Matchbox 20
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Matchbox 20 is an American rock band, fronted by singer-songwriter Rob Thomas, known for late-1990s and early-2000s hits like "Push," "3AM," and "Unwell."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matchbox 20 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5045470 — 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.
Target entity: Matchbox 20 Context triple: [Matchbox Twenty, alsoKnownAs, Matchbox 20]
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A.
Matchbox
"Matchbox" is a rockabilly song popularized by Carl Perkins that became a classic of early rock and roll and was later famously covered by The Beatles.
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B.
Shadowboxer
"Shadowboxer" is the critically acclaimed debut single by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, showcasing her soulful vocals and introspective, jazz-inflected piano-driven style.
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C.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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D.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
The Box
"The Box" is a 2019 trap/hip-hop single by Roddy Ricch that became a viral hit and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Matchbox 20 Target entity description: Matchbox 20 is an American rock band, fronted by singer-songwriter Rob Thomas, known for late-1990s and early-2000s hits like "Push," "3AM," and "Unwell."
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A.
Matchbox
"Matchbox" is a rockabilly song popularized by Carl Perkins that became a classic of early rock and roll and was later famously covered by The Beatles.
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B.
Shadowboxer
"Shadowboxer" is the critically acclaimed debut single by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, showcasing her soulful vocals and introspective, jazz-inflected piano-driven style.
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C.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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D.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
The Box
The Box is a 2009 psychological thriller film directed by Richard Kelly, based on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” in which a couple is offered a mysterious box that grants wealth at the cost of a stranger’s life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Matchbox 20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Rob Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Santana NERFINISHED ⓘ Tabitha's Secret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | Yourself or Someone Like You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| fifthAlbum | Where the Light Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthAlbumReleaseYear | 2023 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1995 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | Orlando, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMember | Adam Gaynor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthAlbum | North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthAlbumReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| frontedBy | Rob Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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pop rock ⓘ post-grunge ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Brian Yale
NERFINISHED
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Kyle Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Doucette NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoldOver | 40 million records worldwide ⓘ |
| notableEra |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| notableTour | Exile in America Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
3AM
NERFINISHED
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Bent NERFINISHED ⓘ Bright Lights NERFINISHED ⓘ Disease ⓘ How Far We've Come NERFINISHED ⓘ If You're Gone NERFINISHED ⓘ Push NERFINISHED ⓘ Real World NERFINISHED ⓘ She's So Mean NERFINISHED ⓘ Unwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
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Lava Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | Mad Season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondAlbumReleaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| thirdAlbum | More Than You Think You Are NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdAlbumReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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.
Subject: Matchbox 20 Description of subject: Matchbox 20 is an American rock band, fronted by singer-songwriter Rob Thomas, known for late-1990s and early-2000s hits like "Push," "3AM," and "Unwell."
Referenced by (1)
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