Only Yesterday
E750829
Only Yesterday is a 1975 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, known for its lush harmonies and reflective lyrics about love and emotional renewal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Only Yesterday canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8696628 — 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: Only Yesterday Context triple: [The Carpenters, notableWork, Only Yesterday]
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A.
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday is a landmark novel of Modern Hebrew literature, renowned for its vivid portrayal of early 20th-century Jewish pioneer life in Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine.
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B.
Sayonara
"Sayonara" is a 1957 romantic drama film set during the Korean War, best known for starring Marlon Brando and addressing interracial relationships and prejudice.
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C.
Return to Yesterday
"Return to Yesterday" is an autobiographical work by Ford Madox Ford in which he reflects on his life, literary career, and the cultural milieu of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Midori no Hi
Midori no Hi is a Japanese national holiday dedicated to appreciating nature and the environment.
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E.
Days from a Different World
"Days from a Different World" is a memoir by British journalist John Simpson, reflecting on his early life and the experiences that shaped his long career in international reporting.
- 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: Only Yesterday Target entity description: Only Yesterday is a 1975 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, known for its lush harmonies and reflective lyrics about love and emotional renewal.
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A.
Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday is a landmark novel of Modern Hebrew literature, renowned for its vivid portrayal of early 20th-century Jewish pioneer life in Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine.
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B.
Sayonara
"Sayonara" is a 1957 romantic drama film set during the Korean War, best known for starring Marlon Brando and addressing interracial relationships and prejudice.
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C.
Return to Yesterday
"Return to Yesterday" is an autobiographical work by Ford Madox Ford in which he reflects on his life, literary career, and the cultural milieu of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Midori no Hi
Midori no Hi is a Japanese national holiday dedicated to appreciating nature and the environment.
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E.
Days from a Different World
"Days from a Different World" is a memoir by British journalist John Simpson, reflecting on his early life and the experiences that shaped his long career in international reporting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Happy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedOn |
Billboard Adult Contemporary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ orchestral strings ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ |
| hasAdultContemporaryPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasArrangementBy | Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocalsBy |
Karen Carpenter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBillboardHot100PeakPosition | 4 ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Only_Yesterday_Carpenters_single_cover ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseChartPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasKey | E major ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
“Now I know where I’m going”
ⓘ
“Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely” ⓘ |
| hasPhilippinesChartPeakPosition | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow to moderate ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasUKSinglesChartPeakPosition | 7 ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | lush harmonies ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Solitaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededBy | Please Mr. Postman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | A&M Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:58 ⓘ |
| partOf | Carpenters discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Karen Carpenter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | A&M Studios, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-03-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional renewal
ⓘ
hope ⓘ love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Karen Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
John Bettis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Only Yesterday Description of subject: Only Yesterday is a 1975 soft rock ballad by the Carpenters, known for its lush harmonies and reflective lyrics about love and emotional renewal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.