“Time Tough”
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“Time Tough” is a classic reggae song by Toots and the Maytals that reflects economic hardship and resilience, and is regarded as one of their signature tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Time Tough” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5523083 — 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: “Time Tough” Context triple: [Toots and the Maytals, notableWork, “Time Tough”]
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A.
Tougher Than the Rest
"Tougher Than the Rest" is a Bruce Springsteen song, known as a gritty, mid-tempo ballad of resilience and devotion from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love."
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B.
“A Hard Night’s Day”
“A Hard Night’s Day” is a song by the 1960s Greek rock band The Forminx, reflecting their Beatles-inspired pop-rock style.
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C.
Smashing Time
Smashing Time is a 1967 British satirical comedy film that parodies Swinging London’s fashion and pop culture scene.
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D.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
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E.
It’s a Hard Life
"It’s a Hard Life" is a 1984 rock ballad by the British band Queen, notable for Freddie Mercury’s operatic vocal style and its theatrical, opera-inspired music video.
- 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: “Time Tough” Target entity description: “Time Tough” is a classic reggae song by Toots and the Maytals that reflects economic hardship and resilience, and is regarded as one of their signature tracks.
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A.
Tougher Than the Rest
"Tougher Than the Rest" is a Bruce Springsteen song, known as a gritty, mid-tempo ballad of resilience and devotion from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love."
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B.
“A Hard Night’s Day”
“A Hard Night’s Day” is a song by the 1960s Greek rock band The Forminx, reflecting their Beatles-inspired pop-rock style.
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C.
Newk’s Time
"Newk’s Time" is a 1957 hard bop jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, celebrated for its inventive improvisation and Rollins’s powerful, distinctive tone.
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D.
Smashing Time
Smashing Time is a 1967 British satirical comedy film that parodies Swinging London’s fashion and pop culture scene.
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E.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic reggae song
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signature track of Toots and the Maytals ⓘ |
| genre | reggae ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact | recognized as one of Toots and the Maytals’ best-known songs ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsAbout |
coping with poverty
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difficulty finding work ⓘ rising cost of living ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | upbeat groove with socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| influenced | later reggae and ska artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Toots Hibbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
enduring popularity among reggae fans
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social commentary on economic conditions ⓘ |
| partOf | repertoire of classic reggae ⓘ |
| performedBy | Toots and the Maytals in live concerts ⓘ |
| performer | Toots and the Maytals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
economic hardship
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resilience ⓘ working-class struggle ⓘ |
| vocalist | Toots Hibbert 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: “Time Tough” Description of subject: “Time Tough” is a classic reggae song by Toots and the Maytals that reflects economic hardship and resilience, and is regarded as one of their signature tracks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.