Holding Back the Years
E1310152
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"Holding Back the Years" is a soulful 1985 ballad by British band Simply Red that became one of their signature hits worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holding Back the Years canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18150353 — 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: Holding Back the Years Context triple: [Simply Red, notableWork, Holding Back the Years]
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A.
Forty Years
"Forty Years" is a song by the Australian rock band Big World.
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B.
The Years
The Years is a 1937 novel by Virginia Woolf that traces the changing fortunes of the Pargiter family across several decades, blending social history with experimental narrative form.
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C.
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
"It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is a soulful R&B ballad popularized by Boyz II Men, known for its rich harmonies and emotional reflection on loss and farewell.
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D.
The Tracks of My Years
The Tracks of My Years is the autobiography of British radio broadcaster Ken Bruce, reflecting on his life, career, and long tenure on BBC Radio 2.
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E.
Two More Years
"Two More Years" is an indie rock song by the British band Bloc Party, released as a single in 2005.
- 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: Holding Back the Years Target entity description: "Holding Back the Years" is a soulful 1985 ballad by British band Simply Red that became one of their signature hits worldwide.
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A.
Forty Years
"Forty Years" is a song by the Australian rock band Big World.
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B.
The Years
The Years is a 1937 novel by Virginia Woolf that traces the changing fortunes of the Pargiter family across several decades, blending social history with experimental narrative form.
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C.
It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
"It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is a soulful R&B ballad popularized by Boyz II Men, known for its rich harmonies and emotional reflection on loss and farewell.
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D.
The Tracks of My Years
The Tracks of My Years is the autobiography of British radio broadcaster Ken Bruce, reflecting on his life, career, and long tenure on BBC Radio 2.
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E.
Two More Years
"Two More Years" is an indie rock song by the British band Bloc Party, released as a single in 2005.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.