The W.A.N.D.
E1016847
"The W.A.N.D." is a high-energy psychedelic rock song by American band The Flaming Lips, known for its distorted guitars, driving rhythm, and politically tinged lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The W.A.N.D. canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13028051 — 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: The W.A.N.D. Context triple: [The Flaming Lips, notableSong, The W.A.N.D.]
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A.
The Wedge
The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
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B.
Bring on the Wonder
"Bring on the Wonder" is a reflective, atmospheric song by Sarah McLachlan that showcases her signature emotive vocals and introspective lyricism.
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C.
Wanda at Large
Wanda at Large is an American sitcom starring comedian Wanda Sykes as a sharp-tongued stand-up comic who becomes a television political commentator.
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D.
Wanderland
Wanderland is the second studio album by American singer Kelis, known for its experimental blend of R&B, hip hop, and electronic influences.
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E.
The Wondersmith
The Wondersmith is a dark fantasy short story by Fitz-James O’Brien that blends supernatural horror with early science fiction elements.
- 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: The W.A.N.D. Target entity description: "The W.A.N.D." is a high-energy psychedelic rock song by American band The Flaming Lips, known for its distorted guitars, driving rhythm, and politically tinged lyrics.
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A.
The Wedge
The Wedge is a famous surf spot in Newport Beach, California, known for its powerful, shore-breaking waves that attract experienced bodyboarders and surfers.
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B.
Bring on the Wonder
"Bring on the Wonder" is a reflective, atmospheric song by Sarah McLachlan that showcases her signature emotive vocals and introspective lyricism.
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C.
Wanda at Large
Wanda at Large is an American sitcom starring comedian Wanda Sykes as a sharp-tongued stand-up comic who becomes a television political commentator.
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D.
Wanderland
Wanderland is the second studio album by American singer Kelis, known for its experimental blend of R&B, hip hop, and electronic influences.
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E.
The Wondersmith
The Wondersmith is a dark fantasy short story by Fitz-James O’Brien that blends supernatural horror with early science fiction elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
political commentary
ⓘ
power and authority ⓘ |
| hasMood |
energetic
ⓘ
intense ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
distorted guitars
ⓘ
driving rhythm ⓘ high-energy sound ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
politics
ⓘ
social issues ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
distorted guitar sound
ⓘ
driving rhythm section ⓘ politically tinged lyrics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | The Flaming Lips discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
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: The W.A.N.D. Description of subject: "The W.A.N.D." is a high-energy psychedelic rock song by American band The Flaming Lips, known for its distorted guitars, driving rhythm, and politically tinged lyrics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.