Stealing Fire
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Stealing Fire is a 1984 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, known for its politically charged lyrics and the hit single "If I Had a Rocket Launcher."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stealing Fire canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5962833 — 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: Stealing Fire Context triple: [Bruce Cockburn, notableWork, Stealing Fire]
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A.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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B.
Sleep Now in the Fire
"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine, known for its critique of capitalism and its controversial music video directed by Michael Moore.
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C.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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D.
Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire is a 2015 indie comedy-drama film directed by Joe Swanberg that explores marriage, temptation, and self-discovery over a weekend house-sitting trip.
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E.
From the Fires
From the Fires is a 2017 double EP by American rock band Greta Van Fleet that helped launch them to mainstream attention with its retro, Led Zeppelin-inspired sound.
- 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: Stealing Fire Target entity description: Stealing Fire is a 1984 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, known for its politically charged lyrics and the hit single "If I Had a Rocket Launcher."
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A.
Black Fire
Black Fire is a landmark 1968 anthology that showcases a wide range of Black Arts Movement poetry, fiction, and essays by African American writers.
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B.
Sleep Now in the Fire
"Sleep Now in the Fire" is a politically charged rap metal song by Rage Against the Machine, known for its critique of capitalism and its controversial music video directed by Michael Moore.
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C.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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D.
Digging for Fire
Digging for Fire is a 2015 indie comedy-drama film directed by Joe Swanberg that explores marriage, temptation, and self-discovery over a weekend house-sitting trip.
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E.
From the Fires
From the Fires is a 2017 double EP by American rock band Greta Van Fleet that helped launch them to mainstream attention with its retro, Led Zeppelin-inspired sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Cockburn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describedAs | politically charged ⓘ |
| followedBy | World of Wonders ⓘ |
| format |
audio cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk rock
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rock ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dust and Diesel
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher ⓘ Lovers in a Dangerous Time ⓘ Making Contact ⓘ Maybe the Poet ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street) ⓘ Peggy’s Kitchen Wall ⓘ To Raise the Morning Star ⓘ Yanqui Go Home ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
containing the hit single "If I Had a Rocket Launcher"
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politically charged lyrics ⓘ |
| notableWork | If I Had a Rocket Launcher ⓘ |
| performer | Bruce Cockburn ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Trouble with Normal ⓘ |
| producer |
Bruce Cockburn
ⓘ
Jon Goldsmith ⓘ
linked to:
Jonathan Goldsmith
Kerry Crawford ⓘ |
| recordLabel | True North Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| theme |
human rights
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politics ⓘ social justice ⓘ war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stealing Fire Description of subject: Stealing Fire is a 1984 album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn, known for its politically charged lyrics and the hit single "If I Had a Rocket Launcher."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.