It’s All Been Done
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"It’s All Been Done" is a late-1990s pop-rock single by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, known for its catchy melody and playful, philosophical lyrics about repetition and déjà vu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| It’s All Been Done canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8268507 — 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: It’s All Been Done Context triple: [Barenaked Ladies, hasNotableWork, It’s All Been Done]
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A.
All Over
"All Over" is a popular Afrobeats love song by Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage that helped solidify her status as a leading figure in contemporary African pop music.
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B.
Said It All
"Said It All" is a song featured on Take That’s 2008 album *The Circus*.
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C.
It's All Good
"It's All Good" is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his 2009 album *Together Through Life*, reflecting the record’s blues-infused, roots-rock style.
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D.
All Is Well
All Is Well is a popular Chinese television drama series centered on complex family relationships and personal growth, in which Yao Chen plays a leading role.
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E.
Always Was
Always Was is a politically charged hip hop track by Australian rapper Briggs that powerfully asserts Indigenous sovereignty and critiques colonial narratives.
- 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: It’s All Been Done Target entity description: "It’s All Been Done" is a late-1990s pop-rock single by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, known for its catchy melody and playful, philosophical lyrics about repetition and déjà vu.
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A.
All Over
"All Over" is a popular Afrobeats love song by Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage that helped solidify her status as a leading figure in contemporary African pop music.
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B.
Said It All
"Said It All" is a song featured on Take That’s 2008 album *The Circus*.
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C.
It's All Good
"It's All Good" is a song by Bob Dylan that appears on his 2009 album *Together Through Life*, reflecting the record’s blues-infused, roots-rock style.
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D.
All Is Well
All Is Well is a popular Chinese television drama series centered on complex family relationships and personal growth, in which Yao Chen plays a leading role.
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E.
Always Was
Always Was is a politically charged hip hop track by Australian rapper Briggs that powerfully asserts Indigenous sovereignty and critiques colonial narratives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Stunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Barenaked Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocals | Ed Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Alcohol ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMAdultContemporary | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 28 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultTop40 | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 40 ⓘ |
| composer | Steven Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ handclaps ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Call and Answer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ |
| hasCatchyMelody | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| isRadioSingle | yes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Steven Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mood | playful ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Doug Aitken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
"I met you before the fall of Rome"
ⓘ
"If I put my fingers here, and if I say "I love you, dear"" ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Stunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Barenaked Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | One Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Barenaked Ladies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Susan Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
ⓘ
Sire Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-09-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| theme |
cyclical nature of life
ⓘ
déjà vu ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 2 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | lead vocals by Steven Page ⓘ |
| writer | Steven Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: It’s All Been Done Description of subject: "It’s All Been Done" is a late-1990s pop-rock single by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, known for its catchy melody and playful, philosophical lyrics about repetition and déjà vu.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.