“Stay With Me”
E543168
“Stay With Me” is an emotional ballad from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Into the Woods*, sung by the Witch as she pleads with Rapunzel not to leave her.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Stay With Me” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5742457 — 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: “Stay With Me” Context triple: [The Witch (Into the Woods), hasSong, “Stay With Me”]
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A.
"Thinking Out Loud"
"Thinking Out Loud" is a romantic pop ballad by Ed Sheeran that became one of his signature hits worldwide.
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B.
Stay With Me
"Stay With Me" is a soulful pop ballad, popularized by Sam Smith, that became an international hit and earned widespread critical acclaim and major music awards.
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C.
Stay with Me
"Stay with Me" is a soulful ballad composed by Michael Masser, best known through its powerful vocal performances and enduring popularity as a classic love song.
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D.
“Cry Me a River”
“Cry Me a River” is a classic torch song, first popularized in the 1950s by singer Julie London and later covered by numerous artists, becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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E.
"Shape of You"
"Shape of You" is a globally successful pop song by Ed Sheeran, known for its catchy melody, dancehall-influenced beat, and record-breaking chart performance.
- 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: “Stay With Me” Target entity description: “Stay With Me” is an emotional ballad from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Into the Woods*, sung by the Witch as she pleads with Rapunzel not to leave her.
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A.
"Thinking Out Loud"
"Thinking Out Loud" is a romantic pop ballad by Ed Sheeran that became one of his signature hits worldwide.
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B.
Stay With Me
"Stay With Me" is a soulful pop ballad, popularized by Sam Smith, that became an international hit and earned widespread critical acclaim and major music awards.
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C.
Stay with Me
"Stay with Me" is a soulful ballad composed by Michael Masser, best known through its powerful vocal performances and enduring popularity as a classic love song.
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D.
“Cry Me a River”
“Cry Me a River” is a classic torch song, first popularized in the 1950s by singer Julie London and later covered by numerous artists, becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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E.
"Shape of You"
"Shape of You" is a globally successful pop song by Ed Sheeran, known for its catchy melody, dancehall-influenced beat, and record-breaking chart performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| act | Act I of Into the Woods ⓘ |
| addressedToCharacter | Rapunzel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacterRelationship | Witch–Rapunzel relationship ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticPurpose |
develops Rapunzel’s desire for independence
ⓘ
reveals the Witch’s vulnerability ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
emotional
ⓘ
pleading ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| includedIn | original Broadway cast recording of Into the Woods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
conflict between freedom and protection
ⓘ
desire to keep a child safe ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | voice ⓘ |
| musical | Into the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | plea to Rapunzel not to leave the Witch ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Into the Woods (1987 Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Into the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageContext | sung in the tower where Rapunzel is kept ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | The Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
fear of abandonment
ⓘ
overprotectiveness ⓘ parental attachment ⓘ |
| vocalFor | female voice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Stay With Me” Description of subject: “Stay With Me” is an emotional ballad from Stephen Sondheim’s musical *Into the Woods*, sung by the Witch as she pleads with Rapunzel not to leave her.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.