Hoobastank
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Hoobastank is an American rock band best known for their early-2000s hit single "The Reason."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoobastank canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494394 — 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: Hoobastank Context triple: [NRG Recording Studios, hasNotableAssociationWith, Hoobastank]
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A.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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B.
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 indie horror-comedy film about struggling filmmakers who retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, only to encounter a mysterious figure with a bag over their head.
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C.
Swordfishtrombones
Swordfishtrombones is a critically acclaimed 1983 album by Tom Waits that marked his shift toward a more experimental, avant-garde sound.
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D.
Mud
Mud is a 2012 American drama film directed by Jeff Nichols, in which Matthew McConaughey plays a fugitive who befriends two boys on the Mississippi River.
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E.
Zumanity
Zumanity is an adults-only, cabaret-style Cirque du Soleil production that blends eroticism, acrobatics, and burlesque in an intimate theatrical setting.
- 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: Hoobastank Target entity description: Hoobastank is an American rock band best known for their early-2000s hit single "The Reason."
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A.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo was a 1960s American musical variety television show that featured popular rock and pop performers of the era.
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B.
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 indie horror-comedy film about struggling filmmakers who retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, only to encounter a mysterious figure with a bag over their head.
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C.
Swordfishtrombones
Swordfishtrombones is a critically acclaimed 1983 album by Tom Waits that marked his shift toward a more experimental, avant-garde sound.
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D.
Mud
Mud is a 2012 American drama film directed by Jeff Nichols, in which Matthew McConaughey plays a fugitive who befriends two boys on the Mississippi River.
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E.
Zumanity
Zumanity is an adults-only, cabaret-style Cirque du Soleil production that blends eroticism, acrobatics, and burlesque in an intimate theatrical setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hoobustank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Incubus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linkin Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Lostprophets NERFINISHED ⓘ Papa Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominatedWork | The Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
funk metal ⓘ hard rock ⓘ nu metal ⓘ post-grunge ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Every Man for Himself
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fight or Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ For(n)ever NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoobastank NERFINISHED ⓘ Is This the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Push Pull NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEP |
MVP EP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Target NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chris Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Estrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Robb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.hoobastank.com/ ⓘ |
| hasPastMember |
Derek Kwan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeremy Wasser NERFINISHED ⓘ Markku Lappalainen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hometownScene | Southern California rock scene ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | The Reason reached top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Born to Lead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crawling in the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ Disappear NERFINISHED ⓘ If I Were You NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside of You NERFINISHED ⓘ My Turn NERFINISHED ⓘ Out of Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Remember Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Running Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Same Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ The Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | musician ⓘ |
| origin | Agoura Hills, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Mercury Records ⓘ Universal Music Group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoobastank Description of subject: Hoobastank is an American rock band best known for their early-2000s hit single "The Reason."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
NRG Recording Studios