In the Lonely Hour
E454976
In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by British singer Sam Smith, featuring soulful pop ballads about unrequited love and including hit singles like "Stay with Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Lonely Hour canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4589438 — 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: In the Lonely Hour Context triple: [Sam Smith, notableWork, In the Lonely Hour]
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A.
When I Was Your Man
"When I Was Your Man" is a piano-driven pop ballad by Bruno Mars in which he reflects with regret on a lost relationship and the things he wishes he had done differently.
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B.
Mylo Xyloto
Mylo Xyloto is a concept-driven, pop-rock album by British band Coldplay that blends electronic elements with anthemic melodies and a narrative about love and rebellion in a dystopian world.
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C.
Vespertine
Vespertine is an intimate, experimental 2001 album by Icelandic musician Björk, noted for its delicate electronic soundscapes and introspective, whispered vocals.
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D.
The Muse
The Muse is a 1999 comedy film written, directed by, and starring Albert Brooks as a struggling screenwriter who seeks inspiration from a modern-day muse played by Sharon Stone.
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E.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is the rock band formed by former Oasis guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher, known for its melodic, anthemic sound and successful solo releases.
- 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: In the Lonely Hour Target entity description: In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by British singer Sam Smith, featuring soulful pop ballads about unrequited love and including hit singles like "Stay with Me."
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A.
When I Was Your Man
"When I Was Your Man" is a piano-driven pop ballad by Bruno Mars in which he reflects with regret on a lost relationship and the things he wishes he had done differently.
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B.
Mylo Xyloto
Mylo Xyloto is a concept-driven, pop-rock album by British band Coldplay that blends electronic elements with anthemic melodies and a narrative about love and rebellion in a dystopian world.
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C.
Vespertine
Vespertine is an intimate, experimental 2001 album by Icelandic musician Björk, noted for its delicate electronic soundscapes and introspective, whispered vocals.
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D.
The Muse
The Muse is a 1999 comedy film written, directed by, and starring Albert Brooks as a struggling screenwriter who seeks inspiration from a modern-day muse played by Sharon Stone.
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E.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds is the rock band formed by former Oasis guitarist and chief songwriter Noel Gallagher, known for its melodic, anthemic sound and successful solo releases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sam Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BRIT Award for British Album of the Year nomination
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Album of the Year nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | multi-platinum ⓘ |
| certificationCountry |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbumsChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 2 ⓘ |
| containsMusicStyle | soulful pop ballads ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDepicts | black-and-white portrait of Sam Smith sitting and looking down ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Thrill of It All NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
blue-eyed soul ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
I'm Not the Only One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lay Me Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Like I Can NERFINISHED ⓘ Money on My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Restart NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay with Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 32:47 ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
heartbreak
ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
I'm Not the Only One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lay Me Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Like I Can NERFINISHED ⓘ Money on My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Stay with Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sam Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Eg White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fraser T. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Napes NERFINISHED ⓘ Naughty Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Fitzmaurice NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Inch Punch NERFINISHED ⓘ Zane Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInPeriod | 2012–2013 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Capitol Records UK NERFINISHED ⓘ Method Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-05-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
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: In the Lonely Hour Description of subject: In the Lonely Hour is the debut studio album by British singer Sam Smith, featuring soulful pop ballads about unrequited love and including hit singles like "Stay with Me."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
I'm Not the Only One
subject surface form:
I'm Not the Only One