Sing, Sing, Sing
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"Sing, Sing, Sing" is a landmark big band jazz and swing composition, famously associated with Benny Goodman and celebrated for its driving rhythm and extended drum and clarinet solos.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sing, Sing, Sing canonical | 2 |
| "Sing, Sing, Sing" (drum feature with Benny Goodman) | 1 |
| Sing Sing | 1 |
| Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5787481 — 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: Sing, Sing, Sing Context triple: [Benny Goodman Orchestra, hasNotableRecording, Sing, Sing, Sing]
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A.
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a notorious maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long known for housing dangerous criminals and for its historical use of the electric chair.
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B.
Sing It
"Sing It" is a 2012 pop single by American singer Rebecca Black that marked a more mature follow-up to her viral debut "Friday."
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C.
The Sing
"The Sing" is a track by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2013 album *Dream River*, noted for its meditative, narrative-rich style.
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D.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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E.
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" is a folk song by Cat Stevens that became widely known for its uplifting, free-spirited message and its prominent use in the cult classic film "Harold and Maude."
- 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: Sing, Sing, Sing Target entity description: "Sing, Sing, Sing" is a landmark big band jazz and swing composition, famously associated with Benny Goodman and celebrated for its driving rhythm and extended drum and clarinet solos.
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A.
Sing Sing
Sing Sing is a notorious maximum-security prison in Ossining, New York, long known for housing dangerous criminals and for its historical use of the electric chair.
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B.
Sing It
"Sing It" is a 2012 pop single by American singer Rebecca Black that marked a more mature follow-up to her viral debut "Friday."
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C.
The Sing
"The Sing" is a track by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2013 album *Dream River*, noted for its meditative, narrative-rich style.
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D.
Sing for Me
"Sing for Me" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera featured on her 2012 studio album *Lotus*.
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E.
If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out
"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" is a folk song by Cat Stevens that became widely known for its uplifting, free-spirited message and its prominent use in the cult classic film "Harold and Maude."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
landmark of big band jazz
ⓘ
signature tune of Benny Goodman ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
clarinet
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasForm | extended arrangement ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableClarinetist | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDrummer | Gene Krupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePianist | Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | hot jazz ⓘ |
| hasVocalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later big band arrangements
ⓘ
swing performance practice ⓘ |
| isStandardRepertoireFor |
big bands
ⓘ
swing dance bands ⓘ |
| lyricist | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
driving rhythm
ⓘ
extended clarinet solos ⓘ extended drum solos ⓘ lengthy big band arrangement ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Krupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| usedFor | swing dancing ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1936 ⓘ |
| yearFirstRecorded | 1936 ⓘ |
| yearOfFamousGoodmanRecording | 1937 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sing, Sing, Sing Description of subject: "Sing, Sing, Sing" is a landmark big band jazz and swing composition, famously associated with Benny Goodman and celebrated for its driving rhythm and extended drum and clarinet solos.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sing Sing
this entity surface form:
"Sing, Sing, Sing" (drum feature with Benny Goodman)
this entity surface form:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)