Won't Get Fooled Again

E455805

single song

"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a landmark rock song by The Who, famed for its powerful synthesizer-driven sound, explosive climax, and enduring political and cultural resonance.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Won't Get Fooled Again canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4649995 — 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: Won't Get Fooled Again
Context triple: [The Who, notableWork, Won't Get Fooled Again]

A. Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
B. Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
C. Don’t Stop Me Now
"Don’t Stop Me Now" is a high-energy rock song by the British band Queen, celebrated for its upbeat tempo, exuberant lyrics, and Freddie Mercury’s powerful lead vocals.
D. Coming Through Slaughter
Coming Through Slaughter is a stylistically experimental novel by Michael Ondaatje that fictionalizes the life of early jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
E. Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood as a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler who travels with his pet orangutan.
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: Won't Get Fooled Again
Target entity description: "Won't Get Fooled Again" is a landmark rock song by The Who, famed for its powerful synthesizer-driven sound, explosive climax, and enduring political and cultural resonance.

A. Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
B. Tattoo You
"Tattoo You" is a 1981 studio album by the Rolling Stones, best known for the hit single "Start Me Up" and often regarded as one of their last classic releases.
C. Don’t Stop Me Now
"Don’t Stop Me Now" is a high-energy rock song by the British band Queen, celebrated for its upbeat tempo, exuberant lyrics, and Freddie Mercury’s powerful lead vocals.
D. Coming Through Slaughter
Coming Through Slaughter is a stylistically experimental novel by Michael Ondaatje that fictionalizes the life of early jazz cornetist Buddy Bolden in turn-of-the-century New Orleans.
E. Every Which Way but Loose
Every Which Way but Loose is a 1978 American action-comedy film starring Clint Eastwood as a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler who travels with his pet orangutan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Who's Next NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist	The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedMovement	classic rock canon ⓘ
chartPerformance	UK Singles Chart hit ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 hit ⓘ
climaxFeature	Roger Daltrey scream ⓘ
composer	Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact	associated with political commentary ⓘ symbol of 1970s rock era ⓘ used in film and television ⓘ
famousLine	Meet the new boss, same as the old boss ⓘ
featuresBassist	John Entwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresDrummer	Keith Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresGuitarist	Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresInstrument	bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ
featuresVocalist	Roger Daltrey NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	hard rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasPart	extended instrumental break ⓘ screamed climax ⓘ synthesizer introduction ⓘ
hasReputation	concert closer for The Who ⓘ landmark rock song ⓘ politically charged anthem ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	over 8 minutes on album version ⓘ shorter edited single version ⓘ
lyricalTheme	political change ⓘ revolution ⓘ skepticism about leaders ⓘ
lyricist	Pete Townshend NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableUse	theme music in CSI: Miami opening credits ⓘ
partOf	The Who discography ⓘ Who's Next track listing ⓘ
producer	Glyn Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordingEra	early 1970s ⓘ
recordLabel	Decca Records ⓘ Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseType	lead single ⓘ
releaseYear	1971 ⓘ
typicalPerformanceRole	encore song ⓘ
vocalStyle	powerful rock vocal ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

The Who → notableWork → Won't Get Fooled Again ⓘ

CSI: Miami → openingTheme → Won't Get Fooled Again ⓘ

Who’s Next → hasPart → Won't Get Fooled Again ⓘ

subject surface form: Who's Next

Who’s Next → notableTrack → Won't Get Fooled Again ⓘ