Facing Future
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Facing Future is a landmark Hawaiian music album by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, best known internationally for its medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Facing Future canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095168 — 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: Facing Future Context triple: [Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, notableAlbum, Facing Future]
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A.
The Future is Yours
"The Future is Yours" is the official motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization’s emphasis on shaping historical memory and values for coming generations.
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B.
Love the Future
Love the Future is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Chester French, blending catchy melodies with quirky, genre-blurring production.
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C.
The Future
"The Future" is a 1992 studio album by Leonard Cohen that blends dark, prophetic lyrics with contemporary production to explore themes of chaos, spirituality, and societal decay.
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D.
Livin' in the Future
"Livin' in the Future" is a song best known as a track from Bruce Springsteen's 2007 album *Magic*, blending rock instrumentation with socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Profiles of the Future
Profiles of the Future is a speculative non-fiction book by Arthur C. Clarke that explores the possibilities and implications of future scientific and technological developments.
- 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: Facing Future Target entity description: Facing Future is a landmark Hawaiian music album by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, best known internationally for its medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
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A.
The Future is Yours
"The Future is Yours" is the official motto of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, reflecting the organization’s emphasis on shaping historical memory and values for coming generations.
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B.
Love the Future
Love the Future is the debut studio album by American indie pop band Chester French, blending catchy melodies with quirky, genre-blurring production.
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C.
The Future
"The Future" is a 1992 studio album by Leonard Cohen that blends dark, prophetic lyrics with contemporary production to explore themes of chaos, spirituality, and societal decay.
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D.
Livin' in the Future
"Livin' in the Future" is a song best known as a track from Bruce Springsteen's 2007 album *Magic*, blending rock instrumentation with socially conscious lyrics.
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E.
Profiles of the Future
Profiles of the Future is a speculative non-fiction book by Arthur C. Clarke that explores the possibilities and implications of future scientific and technological developments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hawaiian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | second solo album by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | landmark Hawaiian music album ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| famousFor | medley Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
ukulele ⓘ |
| featuresVocalStyle | falsetto ⓘ |
| followedBy | E Ala E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hawaiian music
ⓘ
folk ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasCertification | platinum in the United States ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Facing Future album cover ⓘ |
| hasSalesAchievement | best-selling Hawaiian music album of all time (one of) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Hawaiian culture
ⓘ
Hawaiian sovereignty ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Ahi Wela / Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawaiʻi ’78 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henehene Kou ʻAka NERFINISHED ⓘ In This Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Ka Huila Wai NERFINISHED ⓘ Ka Pua Uʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaleohano NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaulana Kawaihae NERFINISHED ⓘ Ke Alo O Iesu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kupa Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui Hawaiian Sup’pa Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World NERFINISHED ⓘ Take Me Home Country Road NERFINISHED ⓘ White Sandy Beach of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ ʻAmaʻama NERFINISHED ⓘ ʻŌpae E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ |
| notableWork | Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ka ʻAnoʻi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jon de Mello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Israel Kamakawiwoʻole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mountain Apple Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993-11-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Facing Future Description of subject: Facing Future is a landmark Hawaiian music album by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, best known internationally for its medley of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.