God Save the Queen
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"God Save the Queen" is a landmark 1977 punk rock single by the Sex Pistols that became infamous for its anti-establishment lyrics and controversy surrounding the British monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| God Save the Queen canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5092094 — 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: God Save the Queen Context triple: [Sex Pistols, notableSong, God Save the Queen]
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A.
God Save the King
"God Save the King" is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, traditionally performed at official ceremonies and royal events to honor the reigning monarch.
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B.
Rule, Britannia!
"Rule, Britannia!" is a famous British patriotic song, originating from an 18th-century masque, that has become closely associated with national pride and traditional ceremonial occasions.
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C.
The Queen
The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears that portrays the British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana, featuring a celebrated score by Alexandre Desplat.
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D.
The Maple Leaf Forever
"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a 19th-century patriotic song that long served as an unofficial national anthem of Canada, celebrating the country's British heritage.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- 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: God Save the Queen Target entity description: "God Save the Queen" is a landmark 1977 punk rock single by the Sex Pistols that became infamous for its anti-establishment lyrics and controversy surrounding the British monarchy.
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A.
God Save the King
"God Save the King" is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, traditionally performed at official ceremonies and royal events to honor the reigning monarch.
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B.
Rule, Britannia!
"Rule, Britannia!" is a famous British patriotic song, originating from an 18th-century masque, that has become closely associated with national pride and traditional ceremonial occasions.
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C.
The Queen
The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears that portrays the British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana, featuring a celebrated score by Alexandre Desplat.
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D.
The Maple Leaf Forever
"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a 19th-century patriotic song that long served as an unofficial national anthem of Canada, celebrating the country's British heritage.
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E.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Glen Matlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Did You No Wrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 2 ⓘ |
| controversy |
BBC ban
ⓘ
ban by Independent Broadcasting Authority ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drummer | Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | punk rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Jamie Reid artwork featuring defaced royal imagery ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British punk movement
ⓘ
political protest music ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
anti-establishment
ⓘ
criticism of the British monarchy ⓘ social and political protest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 3:20 ⓘ |
| mediaType | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| movement | UK punk rock ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Pretty Vacant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a landmark punk rock single
ⓘ
censorship and bans by broadcasters ⓘ controversy surrounding the British monarchy ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedBy | Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sex Pistols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Anarchy in the U.K. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bill Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranking | listed among greatest songs of all time by music publications ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-05-27 ⓘ |
| releaseOccasion | Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleReferences |
British national anthem
ⓘ
God Save the King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Glen Matlock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lydon NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Rotten NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: God Save the Queen Description of subject: "God Save the Queen" is a landmark 1977 punk rock single by the Sex Pistols that became infamous for its anti-establishment lyrics and controversy surrounding the British monarchy.
Referenced by (5)
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