Head Like a Hole
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"Head Like a Hole" is an industrial rock song by Nine Inch Nails that became one of the band's signature tracks and a defining anthem of their early career.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6480337 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Head Like a Hole Context triple: [Nine Inch Nails, notableSong, Head Like a Hole]
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A.
No Hole in My Head
"No Hole in My Head" is a 1960s protest folk song by Malvina Reynolds that critiques conformity and social pressure to abandon independent thought.
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B.
Dig Your Own Hole
Dig Your Own Hole is a critically acclaimed 1997 electronic music album by The Chemical Brothers, known for its influential big beat sound and hit singles like "Block Rockin' Beats."
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C.
My Head Is an Animal
My Head Is an Animal is the first full-length studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, featuring their breakout hit "Little Talks."
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D.
Playin' with Your Head
Playin' with Your Head is a 1986 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin featuring his sharp observational humor and social commentary.
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E.
Head On
Head On is a large-scale installation artwork by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a pack of life-sized wolves charging into an invisible glass wall, symbolizing collective blind faith and inevitable catastrophe.
- 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: Head Like a Hole Target entity description: "Head Like a Hole" is an industrial rock song by Nine Inch Nails that became one of the band's signature tracks and a defining anthem of their early career.
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A.
No Hole in My Head
"No Hole in My Head" is a 1960s protest folk song by Malvina Reynolds that critiques conformity and social pressure to abandon independent thought.
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B.
Dig Your Own Hole
Dig Your Own Hole is a critically acclaimed 1997 electronic music album by The Chemical Brothers, known for its influential big beat sound and hit singles like "Block Rockin' Beats."
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C.
My Head Is an Animal
My Head Is an Animal is the first full-length studio album by Icelandic indie folk/pop band Of Monsters and Men, featuring their breakout hit "Little Talks."
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D.
Playin' with Your Head
Playin' with Your Head is a 1986 stand-up comedy special and album by George Carlin featuring his sharp observational humor and social commentary.
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E.
Head On
Head On is a large-scale installation artwork by Chinese contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang featuring a pack of life-sized wolves charging into an invisible glass wall, symbolizing collective blind faith and inevitable catastrophe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Pretty Hate Machine ⓘ |
| artist | Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| bSide |
Head Like a Hole (Copper)
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Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Opal) ⓘ
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Head Like a Hole
Terrible Lie (live) ⓘ You Know Who You Are ⓘ |
| composer | Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| format |
12-inch single
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7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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industrial metal ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine |
Head like a hole, black as your soul
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I’d rather die than give you control ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Head Like a Hole (AFI cover)
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Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Tori Amos cover) ⓘ
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Head Like a Hole
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| hasLiveVersion |
Head Like a Hole (live)
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Head Like a Hole
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| hasMusicVideo |
Head Like a Hole (music video)
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Head Like a Hole
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| hasRemix |
Head Like a Hole (Clay)
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linked to:
Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Copper) ⓘ
linked to:
Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Opal) ⓘ
linked to:
Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Slate) ⓘ
linked to:
Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Soil) ⓘ
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Head Like a Hole
Head Like a Hole (Spun) ⓘ
linked to:
Head Like a Hole
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| includedOn |
And All That Could Have Been
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Closure (video) ⓘ Pretty Hate Machine (2010 remaster) ⓘ
linked to:
Pretty Hate Machine
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| length | 4:59 ⓘ |
| liveStapleFor | Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| lyricLanguage | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | critique of greed and consumerism ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Eric Zimmerman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early anthem of Nine Inch Nails
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heavy use of synthesizers and distorted guitars ⓘ |
| openingLyric | God money I’ll do anything for you ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pretty Hate Machine tour setlist
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linked to:
Pretty Hate Machine
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| performedBy | Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| producer |
Adrian Sherwood
ⓘ
Flood ⓘ Trent Reznor ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1988–1989 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | TVT Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-03-22 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| usedIn | tour encore for Nine Inch Nails ⓘ |
| writer | Trent Reznor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Head Like a Hole Description of subject: "Head Like a Hole" is an industrial rock song by Nine Inch Nails that became one of the band's signature tracks and a defining anthem of their early career.
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