Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
E472348
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a melancholic pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that explores themes of heartbreak and emotional isolation, released as a single from their 1999 album "Millennium."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4810321 — 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: Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Context triple: [Backstreet Boys, notableWork, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely]
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A.
I Get Lonely
"I Get Lonely" is a sultry R&B song by Janet Jackson, released as a single from her 1997 album *The Velvet Rope* and known for its smooth production and themes of longing and intimacy.
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B.
When You’re Alone
"When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
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C.
You Ain’t Alone
"You Ain’t Alone" is a soulful, emotionally charged track by Alabama Shakes that showcases Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s blues-rock sensibilities.
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D.
We All Have to Be Alone
We All Have to Be Alone is a song by the American rock band Thoroughbred.
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E.
If You Think You’re Lonely Now
"If You Think You’re Lonely Now" is a 1981 R&B/soul ballad by Bobby Womack, renowned for its emotive vocals and enduring influence on later artists and samples.
- 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: Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Target entity description: "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a melancholic pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that explores themes of heartbreak and emotional isolation, released as a single from their 1999 album "Millennium."
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A.
I Get Lonely
"I Get Lonely" is a sultry R&B song by Janet Jackson, released as a single from her 1997 album *The Velvet Rope* and known for its smooth production and themes of longing and intimacy.
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B.
When You’re Alone
"When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
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C.
You Ain’t Alone
"You Ain’t Alone" is a soulful, emotionally charged track by Alabama Shakes that showcases Brittany Howard’s powerful vocals and the band’s blues-rock sensibilities.
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D.
We All Have to Be Alone
We All Have to Be Alone is a song by the American rock band Thoroughbred.
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E.
If You Think You’re Lonely Now
"If You Think You’re Lonely Now" is a 1981 R&B/soul ballad by Bobby Womack, renowned for its emotive vocals and enduring influence on later artists and samples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Millennium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Backstreet Boys discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoArtist | Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emotional lyrics
ⓘ
melancholic tone ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedAsSingleFrom | Millennium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Millennium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
AJ McLean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Littrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Howie Dorough NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | Backstreet Boys concerts ⓘ |
| performer | Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| releaseType | single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional isolation
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melancholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely Description of subject: "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a melancholic pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that explores themes of heartbreak and emotional isolation, released as a single from their 1999 album "Millennium."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.