Self Control
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"Self Control" is a 1984 synth-pop song by American singer Laura Branigan that became one of her signature international hits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Self Control canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10393365 — 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: Self Control Context triple: [Laura Branigan, notableWork, Self Control]
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A.
Self Control
"Self Control" is a critically acclaimed, emotionally raw ballad by Frank Ocean from his 2016 album *Blonde*, known for its layered vocals and themes of heartbreak and longing.
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B.
No Self Control
"No Self Control" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1980 self-titled third solo album, known for its tense, minimalist arrangement and themes of psychological instability.
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C.
Control
"Control" is the second studio album by American pop group Dream Street, showcasing their teen pop sound in the early 2000s.
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D.
Control
Control is a critically acclaimed third-person action-adventure video game known for its surreal narrative, paranormal abilities, and striking brutalist setting.
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E.
Control
"Control" is a prominent hip-hop track by Big Sean featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica, widely known for Kendrick Lamar's provocative verse calling out fellow rappers.
- 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: Self Control Target entity description: "Self Control" is a 1984 synth-pop song by American singer Laura Branigan that became one of her signature international hits.
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A.
Self Control
"Self Control" is a critically acclaimed, emotionally raw ballad by Frank Ocean from his 2016 album *Blonde*, known for its layered vocals and themes of heartbreak and longing.
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B.
No Self Control
"No Self Control" is a song by Peter Gabriel from his 1980 self-titled third solo album, known for its tense, minimalist arrangement and themes of psychological instability.
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C.
Control
"Control" is the second studio album by American pop group Dream Street, showcasing their teen pop sound in the early 2000s.
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D.
Control
Control is a critically acclaimed third-person action-adventure video game known for its surreal narrative, paranormal abilities, and striking brutalist setting.
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E.
Control
"Control" is a prominent hip-hop track by Big Sean featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica, widely known for Kendrick Lamar's provocative verse calling out fellow rappers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Self Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Self Control (Raf song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Silent Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumberUS7Inch | Atlantic 7-89691 ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustriaSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionGermanyOfficialCharts | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionItalySinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwedenSinglesChart | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionSwitzerlandSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSCashBoxTop100 | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followedBySingle | The Lucky One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme | nightlife and loss of control ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Self Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCoverOf | Self Control (Raf song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:08 ⓘ |
| length12InchVersion | 5:03 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive synth-pop production
ⓘ
international chart success ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| performer | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | How Am I Supposed to Live Without You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jack White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roberto Zanetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1983 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-03-15 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Laura Branigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Giancarlo Bigazzi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raffaele Riefoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Piccolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Laura Branigan 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: Self Control Description of subject: "Self Control" is a 1984 synth-pop song by American singer Laura Branigan that became one of her signature international hits.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.