Maria Maria
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"Maria Maria" is a Latin rock and R&B-influenced hit song by Santana featuring The Product G&B that became one of the defining tracks of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maria Maria canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1249584 — 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: Maria Maria Context triple: [Carlos Santana, notableSong, Maria Maria]
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A.
Mariamne II
Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.
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B.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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C.
Maria
Maria is an alternate given name of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and a notable figure in Corsican and French history.
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D.
Maria
Maria is the birth name of Marie Curie, the pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity.
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E.
Maria
Maria is a female given name of Latin origin meaning "beloved" or "wished-for child," widely used across many cultures and languages.
- 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: Maria Maria Target entity description: "Maria Maria" is a Latin rock and R&B-influenced hit song by Santana featuring The Product G&B that became one of the defining tracks of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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A.
Mariamne II
Mariamne II was a Judean queen and the third wife of Herod the Great, briefly serving as queen consort during the late first century BCE.
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B.
Basilissa Ouranon
Basilissa Ouranon is the Greek name for the Queen of Heaven, a revered celestial goddess figure associated with divine authority and the heavens.
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C.
Maria
Maria is an alternate given name of Letizia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon Bonaparte and a notable figure in Corsican and French history.
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D.
Maria
Maria is the birth name of Marie Curie, the pioneering physicist and chemist who conducted groundbreaking research on radioactivity.
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E.
Maria
Maria is a female given name of Latin origin meaning "beloved" or "wished-for child," widely used across many cultures and languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Supernatural ⓘ |
| artist |
Santana (band)
ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
|
| award |
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
|
| awardYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| bpm | 96 ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canadian Singles Chart number 1
ⓘ
European Hot 100 top 10 ⓘ UK Singles Chart ⓘ
surface form:
UK Singles Chart top 10
US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 number 1 for 10 consecutive weeks ⓘ |
| containsSample | Wu-Tang Clan – "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" (interpolation in beat style) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredArtist | The Product G&B ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin pop
ⓘ
Latin rock ⓘ R&B ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedOn | multiple Santana greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| influenced | DJ Khaled – "Wild Thoughts" (2017), which heavily interpolates "Maria Maria" ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Carlos Santana’s earlier Latin rock style ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| label |
Arista Records
ⓘ
BMG ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadGuitarist | Carlos Santana ⓘ |
| length | 4:21 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Marcus Raboy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the defining pop hits of the late 1990s and early 2000s
ⓘ
fusion of Latin rock, R&B, and hip hop elements ⓘ |
| partOf | Santana album "Supernatural" ⓘ |
| producer |
Jerry Duplessis
ⓘ
Wyclef Jean ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1999 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-11-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
romance
ⓘ
urban Latino culture ⓘ |
| vocalPerformanceBy | The Product G&B ⓘ |
| writer |
David McRae
ⓘ
Jerry Duplessis ⓘ Karl Perazzo ⓘ Santana (band) ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
Wyclef Jean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maria Maria Description of subject: "Maria Maria" is a Latin rock and R&B-influenced hit song by Santana featuring The Product G&B that became one of the defining tracks of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Santana