Sweet Freedom
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"Sweet Freedom" is a 1986 pop song by Michael McDonald, best known for its upbeat, soulful style and association with the film "Running Scared."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sweet Freedom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6271095 — 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: Sweet Freedom Context triple: [Running Scared (1986 film), featuresSong, Sweet Freedom]
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A.
Be Free
"Be Free" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas featured on their debut studio album "Behind the Front."
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B.
Spirit of Freedom
Spirit of Freedom is a celebrated public sculpture by American artist Frederick Hart that commemorates the U.S. Civil War and the struggle for liberty.
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C.
Oh, Freedom
"Oh, Freedom" is a traditional African American freedom song that became a prominent civil rights anthem, notably popularized by folk singer Odetta.
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D.
Free Yourself
Free Yourself is the debut studio album by American singer Fantasia Barrino, showcasing her powerful R&B vocals and launched following her success on American Idol.
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E.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
- 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: Sweet Freedom Target entity description: "Sweet Freedom" is a 1986 pop song by Michael McDonald, best known for its upbeat, soulful style and association with the film "Running Scared."
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A.
Be Free
"Be Free" is a song by the Black Eyed Peas featured on their debut studio album "Behind the Front."
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B.
Spirit of Freedom
Spirit of Freedom is a celebrated public sculpture by American artist Frederick Hart that commemorates the U.S. Civil War and the struggle for liberty.
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C.
Oh, Freedom
"Oh, Freedom" is a traditional African American freedom song that became a prominent civil rights anthem, notably popularized by folk singer Odetta.
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D.
Free Yourself
Free Yourself is the debut studio album by American singer Fantasia Barrino, showcasing her powerful R&B vocals and launched following her success on American Idol.
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E.
A Simple Freedom
A Simple Freedom is a memoir by South African anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada that reflects on his life, political struggle, and years of imprisonment under apartheid.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Michael McDonald solo career ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 on US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
Top 20 on UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| danceability | danceable pop track ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| distribution | MCA Records worldwide ⓘ |
| era | post-Doobie Brothers solo career of Michael McDonald ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | Michael McDonald as lead vocalist ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | buddy cop film ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
blue-eyed soul
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasHook | catchy, melodic chorus ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOn | Running Scared: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes ⓘ |
| mood | uplifting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the film Running Scared
ⓘ
upbeat, soulful style ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Swedien
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-06-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| songwriter | Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | soulful ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | upbeat ⓘ |
| usedIn | Running Scared (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Michael McDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soulful vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Rod Temperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sweet Freedom Description of subject: "Sweet Freedom" is a 1986 pop song by Michael McDonald, best known for its upbeat, soulful style and association with the film "Running Scared."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Running Scared (1986 film)