Do It Again
E528959
"Do It Again" is a 1972 jazz-rock song by Steely Dan, known for its distinctive electric sitar hook and cynical, narrative lyrics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Do It Again canonical | 1 |
| Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5530332 — 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: Do It Again Context triple: [Steely Dan, notableSong, Do It Again]
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A.
Doin' It Again
Doin' It Again is a stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, showcasing his sharp social commentary and irreverent humor.
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B.
Play It Again
"Play It Again" is a popular country song by American singer Luke Bryan, known for its catchy melody and romantic storytelling lyrics.
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C.
Doin' It
"Doin' It" is a mid-1990s hip hop single by LL Cool J known for its smooth, sensual vibe and catchy chorus.
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D.
Once Again
"Once Again" is a song featured on the album "Show Me."
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E.
Once Again
"Once Again" is a creative work—likely a film, television episode, or literary piece—notable for featuring the character Maxine.
- 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: Do It Again Target entity description: "Do It Again" is a 1972 jazz-rock song by Steely Dan, known for its distinctive electric sitar hook and cynical, narrative lyrics.
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A.
Doin' It Again
Doin' It Again is a stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, showcasing his sharp social commentary and irreverent humor.
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B.
Play It Again
"Play It Again" is a popular country song by American singer Luke Bryan, known for its catchy melody and romantic storytelling lyrics.
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C.
Doin' It
"Doin' It" is a mid-1990s hip hop single by LL Cool J known for its smooth, sensual vibe and catchy chorus.
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D.
Once Again
"Once Again" is a song featured on the album "Show Me."
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E.
Once Again
Once Again is John Legend's Grammy-winning second studio album, known for its soulful blend of R&B, pop, and neo-soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Can’t Buy a Thrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 6 ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ |
| composer |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsInSingleDiscography | none ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalPerformerLineup | Steely Dan early 1970s lineup ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric sitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
addiction
ⓘ
fatalism ⓘ repetition of bad choices ⓘ self-destructive behavior ⓘ |
| hasMusicStyleCharacteristic |
Latin-influenced groove
ⓘ
extended instrumental sections ⓘ syncopated rhythm ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:14 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Donald Fagen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Walter Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cynical narrative lyrics
ⓘ
distinctive electric sitar hook ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Can’t Buy a Thrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American ⓘ |
| precedesInSingleDiscography | Reelin’ In the Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gary Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ABC Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-11-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Can’t Buy a Thrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Donald Fagen 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: Do It Again Description of subject: "Do It Again" is a 1972 jazz-rock song by Steely Dan, known for its distinctive electric sitar hook and cynical, narrative lyrics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)