Promised You a Miracle
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"Promised You a Miracle" is a 1982 synth-pop single by Scottish band Simple Minds that marked their commercial breakthrough and helped define their early-1980s sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Promised You a Miracle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081857 — 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: Promised You a Miracle Context triple: [Simple Minds, notableWork, Promised You a Miracle]
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A.
Waiting for the Miracle
"Waiting for the Miracle" is a song co-written by Sharon Robinson and Leonard Cohen, featured on Cohen’s 1992 album "The Future" and known for its meditative, atmospheric style.
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B.
A Miracle Would Happen
"A Miracle Would Happen" is a musical theater song from Jason Robert Brown’s two-person song cycle The Last Five Years, reflecting on the temptations and challenges of fidelity in a struggling marriage.
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C.
Some Kind of Miracle
"Some Kind of Miracle" is a pop song by the British girl group Girls Aloud from their debut album "Sound of the Underground."
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D.
There Goes My Miracle
"There Goes My Miracle" is a soaring, orchestral-style song by Bruce Springsteen from his album *Western Stars*, noted for its lush arrangements and nostalgic, cinematic feel.
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E.
I Need a Miracle
"I Need a Miracle" is a rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its upbeat groove and frequent appearance in the band's live setlists.
- 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: Promised You a Miracle Target entity description: "Promised You a Miracle" is a 1982 synth-pop single by Scottish band Simple Minds that marked their commercial breakthrough and helped define their early-1980s sound.
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A.
Waiting for the Miracle
"Waiting for the Miracle" is a song co-written by Sharon Robinson and Leonard Cohen, featured on Cohen’s 1992 album "The Future" and known for its meditative, atmospheric style.
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B.
A Miracle Would Happen
"A Miracle Would Happen" is a musical theater song from Jason Robert Brown’s two-person song cycle The Last Five Years, reflecting on the temptations and challenges of fidelity in a struggling marriage.
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C.
Some Kind of Miracle
"Some Kind of Miracle" is a pop song by the British girl group Girls Aloud from their debut album "Sound of the Underground."
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D.
There Goes My Miracle
"There Goes My Miracle" is a soaring, orchestral-style song by Bruce Springsteen from his album *Western Stars*, noted for its lush arrangements and nostalgic, cinematic feel.
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E.
I Need a Miracle
"I Need a Miracle" is a rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its upbeat groove and frequent appearance in the band's live setlists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionIrishSinglesChart | 10 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 13 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Glittering Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBside | Theme for Great Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Promised You a Miracle single cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Promised You a Miracle (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Promised You a Miracle music video ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
optimism
ⓘ
romantic promise ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCatalogueOf | Virgin Records singles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 4:27 ⓘ |
| liveVersionIncludedIn | Live in the City of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoPerformer | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | commercial breakthrough for Simple Minds ⓘ |
| partOf | Simple Minds discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPeriod | early 1980s Simple Minds sound ⓘ |
| performer | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sweat in Bullet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Virgin Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | male lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Brian McGee
NERFINISHED
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Charlie Burchill NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Forbes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick MacNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Promised You a Miracle Description of subject: "Promised You a Miracle" is a 1982 synth-pop single by Scottish band Simple Minds that marked their commercial breakthrough and helped define their early-1980s sound.
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