Belfast Child
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"Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belfast Child canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081860 — 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: Belfast Child Context triple: [Simple Minds, notableWork, Belfast Child]
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A.
The Derry People
"The Derry People" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on the history, identity, and lived experience of the inhabitants of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a short, busy commercial street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known for its shops and heavy pedestrian traffic near the Downtown Crossing area.
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C.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a roadway in Salem, Massachusetts, that forms part of the boundary around the historic Salem Common.
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D.
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
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E.
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden is a psychological drama film adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s play, centered on a former political prisoner who believes she has encountered her past torturer.
- 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: Belfast Child Target entity description: "Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
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A.
The Derry People
"The Derry People" is a poem by Seamus Heaney that reflects on the history, identity, and lived experience of the inhabitants of Derry in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a short, busy commercial street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known for its shops and heavy pedestrian traffic near the Downtown Crossing area.
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C.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a roadway in Salem, Massachusetts, that forms part of the boundary around the historic Salem Common.
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D.
Shuggie Bain
Shuggie Bain is a Booker Prize–winning debut novel by Douglas Stuart that portrays a young boy’s coming-of-age amid poverty, addiction, and family struggle in 1980s Glasgow.
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E.
Death and the Maiden
Death and the Maiden is a psychological drama film adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s play, centered on a former political prisoner who believes she has encountered her past torturer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| album | Street Fighting Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | This Is Your Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ CD single ⓘ |
| genre | power ballad ⓘ |
| hasBside |
Mandela Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandela Day (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Belfast Child (live) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Belfast Child music video ⓘ |
| includedInCompilation |
Celebrate: The Greatest Hits+
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glittering Prize 81/92 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Best of Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | Virgin Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 6:39 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Andy Morahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Street Fighting Years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Simple Minds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Don’t You (Forget About Me) (reissues and earlier singles) ⓘ |
| producer |
Simple Minds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Lipson NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Virgin Music Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reachedNumberOneIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1989-02-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| subjectLocation | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Northern Ireland conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hope ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| usesMelodyFrom | She Moved Through the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Charlie Burchill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick MacNeil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belfast Child Description of subject: "Belfast Child" is a 1989 power ballad by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, inspired by the Troubles in Northern Ireland and known for its adaptation of the traditional folk song "She Moved Through the Fair."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.