The Day the World Went Away

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single song

"The Day the World Went Away" is a 1999 industrial rock single by Nine Inch Nails known for its heavy, atmospheric sound and minimal use of vocals.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Day the World Went Away canonical	3
The Day the World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix)	2
The Day the World Went Away (quiet version)	2
"The Day the World Went Away"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6480343 — 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: The Day the World Went Away
Context triple: [Nine Inch Nails, notableSong, The Day the World Went Away]

A. The Day the World Took Off
The Day the World Took Off is a historical television documentary series that explores how scientific, technological, and social developments in 18th-century Britain sparked the Industrial Revolution and transformed the modern world.
B. Away from the World
Away from the World is a studio album by American rock group Dave Matthews Band, known for its blend of rock, jazz, and jam-band influences.
C. World Without Sun
World Without Sun is a 1964 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that chronicles an extended underwater living experiment in the Conshelf II habitat.
D. End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
E. Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
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: The Day the World Went Away
Target entity description: "The Day the World Went Away" is a 1999 industrial rock single by Nine Inch Nails known for its heavy, atmospheric sound and minimal use of vocals.

A. The Day the World Took Off
The Day the World Took Off is a historical television documentary series that explores how scientific, technological, and social developments in 18th-century Britain sparked the Industrial Revolution and transformed the modern world.
B. Away from the World
Away from the World is a studio album by American rock group Dave Matthews Band, known for its blend of rock, jazz, and jam-band influences.
C. World Without Sun
World Without Sun is a 1964 documentary film by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that chronicles an extended underwater living experiment in the Conshelf II habitat.
D. End of the World
"End of the World" is the 1968 debut studio album by Greek progressive rock band Aphrodite's Child, known for its psychedelic sound and melancholic title track.
E. Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
artist	Nine Inch Nails ⓘ
chartPositionUSModernRockTracks	17 ⓘ
composer	Trent Reznor ⓘ
countryOfRelease	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
followedBy	We're in This Together ⓘ linked to: We’re in This Together
format	12-inch vinyl single ⓘ CD single ⓘ
genre	industrial ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ
hasBside	Starfuckers, Inc. ⓘ The Day the World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix) ⓘ linked to: The Day the World Went Away The Day the World Went Away (quiet version) ⓘ linked to: The Day the World Went Away
hasCoverArt	The Day the World Went Away single cover ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	bass ⓘ drums ⓘ guitars ⓘ samples ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature	distorted guitars ⓘ dynamic loud-quiet contrasts ⓘ electronic textures ⓘ heavy atmospheric sound ⓘ minimal use of vocals ⓘ
hasNotableUse	used in promotional material for the film Terminator Salvation ⓘ
hasTempo	slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ
hasTheme	emotional desolation ⓘ isolation ⓘ loss ⓘ
hasVersion	The Day the World Went Away (Porter Ricks mix) ⓘ linked to: The Day the World Went Away The Day the World Went Away (quiet version) ⓘ linked to: The Day the World Went Away
includedOnAlbum	The Fragile ⓘ
isPartOfEra	The Fragile era ⓘ linked to: The Fragile
language	English ⓘ
partOf	Nine Inch Nails discography ⓘ
performer	Nine Inch Nails ⓘ
precededBy	The Perfect Drug ⓘ
producer	Trent Reznor ⓘ
recordLabel	Interscope Records ⓘ Nothing Records ⓘ
releaseDate	1999-07-20 ⓘ
trackLength	4:33 ⓘ
writer	Trent Reznor ⓘ
yearOfRelease	1999 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nine Inch Nails → notableSong → The Day the World Went Away ⓘ

The Killing Tree → notableWork → The Day the World Went Away ⓘ

Root → notableEpisode → "The Day the World Went Away" ⓘ