Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

E463886

single song

"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" is a reflective country song by Alan Jackson written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, known for its emotional, introspective lyrics and widespread impact.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) canonical	7
Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) [album version]	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4725442 — 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: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Context triple: [Alan Jackson, notableWork, Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)]

A. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Weezer that reflects on loneliness and emotional fallout after a breakup.
B. Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone
"Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone" is a song featured on John Denver’s early folk album *Rhymes & Reasons*.
C. I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone
"I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone" is a country song by Willie Nelson featured on his concept album "Phases and Stages."
D. Somewhere Now
"Somewhere Now" is the opening track from Green Day's 2016 album *Revolution Radio*, blending reflective lyrics with anthemic punk rock elements.
E. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a 1993 Grammy-winning pop rock song by Sting, known for its introspective lyrics about doubt and belief and its prominent place in his solo career.
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: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
Target entity description: "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" is a reflective country song by Alan Jackson written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, known for its emotional, introspective lyrics and widespread impact.

A. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Weezer that reflects on loneliness and emotional fallout after a breakup.
B. Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone
"Goodbye Don’t Mean I’m Gone" is a song featured on John Denver’s early folk album *Rhymes & Reasons*.
C. I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone
"I Still Can’t Believe You’re Gone" is a country song by Willie Nelson featured on his concept album "Phases and Stages."
D. Somewhere Now
"Somewhere Now" is the opening track from Green Day's 2016 album *Revolution Radio*, blending reflective lyrics with anthemic punk rock elements.
E. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a 1993 Grammy-winning pop rock song by Sting, known for its introspective lyrics about doubt and belief and its prominent place in his solo career.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	Drive ⓘ
artist	Alan Jackson ⓘ
associatedEvent	September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ⓘ linked to: September 11 attacks
award	ACM Song of the Year ⓘ linked to: ACM Award for Song of the Year CMA Single of the Year ⓘ CMA Song of the Year ⓘ linked to: Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year Grammy Award for Best Country Song ⓘ
bSide	Where I Come From ⓘ
chartPosition	number 1 on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ⓘ top 30 on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
firstPerformance	35th Annual CMA Awards ⓘ linked to: CMA Awards television broadcast
firstPerformanceDate	2001-11-07 ⓘ
format	CD single ⓘ digital download ⓘ
genre	country ⓘ country pop ⓘ
hasMusicVideo	yes ⓘ
inspiredBy	September 11 attacks ⓘ
instrumentation	acoustic guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ
key	C major ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber	Arista Nashville 69129 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	5:05 ⓘ
lyricCharacteristic	non-political tone ⓘ question-based lyrics ⓘ religious references ⓘ
musicVideoDirector	Deaton-Flanigen Productions ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first person ⓘ
notableFor	emotional impact after 9/11 ⓘ introspective, non-judgmental lyrics ⓘ
partOf	Alan Jackson discography ⓘ
performer	Alan Jackson ⓘ
producer	Keith Stegall ⓘ
recordingDate	2001 ⓘ
recordLabel	Arista Nashville ⓘ
releaseDate	2001-11-26 ⓘ
tempo	slow ⓘ
theme	faith ⓘ grief ⓘ introspection ⓘ patriotism ⓘ
writer	Alan Jackson ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Alan Jackson → notableWork → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Remember When → follows → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Drive (For Daddy Gene) → follows → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Drive (For Daddy Gene) → previousSingleFromAlbum → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Drive → hasTrack → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Drive → hasTrack → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) [album version] ⓘ

linked to: Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

Drive → hasSingle → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

Drive → hasNotableSong → Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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