Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes
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"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes" is a landmark 1979 rock album that propelled the band to mainstream success with its polished sound and enduring hits like "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862289 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes Context triple: [Jimmy Iovine, notableProduction, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes]
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A.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits is a compilation album collecting the band’s most popular songs along with a few new tracks, serving as an overview of their career.
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B.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (documentary)
"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream" is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the history, music, and enduring legacy of Tom Petty and his band through archival footage, interviews, and concert performances.
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C.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Tom Petty, known for their classic rock hits like "American Girl" and "Refugee" and their enduring influence on heartland rock.
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D.
Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos was a short-lived early 1970s blues-rock band best known for featuring Eric Clapton and for their landmark album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs."
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E.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited is a rock band formed by former members of Creedence Clearwater Revival to perform that group’s classic hits in live concerts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes Target entity description: "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes" is a landmark 1979 rock album that propelled the band to mainstream success with its polished sound and enduring hits like "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That."
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A.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Greatest Hits is a compilation album collecting the band’s most popular songs along with a few new tracks, serving as an overview of their career.
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B.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream (documentary)
"Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream" is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the history, music, and enduring legacy of Tom Petty and his band through archival footage, interviews, and concert performances.
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C.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Tom Petty, known for their classic rock hits like "American Girl" and "Refugee" and their enduring influence on heartland rock.
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D.
Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos was a short-lived early 1970s blues-rock band best known for featuring Eric Clapton and for their landmark album "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs."
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E.
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
Creedence Clearwater Revisited is a rock band formed by former members of Creedence Clearwater Revival to perform that group’s classic hits in live concerts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA 3× Platinum ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 2 ⓘ |
| coSongwriterOnSomeTracks | Mike Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Kosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough album for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ⓘ
landmark album ⓘ |
| engineer | Shelly Yakus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Benmont Tench
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Century City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don't Do Me Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ Even the Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes My Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) NERFINISHED ⓘ What Are You Doin' in My Life? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Tell Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Backstreet Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | Hard Promises NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
Don't Do Me Like That
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Even the Losers NERFINISHED ⓘ Here Comes My Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Refugee ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1979-10-19 ⓘ |
| performer | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | You're Gonna Get It! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jimmy Iovine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shelly Yakus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Petty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| soundCharacter | polished ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes Description of subject: "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes" is a landmark 1979 rock album that propelled the band to mainstream success with its polished sound and enduring hits like "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That."
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