The Best of Times
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"The Best of Times" is a power ballad by the American rock band Styx, best known as one of their signature hits from the early 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Best of Times canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8696898 — 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: The Best of Times Context triple: [Styx, notableWork, The Best of Times]
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A.
The Best of Times
"The Best of Times" is a popular show tune from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical *La Cage aux Folles*, celebrated as one of his signature anthems of joy and community.
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B.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
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C.
Time for Three
Time for Three is a genre-blending string trio known for fusing classical music with jazz, pop, and other contemporary styles in highly energetic performances.
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D.
The Day and the Time
"The Day and the Time" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her English-language studio album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.
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E.
The Big Time
The Big Time is a 2002 Croatian comedy film directed by Milan Trenc that satirizes the world of television and media ambition.
- 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: The Best of Times Target entity description: "The Best of Times" is a power ballad by the American rock band Styx, best known as one of their signature hits from the early 1980s.
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A.
The Best of Times
"The Best of Times" is a popular show tune from Jerry Herman's 1983 musical *La Cage aux Folles*, celebrated as one of his signature anthems of joy and community.
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B.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
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C.
Time for Three
Time for Three is a genre-blending string trio known for fusing classical music with jazz, pop, and other contemporary styles in highly energetic performances.
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D.
The Day and the Time
"The Day and the Time" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her English-language studio album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2.
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E.
The Big Time
The Big Time is a 2002 Croatian comedy film directed by Milan Trenc that satirizes the world of television and media ambition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Paradise Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBandMember |
Chuck Panozzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ James Young NERFINISHED ⓘ John Panozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 3 ⓘ |
| composer | Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Too Much Time on My Hands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Borrowed Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
power ballad
ⓘ
rock ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Styx greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSingleFrom | Paradise Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of Styx's biggest hits
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prominent keyboard and vocal melody ⓘ |
| partOf | Paradise Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Dennis DeYoung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Chuck Panozzo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Young NERFINISHED ⓘ John Panozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ Styx NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| theme |
hope during difficult times
ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ |
| vocalist | Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Dennis DeYoung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Best of Times Description of subject: "The Best of Times" is a power ballad by the American rock band Styx, best known as one of their signature hits from the early 1980s.
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