By Crooked Steps
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"By Crooked Steps" is a hard-rock track by the American grunge band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album "King Animal."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| By Crooked Steps canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6102001 — 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: By Crooked Steps Context triple: [King Animal, hasTrack, By Crooked Steps]
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A.
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir crime drama about an amnesiac war veteran drawn into a violent criminal underworld.
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B.
Crooked Spire
The Crooked Spire is the famously twisted church spire of Chesterfield’s Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints, a distinctive local landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Footsteps in the Dark
"Footsteps in the Dark" is a smooth, soulful R&B ballad by The Isley Brothers, best known for its mellow groove and for being heavily sampled in later hip-hop music.
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D.
Gleaming Misfortune
Gleaming Misfortune is a named bed curtain associated with the character Hel, likely characterized by a striking yet ominous appearance that reflects her dark, mythic nature.
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E.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
- 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: By Crooked Steps Target entity description: "By Crooked Steps" is a hard-rock track by the American grunge band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album "King Animal."
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A.
The Crooked Way
The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir crime drama about an amnesiac war veteran drawn into a violent criminal underworld.
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B.
Crooked Spire
The Crooked Spire is the famously twisted church spire of Chesterfield’s Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints, a distinctive local landmark and tourist attraction.
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C.
Footsteps in the Dark
"Footsteps in the Dark" is a smooth, soulful R&B ballad by The Isley Brothers, best known for its mellow groove and for being heavily sampled in later hip-hop music.
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D.
Gleaming Misfortune
Gleaming Misfortune is a named bed curtain associated with the character Hel, likely characterized by a striking yet ominous appearance that reflects her dark, mythic nature.
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E.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | King Animal ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Soundgarden ⓘ |
| artist | Soundgarden ⓘ |
| chronology | Soundgarden singles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Been Away Too Long ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ hard rock ⓘ |
| hasBassist | Ben Shepherd ⓘ |
| hasDrummer | Matt Cameron ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital download
ⓘ
radio single ⓘ |
| hasGuitarist | Kim Thayil ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasVocalist | Chris Cornell ⓘ |
| isFrom | Soundgarden reunion era ⓘ |
| isSingleFrom | King Animal ⓘ |
| isTrackNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Dave Grohl ⓘ |
| onAlbumType | studio album ⓘ |
| partOf | King Animal ⓘ |
| performer | Soundgarden ⓘ |
| producer |
Adam Kasper
ⓘ
Soundgarden ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Republic Records
ⓘ
Seven Four Entertainment ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2013-01-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| writer |
Ben Shepherd
ⓘ
Chris Cornell ⓘ Kim Thayil ⓘ Matt Cameron ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: By Crooked Steps Description of subject: "By Crooked Steps" is a hard-rock track by the American grunge band Soundgarden from their 2012 reunion album "King Animal."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.