ABBA – Waterloo
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"ABBA – Waterloo" is the 1974 breakthrough single by Swedish pop group ABBA that won the Eurovision Song Contest and launched their international fame.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ABBA – Waterloo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7725251 — 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: ABBA – Waterloo Context triple: [Polar Music, notableRelease, ABBA – Waterloo]
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A.
Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a 1976 disco-pop hit by the Swedish group ABBA, widely regarded as one of their signature songs and a classic of the genre.
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B.
Well Done Abba
Well Done Abba is a 2009 Indian satirical comedy film directed by Shyam Benegal that critiques bureaucratic corruption and rural governance through a humorous narrative.
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C.
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits is a best-selling compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, featuring many of their most popular and enduring songs.
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D.
Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps were an American family soul group best known for their 1970 hit single "O-o-h Child."
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E.
"Hooked on You"
"Hooked on You" is a 2007 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film starring Eason Chan and Miriam Yeung that follows a supermarket worker navigating love and life pressures in contemporary Hong Kong.
- 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: ABBA – Waterloo Target entity description: "ABBA – Waterloo" is the 1974 breakthrough single by Swedish pop group ABBA that won the Eurovision Song Contest and launched their international fame.
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A.
Dancing Queen
"Dancing Queen" is a 1976 disco-pop hit by the Swedish group ABBA, widely regarded as one of their signature songs and a classic of the genre.
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B.
Well Done Abba
Well Done Abba is a 2009 Indian satirical comedy film directed by Shyam Benegal that critiques bureaucratic corruption and rural governance through a humorous narrative.
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C.
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits
ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits is a best-selling compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, featuring many of their most popular and enduring songs.
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D.
Five Stairsteps
Five Stairsteps were an American family soul group best known for their 1970 hit single "O-o-h Child."
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E.
"Hooked on You"
"Hooked on You" is a 2007 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film starring Eason Chan and Miriam Yeung that follows a supermarket worker navigating love and life pressures in contemporary Hong Kong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| A-sideOf | Waterloo (single) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| B-side | Watch Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermany | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNorway | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSweden | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 6 ⓘ |
| competition | Eurovision Song Contest 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| eventCity | Brighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Brighton Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Honey, Honey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
glam rock
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Waterloo (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic surrender using Battle of Waterloo metaphor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| launchOf | ABBA international fame ⓘ |
| length | 2:46 ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Eurovision Song Contest 1974 grand final NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByMember |
Agnetha Fältskog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anni-Frid Lyngstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Benny Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | ABBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Ring Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1974 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Polar Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-03-04 ⓘ |
| representedCountryAtEvent | Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 1974 ⓘ |
| resultInCompetition | winner ⓘ |
| title | Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Benny Andersson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Björn Ulvaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ Stig Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABBA – Waterloo Description of subject: "ABBA – Waterloo" is the 1974 breakthrough single by Swedish pop group ABBA that won the Eurovision Song Contest and launched their international fame.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.