And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
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"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going canonical | 11 |
| "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1225931 — 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: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Context triple: [Dreamgirls, hasSong, And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going]
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A.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
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B.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Grammy-winning R&B and soul studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, noted for hits like "No One" and its blend of classical piano with contemporary urban sounds.
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C.
If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
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D.
Tell Me No
"Tell Me No" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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E.
Tell Me That It Isn't True
"Tell Me That It Isn't True" is a country-influenced song by Bob Dylan featured on his late-1960s album Nashville Skyline.
- 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: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Target entity description: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.
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A.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
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B.
As I Am
"As I Am" is a Grammy-winning R&B and soul studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, noted for hits like "No One" and its blend of classical piano with contemporary urban sounds.
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C.
If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
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D.
Tell Me No
"Tell Me No" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
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E.
Tell Me That It Isn't True
"Tell Me That It Isn't True" is a country-influenced song by Bob Dylan featured on his late-1960s album Nashville Skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
power ballad
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show tune ⓘ song ⓘ torch song ⓘ |
| awardsContext |
Jennifer Holliday
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surface form:
Jennifer Holliday won Tony Award for Dreamgirls performance including this song
Jennifer Hudson won Academy Award for Dreamgirls performance including this song ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Krieger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfOrigin | 1980s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
iconic Broadway song
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showstopper ballad ⓘ |
| emotion |
defiance
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desperation ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm |
Dreamgirls
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surface form:
Dreamgirls (2006 film)
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| firstPerformanceIn |
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
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surface form:
Dreamgirls original Broadway production
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| firstPerformanceYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| fromMusical | Dreamgirls ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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show tune ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasSection |
climactic high-belting finale
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spoken-style intro ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent R&B and Broadway power ballads ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Tom Eyen ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | eleven o'clock number ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Jennifer Holliday
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association with Jennifer Hudson ⓘ extreme vocal difficulty ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
Jennifer Holliday at the 1982 Tony Awards
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Jennifer Holliday in original Broadway production of Dreamgirls ⓘ Jennifer Hudson in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Jennifer Holliday ⓘ |
| partOf | Dreamgirls ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Jennifer Holliday
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Jennifer Hudson ⓘ |
| performedOnBroadwayCastAlbum | Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording ⓘ |
| production |
Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
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surface form:
Dreamgirls original Broadway production at the Imperial Theatre
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| recordedBy |
Jennifer Holliday
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Jennifer Hudson ⓘ |
| settingInStory | Effie confronts Curtis about being pushed out of the group ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter | Effie White ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional plea for love and recognition
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refusal to accept the end of a relationship ⓘ |
| usedAs | audition song for powerful female vocalists ⓘ |
| vocalRange | demanding ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | belting ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going Description of subject: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version)
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title
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And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
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this entity surface form:
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"