Friend Like Me
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"Friend Like Me" is a show-stopping, jazz-infused musical number from Disney’s animated film Aladdin, performed by the Genie as he demonstrates his magical powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friend Like Me canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474871 — 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: Friend Like Me Context triple: [Howard Ashman, wroteLyricsFor, Friend Like Me]
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A.
Guy Like Me
"Guy Like Me" is a song by the American rock band Legend.
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B.
Love Like This
"Love Like This" is a 1998 R&B hit single by American singer Faith Evans, known for its infectious groove and prominent sampling of Chic's "Chic Cheer."
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C.
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me is Rihanna’s second studio album, featuring a blend of Caribbean-influenced pop and R&B that helped establish her as an international star.
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D.
Girls Like You
"Girls Like You" is a song by American rapper Miguel from his debut studio album "All I Want Is You."
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E.
Girls Like You
"Girls Like You" is a pop song by Maroon 5, widely known for its catchy melody and a hit remix featuring rapper Cardi B that topped charts worldwide.
- 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: Friend Like Me Target entity description: "Friend Like Me" is a show-stopping, jazz-infused musical number from Disney’s animated film Aladdin, performed by the Genie as he demonstrates his magical powers.
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A.
Guy Like Me
"Guy Like Me" is a song by the American rock band Legend.
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B.
Love Like This
"Love Like This" is a 1998 R&B hit single by American singer Faith Evans, known for its infectious groove and prominent sampling of Chic's "Chic Cheer."
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C.
A Girl Like Me
A Girl Like Me is Rihanna’s second studio album, featuring a blend of Caribbean-influenced pop and R&B that helped establish her as an international star.
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D.
Girls Like You
"Girls Like You" is a pop song by Maroon 5, widely known for its catchy melody and a hit remix featuring rapper Cardi B that topped charts worldwide.
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E.
Girls Like You
"Girls Like You" is a song by American rapper Miguel from his debut studio album "All I Want Is You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film song
ⓘ
musical number ⓘ song ⓘ |
| animationStudioContext |
Disney Renaissance
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surface form:
Disney Renaissance era
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| awardNominationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| characterIn | Aladdin franchise ⓘ |
| characterPerformedBy | Genie ⓘ |
| composer | Alan Menken ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| describes | Genie’s magical powers ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | animated musical fantasy ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceInWork |
Aladdin (folk tale)
ⓘ
surface form:
Aladdin
|
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Friend Like Me (Aladdin Broadway musical number) ⓘ |
| hasAwardNomination | Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
considered one of Disney’s most iconic villain-sidekick numbers
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widely praised for Robin Williams’s vocal performance ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Disney comic show-stopper songs ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
big band orchestration
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call-and-response sections ⓘ rapid-fire comedic lyrics ⓘ scat-style vocal improvisation ⓘ |
| includedInSoundtrack | Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | family ⓘ |
| liveActionPerformer | Will Smith ⓘ |
| lyricist | Howard Ashman ⓘ |
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | jazz-infused ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
demonstrates Genie’s powers to Aladdin
ⓘ
introduces Genie’s character ⓘ |
| narrativeLocationInWork | Genie’s cave introduction sequence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aladdin
ⓘ
Aladdin ⓘ
surface form:
Aladdin (1992 animated film)
|
| performer | Robin Williams ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Walt Disney Animation Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Feature Animation
|
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Disneyland Records
ⓘ
surface form:
Walt Disney Records
|
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| title | Friend Like Me self-link ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Aladdin (2019 film)
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surface form:
Aladdin (2019 live-action film)
Aladdin (musical) ⓘ
surface form:
Aladdin (Broadway musical)
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| vocalStyle | comic performance ⓘ |
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: Friend Like Me Description of subject: "Friend Like Me" is a show-stopping, jazz-infused musical number from Disney’s animated film Aladdin, performed by the Genie as he demonstrates his magical powers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.