Till We Reach That Day
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"Till We Reach That Day" is a powerful ensemble ballad from the musical *Ragtime* that mourns racial injustice while expressing collective hope for a more just future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Till We Reach That Day canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10252887 — 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: Till We Reach That Day Context triple: [Ragtime, notableSong, Till We Reach That Day]
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A.
Till Then
"Till Then" is a popular 1944 sentimental ballad by The Mills Brothers that became one of their signature wartime hits.
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B.
Until We Get There
"Until We Get There" is a song by the indie pop band Lucius from their debut studio album, Wildewoman.
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C.
A Thousand Days Before
"A Thousand Days Before" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album *King Animal*.
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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 Day Is Coming
"The Day Is Coming" is a song by American rock band My Morning Jacket from their 2011 album "Circuital," noted for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
- 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: Till We Reach That Day Target entity description: "Till We Reach That Day" is a powerful ensemble ballad from the musical *Ragtime* that mourns racial injustice while expressing collective hope for a more just future.
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A.
Till Then
"Till Then" is a popular 1944 sentimental ballad by The Mills Brothers that became one of their signature wartime hits.
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B.
Until We Get There
"Until We Get There" is a song by the indie pop band Lucius from their debut studio album, Wildewoman.
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C.
A Thousand Days Before
"A Thousand Days Before" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album *King Animal*.
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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 Day Is Coming
"The Day Is Coming" is a song by American rock band My Morning Jacket from their 2011 album "Circuital," noted for its atmospheric sound and reflective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Ragtime original Broadway cast ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | E. L. Doctorow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Ragtime: A Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Stephen Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceIn | Ragtime original production ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceTheatre | Ford Center for the Performing Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
anthemic ballad
ⓘ
choral ensemble ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
collective mourning
ⓘ
hope for a more just future ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ social protest ⓘ |
| lyricist | Lynn Ahrens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
expression of communal grief
ⓘ
expression of determination for justice ⓘ funeral lament ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of sorrow and hope
ⓘ
depiction of racial violence and grief ⓘ powerful choral climax ⓘ |
| partOf | Ragtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | 1990s ⓘ |
| setIn | early 20th-century America ⓘ |
| vocalFor | ensemble ⓘ |
| workFrom | Ragtime (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Till We Reach That Day Description of subject: "Till We Reach That Day" is a powerful ensemble ballad from the musical *Ragtime* that mourns racial injustice while expressing collective hope for a more just future.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.