Knock on Wood
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"Knock on Wood" is a popular song best known in its 1966 soul original by Eddie Floyd and its numerous later cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knock on Wood canonical | 7 |
| Knock on Wood (album) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10956698 — 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: Knock on Wood Context triple: [Covers, hasTrack, Knock on Wood]
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A.
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is a 1954 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a ventriloquist entangled in international espionage and romantic misadventures.
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B.
Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a posthumously released emo-rap song by Juice WRLD that reflects on his struggles with addiction and mental health.
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C.
Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a song by the English rock band Free, best known for its blues-rock style and Paul Rodgers' powerful vocals.
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D.
Wishing Well
Wishing Well is a popular underground pool feature in Luray Caverns where visitors toss coins while making wishes, with the collected money often donated to charity.
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E.
Knock
Knock is an Irish village in County Mayo renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage site following reported Marian apparitions in 1879.
- 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: Knock on Wood Target entity description: "Knock on Wood" is a popular song best known in its 1966 soul original by Eddie Floyd and its numerous later cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music.
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A.
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is a 1954 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a ventriloquist entangled in international espionage and romantic misadventures.
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B.
Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a posthumously released emo-rap song by Juice WRLD that reflects on his struggles with addiction and mental health.
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C.
Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a song by the English rock band Free, best known for its blues-rock style and Paul Rodgers' powerful vocals.
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D.
Wishing Well
Wishing Well is a popular underground pool feature in Luray Caverns where visitors toss coins while making wishes, with the collected money often donated to charity.
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E.
Knock
Knock is an Irish village in County Mayo renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage site following reported Marian apparitions in 1879.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| composer |
Eddie Floyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Cropper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsMusicalStyleOf | Memphis soul ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
disco ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart version)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knock on Wood (Buddy Guy version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock on Wood (David Bowie version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock on Wood (Eric Clapton version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock on Wood (Otis Redding and Carla Thomas version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock on Wood (Rachel Stevens version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Knock on Wood (Razzy Bailey version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drums
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
Knock on Wood (1966 Eddie Floyd original)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knock on Wood (1979 Amii Stewart disco version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
good luck and superstition
ⓘ
romantic love ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
disco music
ⓘ
pop music ⓘ |
| isCoverOf | Knock on Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Eddie Floyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steve Cropper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic Stax soul recording
ⓘ
disco arrangement of the Eddie Floyd soul original ⓘ numerous cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | Eddie Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Stax Records catalog ⓘ |
| performer |
Amii Stewart
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eddie Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jim Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | Memphis, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInStudio | Stax Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stax Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleReferences | the superstition of knocking on wood for luck ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Knock on Wood Description of subject: "Knock on Wood" is a popular song best known in its 1966 soul original by Eddie Floyd and its numerous later cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Knock on Wood (album)
subject surface form:
King & Queen
subject surface form:
King & Queen