War (album)
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War is U2’s 1983 studio album that marked the band’s breakthrough with its politically charged rock sound and anthems like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day.”
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War (U2 album) artwork | 1 |
| War (album) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6075123 — 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: War (album) Context triple: [Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr., notableWork, War (album)]
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A.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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B.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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C.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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D.
War Is Kind
War Is Kind is a collection of anti-war poems and short stories by American writer Stephen Crane that starkly critiques the brutality and irony of war.
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E.
Lord of War
Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama film following an international arms dealer as he navigates the global weapons trade and its moral consequences.
- 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: War (album) Target entity description: War is U2’s 1983 studio album that marked the band’s breakthrough with its politically charged rock sound and anthems like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day.”
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A.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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B.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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C.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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D.
War Is Kind
War Is Kind is a collection of anti-war poems and short stories by American writer Stephen Crane that starkly critiques the brutality and irony of war.
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E.
Lord of War
Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama film following an international arms dealer as he navigates the global weapons trade and its moral consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U2 album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | U2 ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200 top 20
ⓘ
UK Albums Chart number 1 ⓘ |
| chronology | U2 studio albums ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| coverArtFeatures | boy’s face in close-up ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describedAs |
breakthrough album for U2
ⓘ
politically charged ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Unforgettable Fire (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | October (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
40
ⓘ
Drowning Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Like a Song… NERFINISHED ⓘ New Year’s Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Seconds NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunday Bloody Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ The Refugee NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Hearts Beat as One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 42:03 ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
politics
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ war ⓘ |
| nextWork | The Unforgettable Fire (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
New Year’s Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunday Bloody Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Hearts Beat as One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 10 ⓘ |
| performer | U2 ⓘ |
| previousWork | October (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Lillywhite ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windmill Lane Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
WEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-02-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War (album) Description of subject: War is U2’s 1983 studio album that marked the band’s breakthrough with its politically charged rock sound and anthems like “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day.”
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
War (U2 album) artwork