Hang 'Em High
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"Hang 'Em High" is a 1968 instrumental track by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, known for its soulful, groove-driven reinterpretation of the theme from the Clint Eastwood Western film of the same name.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hang 'Em High canonical | 5 |
| Hang 'Em High (film theme) | 2 |
| Hang 'Em High (1968 Western film) | 1 |
| Hang 'Em High (1968 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2971463 — 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: Hang 'Em High Context triple: [Booker T. & the M.G.'s, notableWork, Hang 'Em High]
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A.
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, renowned for its gritty portrayal of aging outlaws and its groundbreaking, balletic depictions of graphic violence.
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B.
Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
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C.
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 cult-classic Western film, noted for its unconventional style, strong female lead, and subversive take on genre conventions.
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D.
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a reggae song written and first recorded by Bob Marley that became internationally famous, especially through Eric Clapton’s hit cover version.
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E.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
- 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: Hang 'Em High Target entity description: "Hang 'Em High" is a 1968 instrumental track by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, known for its soulful, groove-driven reinterpretation of the theme from the Clint Eastwood Western film of the same name.
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A.
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, renowned for its gritty portrayal of aging outlaws and its groundbreaking, balletic depictions of graphic violence.
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B.
Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 cult road movie known for its minimalist style, existential themes, and portrayal of car-obsessed drifters racing across the American Southwest.
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C.
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 cult-classic Western film, noted for its unconventional style, strong female lead, and subversive take on genre conventions.
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D.
I Shot the Sheriff
"I Shot the Sheriff" is a reggae song written and first recorded by Bob Marley that became internationally famous, especially through Eric Clapton’s hit cover version.
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E.
Have Gun – Will Travel
Have Gun – Will Travel is a classic American Western television series from the late 1950s and early 1960s that follows the adventures of a sophisticated, gun-for-hire troubleshooter known as Paladin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental composition
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song ⓘ |
| arranger |
Al Jackson Jr.
ⓘ
Booker T. Jones ⓘ Donald "Duck" Dunn ⓘ Steve Cropper ⓘ |
| artist | Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ |
| associatedWithFilm |
Hang 'Em High
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hang 'Em High (1968 film)
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| basedOn |
Hang 'Em High
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hang 'Em High (film theme)
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| composerOfOriginalTheme | Dominic Frontiere ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decade | 1960s ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
Hammond organ
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| format | instrumental ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
instrumental rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
groove-driven
ⓘ
organ-led arrangement ⓘ soulful ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | mid-tempo groove ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Memphis soul ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Hang 'Em High
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hang 'Em High (1968 Western film)
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| isCoverOf |
Hang 'Em High
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hang 'Em High (film theme)
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| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| notableFor | reinterpreting a Clint Eastwood Western film theme ⓘ |
| partOf | Booker T. & the M.G.'s discography ⓘ |
| performer | Booker T. & the M.G.'s ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Al Jackson Jr.
ⓘ
Booker T. Jones ⓘ Donald "Duck" Dunn ⓘ Steve Cropper ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Stax Records
ⓘ
Stax Records ⓘ
surface form:
Stax/Volt
|
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Hang 'Em High Description of subject: "Hang 'Em High" is a 1968 instrumental track by Booker T. & the M.G.'s, known for its soulful, groove-driven reinterpretation of the theme from the Clint Eastwood Western film of the same name.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hang 'Em High (film theme)
this entity surface form:
Hang 'Em High (1968 Western film)
this entity surface form:
Hang 'Em High (film theme)
this entity surface form:
Hang 'Em High (1968 film)