U2 – Rattle and Hum
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U2 – Rattle and Hum is a 1988 album and companion documentary film capturing the Irish rock band’s exploration of American roots music and live performances following the success of The Joshua Tree.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U2: Rattle and Hum | 2 |
| U2 – Rattle and Hum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862291 — 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: U2 – Rattle and Hum Context triple: [Jimmy Iovine, notableProduction, U2 – Rattle and Hum]
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A.
Thunderstruck
"Thunderstruck" is one of AC/DC's most iconic hard rock anthems, renowned for its electrifying guitar riff and enduring popularity at concerts and sporting events.
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B.
Where the Streets Have No Name
"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by Irish band U2, renowned for its atmospheric guitar intro and prominent place on their landmark 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*.
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C.
Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton Comes Alive! is a landmark 1976 live rock album by Peter Frampton that became one of the best-selling live albums in history and cemented his mainstream fame.
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D.
Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
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E.
Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
- 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: U2 – Rattle and Hum Target entity description: U2 – Rattle and Hum is a 1988 album and companion documentary film capturing the Irish rock band’s exploration of American roots music and live performances following the success of The Joshua Tree.
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A.
Thunderstruck
"Thunderstruck" is one of AC/DC's most iconic hard rock anthems, renowned for its electrifying guitar riff and enduring popularity at concerts and sporting events.
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B.
Where the Streets Have No Name
"Where the Streets Have No Name" is a soaring, anthemic rock song by Irish band U2, renowned for its atmospheric guitar intro and prominent place on their landmark 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*.
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C.
Frampton Comes Alive!
Frampton Comes Alive! is a landmark 1976 live rock album by Peter Frampton that became one of the best-selling live albums in history and cemented his mainstream fame.
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D.
Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
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E.
Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U2 album
ⓘ
documentary concert film ⓘ music album ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | sixth studio album by U2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresGenreInfluence |
blues
ⓘ
country ⓘ gospel ⓘ |
| follows | The Joshua Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | double album ⓘ |
| genre |
arena rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ roots rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecordings | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rattle and Hum (album)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rattle and Hum (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStudioRecordings | true ⓘ |
| includesSong |
All Along the Watchtower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
All I Want Is You NERFINISHED ⓘ Angel of Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ Bullet the Blue Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Desire NERFINISHED ⓘ Helter Skelter NERFINISHED ⓘ I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For NERFINISHED ⓘ Pride (In the Name of Love) NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver and Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ When Love Comes to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audio
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| partOfTour | The Joshua Tree Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | U2 ⓘ |
| previousWork | The Joshua Tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Dave Meegan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Iovine NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Cousins NERFINISHED ⓘ U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-10-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runningTimeFilm | approximately 99 minutes ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical debate about American musical influences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U2 – Rattle and Hum Description of subject: U2 – Rattle and Hum is a 1988 album and companion documentary film capturing the Irish rock band’s exploration of American roots music and live performances following the success of The Joshua Tree.
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