song
C396
concept
A song is a structured musical composition, typically combining melody, rhythm, and lyrics (though sometimes instrumental only), created to be performed or recorded as a cohesive artistic expression.
All labels observed (200)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| song canonical | 23,915 |
| musical work | 4,073 |
| show tune | 415 |
| musical theatre song | 248 |
| jazz standard | 247 |
| music recording | 170 |
| popular song | 163 |
| song remix | 163 |
| film song | 150 |
| musical number | 136 |
| folk song | 133 |
| country song | 108 |
| hip hop song | 97 |
| rock song | 97 |
| fight song | 79 |
| art song | 74 |
| song cycle | 70 |
| Disney song | 65 |
| hip hop track | 62 |
| traditional song | 48 |
| protest song | 46 |
| ballad | 45 |
| school song | 45 |
| blues song | 41 |
| rock and roll song | 40 |
| gospel song | 35 |
| Christmas song | 32 |
| duet | 32 |
| power ballad | 30 |
| cover version | 28 |
| musical theme | 28 |
| instrumental piece | 27 |
| soul song | 21 |
| American folk song | 20 |
| film theme song | 20 |
| music track | 20 |
| rock ballad | 20 |
| song lyric | 20 |
| blues standard | 19 |
| pop song | 17 |
| torch song | 17 |
| novelty song | 16 |
| romantic ballad | 16 |
| anti-war song | 12 |
| hymn of praise | 12 |
| bluegrass song | 11 |
| fictional song | 11 |
| punk rock song | 11 |
| theme song | 11 |
| R&B song | 10 |
| album track | 10 |
| song medley | 10 |
| soul ballad | 10 |
| narrative song | 9 |
| rap song | 9 |
| song version | 9 |
| Broadway song | 8 |
| Lied | 8 |
| chanson | 8 |
| lied | 8 |
| music single | 7 |
| song title | 7 |
| vocal work | 7 |
| English-language song | 6 |
| drinking song | 6 |
| lead single | 6 |
| serenade | 6 |
| television series song | 6 |
| chant | 5 |
| college song | 5 |
| gospel hymn | 5 |
| melody | 5 |
| song demo | 5 |
| spoken word track | 5 |
| theatre song | 5 |
| title track | 5 |
| villain song | 5 |
| 18th-century song | 4 |
| 1930s song | 4 |
| American college song | 4 |
| French-language song | 4 |
| comic song | 4 |
| country music song | 4 |
| disco song | 4 |
| jazz-influenced song | 4 |
| love song | 4 |
| musical film song | 4 |
| musical interlude | 4 |
| parody song | 4 |
| romantic song | 4 |
| soft rock ballad | 4 |
| song arrangement | 4 |
| synth-pop song | 4 |
| 1960s song | 3 |
| Bob Dylan song | 3 |
| Hindi film song | 3 |
| Polish song | 3 |
| educational song | 3 |
| electric blues song | 3 |
| gospel-influenced song | 3 |
| jazz song | 3 |
| patter song | 3 |
| reggae song | 3 |
| socially conscious song | 3 |
| song cover | 3 |
| song lyric phrase | 3 |
| song production | 3 |
| 1940s song | 2 |
| 1990s song | 2 |
| British song | 2 |
| Cantopop song | 2 |
| Hindi song | 2 |
| a cappella song | 2 |
| calypso song | 2 |
| campaign song | 2 |
| cover song | 2 |
| cumulative song | 2 |
| dance song | 2 |
| finale song | 2 |
| jazz-funk song | 2 |
| lyric line | 2 |
| military service song | 2 |
| minstrel song | 2 |
| multi-part song | 2 |
| music hall song | 2 |
| mélodie | 2 |
| pop rock song | 2 |
| popular music song | 2 |
| song adaptation | 2 |
| song from song cycle | 2 |
| song lyrics | 2 |
| track on mixtape | 2 |
| 음악 작품 | 2 |
| 1970s song | 1 |
| 1980s pop song | 1 |
| Arabic song | 1 |
| Beach Boys song component | 1 |
| Christmas song recording | 1 |
| DMX song | 1 |
| Emirati song | 1 |
| English song | 1 |
| English-language songs | 1 |
| English‑language song | 1 |
| Estelle song | 1 |
| Gaelic song | 1 |
| Hebrew song | 1 |
| Hebrew-language song | 1 |
| K-pop song | 1 |
| Kanye West song | 1 |
| Kid Cudi song | 1 |
| MercyMe song | 1 |
| Shabbat zemirah | 1 |
| Song | 1 |
| Tamil song | 1 |
| Welsh-language song | 1 |
| Whitney Houston song | 1 |
| Yes song | 1 |
| action song | 1 |
| answer song | 1 |
| autobiographical song | 1 |
| baroque pop song | 1 |
| bawdy song | 1 |
| breakup song | 1 |
| character song | 1 |
| character theme song | 1 |
| chutney music song | 1 |
| comeback single | 1 |
| countercultural song | 1 |
| counterculture song | 1 |
| dance-pop song | 1 |
| doo-wop song | 1 |
| end-credits song | 1 |
| ensemble song | 1 |
| farewell song | 1 |
| film musical song | 1 |
| film title song | 1 |
| folk-pop song | 1 |
| funk song | 1 |
| hit single | 1 |
| hobo song | 1 |
| house track | 1 |
| in-universe song | 1 |
| inspirational song | 1 |
| item song | 1 |
| jazz-pop song | 1 |
| mashup song | 1 |
| melodic hip hop song | 1 |
| mixtape track | 1 |
| musical single | 1 |
| musical title | 1 |
| musical track | 1 |
| new wave song | 1 |
| parlor song | 1 |
| participation song | 1 |
| pop single | 1 |
| pop-rap song | 1 |
| prison song | 1 |
| ragtime song | 1 |
| rebel song | 1 |
| rerecorded song | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: song
Generated description
A song is a structured musical composition, typically combining melody, rhythm, and lyrics (though sometimes instrumental only), created to be performed or recorded as a cohesive artistic expression.