You Keep Me Hangin’ On

E293117

single song

"You Keep Me Hangin’ On" is a 1966 Motown hit by The Supremes, renowned for its driving rhythm, urgent vocals, and enduring influence through numerous successful cover versions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
You Keep Me Hangin' On	5
You Keep Me Hangin’ On canonical	3
You Keep Me Hanging On	1
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Kim Wilde version)	1
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Reba McEntire version)	1
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Rod Stewart version)	1
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Vanilla Fudge version)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2718240 — 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: You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Context triple: [The Supremes, notableWork, You Keep Me Hangin’ On]

A. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
"Don’t Go Breaking My Heart" is a 1976 pop duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee that became a worldwide hit and one of Elton John's signature songs.
B. Take a Chance on Me
"Take a Chance on Me" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its catchy harmonies and prominent use in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!".
C. Stand by Your Man
"Stand by Your Man" is a classic 1968 country song by Tammy Wynette, widely regarded as one of the most iconic and influential tracks in the history of country music.
D. The Look of Love
"The Look of Love" is a classic pop standard from the 1960s, best known for its smooth, romantic melody and enduring popularity in both vocal and instrumental versions.
E. The Look of Love
The Look of Love is a 2013 British biographical comedy-drama film about porn baron Paul Raymond, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Steve Coogan.
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: You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Target entity description: "You Keep Me Hangin’ On" is a 1966 Motown hit by The Supremes, renowned for its driving rhythm, urgent vocals, and enduring influence through numerous successful cover versions.

A. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
"Don’t Go Breaking My Heart" is a 1976 pop duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee that became a worldwide hit and one of Elton John's signature songs.
B. Take a Chance on Me
"Take a Chance on Me" is a hit pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, known for its catchy harmonies and prominent use in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!".
C. Stand by Your Man
"Stand by Your Man" is a classic 1968 country song by Tammy Wynette, widely regarded as one of the most iconic and influential tracks in the history of country music.
D. The Look of Love
"The Look of Love" is a classic pop standard from the 1960s, best known for its smooth, romantic melody and enduring popularity in both vocal and instrumental versions.
E. The Look of Love
The Look of Love is a 2013 British biographical comedy-drama film about porn baron Paul Raymond, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Steve Coogan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	The Supremes ⓘ
backingBand	The Funk Brothers ⓘ
backingVocalist	Florence Ballard ⓘ Mary Wilson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	Motown ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasChartSuccess	true ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Kim Wilde version) You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Reba McEntire version) You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Rod Stewart version) You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Vanilla Fudge version)
hasEnduringInfluence	true ⓘ
hasInfluenced	1980s pop covers of 1960s hits ⓘ rock interpretations of Motown songs ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature	driving rhythm ⓘ urgent vocals ⓘ
hasTheme	emotional independence ⓘ romantic breakup ⓘ
isAssociatedWith	The Supremes ⓘ surface form: Diana Ross & The Supremes
isClassicOf	Motown Golden Age ⓘ surface form: Motown sound
isFromCity	Detroit ⓘ
isMotownHit	true ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	numerous successful cover versions ⓘ
originalArtist	The Supremes ⓘ
originalMedium	7-inch single ⓘ
partOf	Motown catalog ⓘ
performer	The Supremes ⓘ
producer	Brian Holland ⓘ Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ
recordedBy	The Supremes ⓘ
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ surface form: Motown Records
releaseDecade	1960s ⓘ
releaseYear	1966 ⓘ
songwriter	Brian Holland ⓘ Eddie Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ
vocalist	Diana Ross ⓘ
writer	Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Supremes → notableWork → You Keep Me Hangin’ On ⓘ

You Can’t Hurry Love → followedBySingle → You Keep Me Hangin’ On ⓘ

You Keep Me Hangin’ On → hasCoverVersion → You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Vanilla Fudge version)

You Keep Me Hangin’ On → hasCoverVersion → You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Kim Wilde version)

You Keep Me Hangin’ On → hasCoverVersion → You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Rod Stewart version)

You Keep Me Hangin’ On → hasCoverVersion → You Keep Me Hangin’ On self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Reba McEntire version)

Holland–Dozier–Holland → notableWork → You Keep Me Hangin’ On ⓘ