soul musician Raphael Saadiq, known for its retro-inspired R&B sound and storytelling about a fast-paced romantic pursuit.
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A.
Eastern Sprints
Eastern Sprints is a major annual collegiate rowing regatta in the United States that brings together top Eastern universities to compete in high-level crew races.
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B.
Sprinter
Sprinter is a family of British diesel multiple-unit passenger trains widely used on regional and local services across the UK rail network.
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C.
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics was a marquee sprint event in Berlin that featured some of the era’s fastest athletes, including Jesse Owens and Tinus Osendarp, and became historically significant amid the Games’ charged political atmosphere.
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D.
Steeplechase
Steeplechase is a unique multi-track steel roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, themed around horse racing and known for its side-by-side racing layout.
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E.
Marathon
Marathon is an ancient town in northeastern Attica, Greece, best known as the site of the pivotal Battle of Marathon in 490 BC that inspired the modern long-distance race.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Way I See It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
retro-soul ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
noted for strong retro production
ⓘ
praised for classic soul sound ⓘ |
| hasEraInfluence |
1960s soul
ⓘ
Motown era ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 2 minutes 20 seconds ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor | romantic pursuit compared to a sprint race ⓘ |
| hasMood |
energetic
ⓘ
playful ⓘ |
| hasTempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| includedIn | Raphael Saadiq discography ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
contemporary R&B revival
ⓘ
neo soul movement ⓘ |
| isTitleOfWorkBy | Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricSubject |
being quickly attracted to someone
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pursuing a love interest ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
Motown-influenced soul
ⓘ
retro-inspired R&B ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
chase
ⓘ
love ⓘ romantic pursuit ⓘ |
| partOf | The Way I See It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Sony BMG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | male lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Laura Karpman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raphael Saadiq NERFINISHED ⓘ Taura Stinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 100 Yard Dash Description of subject: "100 Yard Dash" is a song by soul musician Raphael Saadiq, known for its retro-inspired R&B sound and storytelling about a fast-paced romantic pursuit.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Way I See It