Futile Devices
E1501028
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"Futile Devices" is a gentle, acoustic opening track by Sufjan Stevens from his album *The Age of Adz*, noted for its intimate lyrics and delicate arrangement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Futile Devices canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21759184 — 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: Futile Devices Context triple: [The Age of Adz, hasPart, Futile Devices]
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A.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
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B.
The Young and the Useless
The Young and the Useless was an early 1980s New York punk band best known for featuring Adam Horovitz before he joined the Beastie Boys.
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C.
Futile Escape
"Futile Escape" is a suspenseful, action-driven cue from James Horner’s score for the sci-fi horror film *Aliens*, underscoring one of the movie’s most intense escape sequences.
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D.
Wasted Life
"Wasted Life" is a song featured on the album "When the Smoke Clears."
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E.
Wasted Youth
Wasted Youth is a punk rock band known for its aggressive sound and influence on the early hardcore punk scene.
- 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: Futile Devices Target entity description: "Futile Devices" is a gentle, acoustic opening track by Sufjan Stevens from his album *The Age of Adz*, noted for its intimate lyrics and delicate arrangement.
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A.
Futility
"Futility" is a poignant World War I poem by Wilfred Owen that reflects on the senseless loss of life and questions the purpose of creation amid the horrors of war.
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B.
The Young and the Useless
The Young and the Useless was an early 1980s New York punk band best known for featuring Adam Horovitz before he joined the Beastie Boys.
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C.
Futile Escape
"Futile Escape" is a suspenseful, action-driven cue from James Horner’s score for the sci-fi horror film *Aliens*, underscoring one of the movie’s most intense escape sequences.
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D.
Wasted Life
"Wasted Life" is a song featured on the album "When the Smoke Clears."
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E.
Wasted Youth
Wasted Youth is a punk rock band known for its aggressive sound and influence on the early hardcore punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.