One (U2 song)
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"One" is a critically acclaimed rock ballad by Irish band U2, known for its emotional depth and central place on their 1991 album Achtung Baby.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One (U2 song) canonical | 3 |
| U2: One (music video) | 2 |
| U2 – One | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5865043 — 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: One (U2 song) Context triple: [One (Mary J. Blige and U2 version), originalSong, One (U2 song)]
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A.
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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B.
With or Without You
"With or Without You" is one of U2's most famous rock ballads, known for its atmospheric sound, emotional lyrics about turbulent relationships, and enduring popularity since its release in 1987.
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C.
One Song
"One Song" is a romantic ballad sung by the Prince in Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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D.
Want One
"Want One" is a song by British singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, serving as the title track of his 2003 album of the same name.
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E.
Songs of Innocence (with U2)
Songs of Innocence (with U2) is a 2014 studio album by the Irish rock band U2 that reflects on the band members’ youth and early influences.
- 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: One (U2 song) Target entity description: "One" is a critically acclaimed rock ballad by Irish band U2, known for its emotional depth and central place on their 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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A.
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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B.
With or Without You
"With or Without You" is one of U2's most famous rock ballads, known for its atmospheric sound, emotional lyrics about turbulent relationships, and enduring popularity since its release in 1987.
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C.
One Song
"One Song" is a romantic ballad sung by the Prince in Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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D.
Want One
"Want One" is a song by British singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, serving as the title track of his 2003 album of the same name.
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E.
Songs of Innocence (with U2)
Songs of Innocence (with U2) is a 2014 studio album by the Irish rock band U2 that reflects on the band members’ youth and early influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Achtung Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| belongsToEra | 1990s rock music ⓘ |
| centralWorkOn | Achtung Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Adam Clayton
ⓘ
Bono ⓘ Larry Mullen Jr. ⓘ The Edge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| genre |
rock
ⓘ
rock ballad ⓘ |
| hasCharitySingleVersion | One (U2 and Mary J. Blige version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveStapleStatusFor | U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector |
Anton Corbijn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Pellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSongwriterCreditTo | U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Achtung Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCommerciallySuccessful | true ⓘ |
| isCriticallyAcclaimed | true ⓘ |
| isOftenRankedAmong | greatest rock songs of all time ⓘ |
| label |
Interscope Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bono ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central place on Achtung Baby
ⓘ
emotional depth ⓘ lyrical ambiguity ⓘ |
| partOf | Achtung Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | U2 ⓘ |
| producer |
Brian Eno
ⓘ
Daniel Lanois ⓘ Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Dublin, Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hansa Studios, Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional conflict
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ unity and division ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 3 ⓘ |
| usedFor | AIDS charity campaigns ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: One (U2 song) Description of subject: "One" is a critically acclaimed rock ballad by Irish band U2, known for its emotional depth and central place on their 1991 album Achtung Baby.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U2 – One
this entity surface form:
U2: One (music video)
this entity surface form:
U2: One (music video)