Lay It Down
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"Lay It Down" is a 1985 hard rock and glam metal song by the American band Ratt, known as one of their signature hits from the album "Invasion of Your Privacy."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lay It Down canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6738876 — 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: Lay It Down Context triple: [Ratt, notableWork, Lay It Down]
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A.
Lay It On Down
Lay It On Down is a blues-rock studio album by American guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, showcasing his modern take on traditional blues with soulful vocals and guitar-driven tracks.
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B.
Lay Me Down
"Lay Me Down" is a pop song by English singer Pixie Lott, released as one of the singles from her self-titled third studio album.
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C.
Lay Me Down
"Lay Me Down" is a soulful ballad co-written by Jimmy Napes and performed by Sam Smith that became one of Smith’s early breakthrough hits.
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D.
Lying Down
"Lying Down" is a song by the British rock band Courage.
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E.
Put It Down
"Put It Down" is a song featured on Brandy Norwood's sixth studio album, "Two Eleven."
- 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: Lay It Down Target entity description: "Lay It Down" is a 1985 hard rock and glam metal song by the American band Ratt, known as one of their signature hits from the album "Invasion of Your Privacy."
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A.
Lay It On Down
Lay It On Down is a blues-rock studio album by American guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, showcasing his modern take on traditional blues with soulful vocals and guitar-driven tracks.
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B.
Lay Me Down
"Lay Me Down" is a pop song by English singer Pixie Lott, released as one of the singles from her self-titled third studio album.
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C.
Lay Me Down
"Lay Me Down" is a soulful ballad co-written by Jimmy Napes and performed by Sam Smith that became one of Smith’s early breakthrough hits.
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D.
Lying Down
"Lying Down" is a song by the British rock band Courage.
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E.
Put It Down
"Put It Down" is a song featured on Brandy Norwood's sixth studio album, "Two Eleven."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Invasion of Your Privacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAlbumReleaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| bassist | Juan Croucier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToScene | Los Angeles glam metal scene ⓘ |
| chartingDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Bobby Blotzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s metal ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
glam metal
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
anthemic chorus
ⓘ
prominent guitar solo ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
guitar-driven riff
ⓘ
melodic chorus ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ratt greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | You’re in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ratt discography ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Round and Round NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSingleFrom | Invasion of Your Privacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Warren DeMartini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Stephen Pearcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Beau Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Ratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| rhythmGuitarist | Robbin Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | romantic and seductive themes ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalLiveSetStatus | concert staple for Ratt ⓘ |
| usedIn | rock radio rotation ⓘ |
| writer |
Juan Croucier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robbin Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Pearcy NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren DeMartini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lay It Down Description of subject: "Lay It Down" is a 1985 hard rock and glam metal song by the American band Ratt, known as one of their signature hits from the album "Invasion of Your Privacy."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.