Ain’t No Sunshine
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"Ain’t No Sunshine" is a soulful 1971 R&B ballad by Bill Withers, renowned for its melancholic mood and minimalist arrangement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ain’t No Sunshine canonical | 3 |
| Ain't No Sunshine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11141000 — 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: Ain’t No Sunshine Context triple: [Ain’t No Sunshine (cover), basedOn, Ain’t No Sunshine]
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A.
No Sunshine
"No Sunshine" is a hip-hop single by DMX known for its dark, aggressive tone and appearance on the "Exit Wounds" film soundtrack.
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B.
Ain't That Lonely Yet
"Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a 1993 country song by Dwight Yoakam that became one of his signature hits, noted for its blend of traditional honky-tonk and contemporary country-rock.
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C.
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)
"The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a dramatic pop ballad best known from the 1966 hit recording by The Walker Brothers, noted for its lush orchestration and melancholic vocals.
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D.
Ain't No Sad Song
"Ain't No Sad Song" is a soul track performed by Diana Ross, featured on her 1970 album "Everything Is Everything."
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E.
Ain't No Song
"Ain't No Song" is a track from James Taylor's 1974 studio album "Walking Man."
- 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: Ain’t No Sunshine Target entity description: "Ain’t No Sunshine" is a soulful 1971 R&B ballad by Bill Withers, renowned for its melancholic mood and minimalist arrangement.
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A.
No Sunshine
"No Sunshine" is a hip-hop single by DMX known for its dark, aggressive tone and appearance on the "Exit Wounds" film soundtrack.
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B.
Ain't That Lonely Yet
"Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a 1993 country song by Dwight Yoakam that became one of his signature hits, noted for its blend of traditional honky-tonk and contemporary country-rock.
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C.
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)
"The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)" is a dramatic pop ballad best known from the 1966 hit recording by The Walker Brothers, noted for its lush orchestration and melancholic vocals.
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D.
Ain't No Sad Song
"Ain't No Sad Song" is a soul track performed by Diana Ross, featured on her 1970 album "Everything Is Everything."
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E.
Ain't No Song
"Ain't No Song" is a track from James Taylor's 1974 studio album "Walking Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Grammy Award for Best R&B Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
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US R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| composer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Bill Withers & Sting (live performance)
NERFINISHED
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Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Cocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ladysmith Black Mambazo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Kravitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul McCartney NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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bass guitar ⓘ light percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | “Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Just As I Am NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 2:03 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
absence of a loved one
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heartbreak ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
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soulful ⓘ |
| musicalKey | A minor ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
minimalist arrangement
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repeated phrase “I know” ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Withers’ debut album era ⓘ |
| performer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Booker T. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1970 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sussex Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1971-07-00 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| writer | Bill Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ain’t No Sunshine Description of subject: "Ain’t No Sunshine" is a soulful 1971 R&B ballad by Bill Withers, renowned for its melancholic mood and minimalist arrangement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ain't No Sunshine