Are You That Somebody?
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"Are You That Somebody?" is a 1998 R&B single by Aaliyah, produced by Timbaland, known for its innovative beat, baby cooing sample, and Grammy-nominated success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Are You That Somebody? canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3258978 — 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)
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Target entity: Are You That Somebody? Context triple: [Aaliyah, notableWork, Are You That Somebody?]
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A.
Who You Are
"Who You Are" is a pop ballad best known as a hit single by Jessie J, co-written and produced by songwriter Toby Gad.
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B.
Who Are You
"Who Are You" is a 1978 rock song by The Who, widely recognized for its use as the theme music for the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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C.
I'm Not You
"I'm Not You" is a track from Clipse's debut album "Lord Willin'," showcasing the duo's gritty lyricism over Neptunes-produced beats.
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D.
What You Are
"What You Are" is a song by American rock band Audioslave, known for its heavy guitar riffs and Chris Cornell's powerful vocals, from their 2002 self-titled debut album.
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E.
Do You
"Do You" is a 1985 pop album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that features a more dance-oriented, contemporary sound crafted with prominent 1980s production.
- 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: Are You That Somebody? Target entity description: "Are You That Somebody?" is a 1998 R&B single by Aaliyah, produced by Timbaland, known for its innovative beat, baby cooing sample, and Grammy-nominated success.
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A.
Who You Are
"Who You Are" is a pop ballad best known as a hit single by Jessie J, co-written and produced by songwriter Toby Gad.
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B.
Who Are You
"Who Are You" is a 1978 rock song by The Who, widely recognized for its use as the theme music for the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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C.
I'm Not You
"I'm Not You" is a track from Clipse's debut album "Lord Willin'," showcasing the duo's gritty lyricism over Neptunes-produced beats.
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D.
What You Are
"What You Are" is a song by American rock band Audioslave, known for its heavy guitar riffs and Chris Cornell's powerful vocals, from their 2002 self-titled debut album.
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E.
Do You
"Do You" is a 1985 pop album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton that features a more dance-oriented, contemporary sound crafted with prominent 1980s production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Aaliyah ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Timbaland
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surface form:
Timbaland & Aaliyah
|
| associatedEra | late 1990s R&B ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Are You That Somebody? (single) B-side: "One in a Million" (Remix) ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
New Zealand Singles Chart
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Singles Chart number one
US Billboard Hot 100 top 30 ⓘ US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 5 ⓘ top 10 in several international markets ⓘ |
| containsSample | baby cooing vocal sample ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed for production and innovation ⓘ |
| featuresDanceChoreography | true ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
hip hop soul ⓘ |
| hasHook | "If I let you know, you can’t tell nobody" ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Are You That Somebody? music video ⓘ |
| influenceOnGenre | helped shape late-1990s R&B sound ⓘ |
| label |
Atlantic Records
ⓘ
Blackground Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of Aaliyah’s signature songs
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often cited as a landmark in futuristic R&B production ⓘ |
| length | 4:27 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
secrecy in a romantic relationship
ⓘ
trust and discretion ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Mark Gerard ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Timbaland’s signature production style
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baby cooing sample in the beat ⓘ innovative beat ⓘ prominent bassline ⓘ stuttering, syncopated drum pattern ⓘ |
| partOfSoundtrack |
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)
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surface form:
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film) soundtrack
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| performer | Aaliyah ⓘ |
| producer | Timbaland ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| recordLabelCatalogRole | lead single from Dr. Dolittle soundtrack ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-06-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| vocalist | Aaliyah ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | smooth, layered R&B vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Static Major
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Timbaland ⓘ |
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: Are You That Somebody? Description of subject: "Are You That Somebody?" is a 1998 R&B single by Aaliyah, produced by Timbaland, known for its innovative beat, baby cooing sample, and Grammy-nominated success.
Referenced by (4)
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