Madness
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Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madness canonical | 79 |
| Madness discography | 2 |
| Absolutely (Madness album cover) | 1 |
| Madness (Is All in the Mind) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1672801 — 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: Madness Context triple: [Diamond Jubilee Concert, performedBy, Madness]
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A.
Jesus of Suburbia
Jesus of Suburbia is the disillusioned suburban anti-hero and central character in Green Day’s rock opera narrative on the album "American Idiot."
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B.
White Rose
White Rose is a major offshore oil field located in the North Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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C.
Paranoid
"Paranoid" is a synth-driven, emotionally charged pop and electro-R&B song by Kanye West from his album 808s & Heartbreak, exploring themes of anxiety and mistrust in relationships.
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D.
Rude Boy
"Rude Boy" is a 2010 dancehall- and reggae-infused pop single by Barbadian singer Rihanna, known for its catchy hook, bold lyrics, and vibrant, Caribbean-inspired music video.
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E.
Taxman
"Taxman" is a song originally written by George Harrison for The Beatles, known for its sharp critique of high taxation and government fiscal policy.
- 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: Madness Target entity description: Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
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A.
Jesus of Suburbia
Jesus of Suburbia is the disillusioned suburban anti-hero and central character in Green Day’s rock opera narrative on the album "American Idiot."
-
B.
White Rose
White Rose is a major offshore oil field located in the North Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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C.
Paranoid
"Paranoid" is a synth-driven, emotionally charged pop and electro-R&B song by Kanye West from his album 808s & Heartbreak, exploring themes of anxiety and mistrust in relationships.
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D.
Rude Boy
"Rude Boy" is a 2010 dancehall- and reggae-infused pop single by Barbadian singer Rihanna, known for its catchy hook, bold lyrics, and vibrant, Caribbean-inspired music video.
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E.
Taxman
"Taxman" is a song originally written by George Harrison for The Beatles, known for its sharp critique of high taxation and government fiscal policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
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: Madness Description of subject: Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
Referenced by (83)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Labi Siffre
linked to: Madness
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