Hold On
E814072
"Hold On" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its emotional depth and inclusion on her acclaimed 1993 album *Fumbling Towards Ecstasy*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hold On canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9681522 — 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: Hold On Context triple: [Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, notableSingle, Hold On]
-
A.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a song featured on the album "Warning" by the American punk rock band Green Day.
-
B.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a song featured on the album "Boys & Girls."
-
C.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a song featured on the album "Simple Things," likely reflecting the record's mellow, introspective pop sound.
-
D.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a 1982 rock song by Santana that blends Latin-influenced guitar work with melodic pop-rock elements and became one of the band's notable hits of the early 1980s.
-
E.
Hold On
"Hold On" is an alternative title for the acclaimed American documentary series "Eyes on the Prize," which chronicles the history of the civil rights movement.
- 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: Hold On Target entity description: "Hold On" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its emotional depth and inclusion on her acclaimed 1993 album *Fumbling Towards Ecstasy*.
-
A.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a progressive rock song by the English band Yes from their 1983 album 90125.
-
B.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a critically acclaimed blues-rock song by American band Alabama Shakes, known for Brittany Howard's powerful vocals and its role in bringing the band widespread recognition.
-
C.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a soulful ballad by Adele from her 2021 album "30," reflecting themes of resilience and emotional healing.
-
D.
Hold On
"Hold On" is an emotional rock ballad by Good Charlotte that addresses themes of depression and suicide, encouraging listeners to persevere through hardship.
-
E.
Hold On
"Hold On" is a song featured on the album "Warning" by the American punk rock band Green Day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| followsInAlbumTracklist | Good Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
pop ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
acclaimed for emotional intensity
ⓘ
noted as a highlight of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
hope
ⓘ
sadness ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuality |
emotional depth
ⓘ
intimate vocal performance ⓘ introspective lyrics ⓘ piano-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
devotion
ⓘ
grief ⓘ illness ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| hasType | studio recording ⓘ |
| includedIn |
1990s songs
ⓘ
Sarah McLachlan discography NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah McLachlan songs ⓘ |
| includedOn | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fumbling Towards Ecstasy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Sarah McLachlan (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| precedesInAlbumTracklist | Ice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Pierre Marchand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Nettwerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hold On Description of subject: "Hold On" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its emotional depth and inclusion on her acclaimed 1993 album *Fumbling Towards Ecstasy*.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.