Love Is a Losing Game
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"Love Is a Losing Game" is a soulful, melancholic ballad by Amy Winehouse that poignantly explores the pain and futility of a doomed relationship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Love Is a Losing Game canonical | 3 |
| Love Is a Losing Game (BBC sessions) | 1 |
| Love Is a Losing Game (live at iTunes Festival) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3196910 — 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: Love Is a Losing Game Context triple: [Amy Winehouse, notableSong, Love Is a Losing Game]
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A.
Love Is for Losers
Love Is for Losers is the debut studio album by punk rock band The Longshot, a side project of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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B.
You Lost Me
"You Lost Me" is a soulful pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 album *Bionic*, noted for its emotional vocals and themes of heartbreak and betrayal.
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C.
Lovin' I Lost
"Lovin' I Lost" is a song by American rapper Common from his 2011 studio album *The Dreamer/The Believer*.
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D.
Lost in Love
"Lost in Love" is a song by the American R&B group New Edition, showcasing their signature harmonies and romantic ballad style.
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E.
The End of a Love Affair
"The End of a Love Affair" is a jazz standard ballad, composed by Edward C. Redding in the 1950s, that has been widely interpreted by prominent vocalists and instrumentalists.
- 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: Love Is a Losing Game Target entity description: "Love Is a Losing Game" is a soulful, melancholic ballad by Amy Winehouse that poignantly explores the pain and futility of a doomed relationship.
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A.
Love Is for Losers
Love Is for Losers is the debut studio album by punk rock band The Longshot, a side project of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong.
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B.
You Lost Me
"You Lost Me" is a soulful pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2010 album *Bionic*, noted for its emotional vocals and themes of heartbreak and betrayal.
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C.
Lovin' I Lost
"Lovin' I Lost" is a song by American rapper Common from his 2011 studio album *The Dreamer/The Believer*.
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D.
Lost in Love
"Lost in Love" is a song by the American R&B group New Edition, showcasing their signature harmonies and romantic ballad style.
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E.
The End of a Love Affair
"The End of a Love Affair" is a jazz standard ballad, composed by Edward C. Redding in the 1950s, that has been widely interpreted by prominent vocalists and instrumentalists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Back to Black ⓘ |
| artist | Amy Winehouse ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amy Winehouse’s public image as a confessional songwriter ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | charted in the UK Singles Chart ⓘ |
| composer | Amy Winehouse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
melancholic ballad
ⓘ
soulful ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
Back to Black
ⓘ
surface form:
Back to Black deluxe editions and compilations
|
| format |
7-inch vinyl
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ soul ⓘ soul ballad ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Ed Sheeran
ⓘ
Lianne La Havas ⓘ Prince ⓘ Sam Smith ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion |
Love Is a Losing Game
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Love Is a Losing Game (BBC sessions)
Love Is a Losing Game self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Love Is a Losing Game (live at iTunes Festival)
|
| hasMusicVideo | Love Is a Losing Game music video ⓘ |
| includedIn | Amy Winehouse live setlists ⓘ |
| isFifthSingleFrom | Back to Black ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:35 ⓘ |
| lyricsFocusOn |
doomed relationship
ⓘ
futility of love ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Ivor Novello Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically
|
| partOf |
Back to Black
ⓘ
surface form:
Back to Black (album)
|
| performer | Amy Winehouse ⓘ |
| producer | Mark Ronson ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 2006 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Universal Music Group ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Music
|
| releaseDate | 2007-12-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional pain
ⓘ
failed relationship ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ romantic loss ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 5 ⓘ |
| writer | Amy Winehouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Love Is a Losing Game Description of subject: "Love Is a Losing Game" is a soulful, melancholic ballad by Amy Winehouse that poignantly explores the pain and futility of a doomed relationship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Love Is a Losing Game (live at iTunes Festival)
this entity surface form:
Love Is a Losing Game (BBC sessions)