Can’t Hardly Wait
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"Can’t Hardly Wait" is a beloved alternative rock song by The Replacements, known for its melodic hooks and emotional, bittersweet lyrics that helped cement the band’s cult status.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can’t Hardly Wait canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7623754 — 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: Can’t Hardly Wait Context triple: [The Replacements, notableSong, Can’t Hardly Wait]
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A.
Can’t Hardly Wait
Can’t Hardly Wait is a 1998 teen comedy film that follows a group of high school graduates navigating romantic and social dramas during a wild graduation party.
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B.
Can’t Wait
"Can’t Wait" is a song by Bob Dylan, featured on his acclaimed 1997 album *Time Out of Mind*, known for its moody, blues-infused sound and themes of longing and inevitability.
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C.
Just Wait
"Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
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D.
The Wait
"The Wait" is a 1964 mixed-media assemblage sculpture by American artist Ed Kienholz that presents a haunting, life-sized tableau critiquing mortality, memory, and social decay.
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E.
Sweet Nothing
"Sweet Nothing" is a 2012 electro house song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris featuring vocals from Florence Welch that became a major international hit.
- 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: Can’t Hardly Wait Target entity description: "Can’t Hardly Wait" is a beloved alternative rock song by The Replacements, known for its melodic hooks and emotional, bittersweet lyrics that helped cement the band’s cult status.
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A.
Can’t Hardly Wait
Can’t Hardly Wait is a 1998 teen comedy film that follows a group of high school graduates navigating romantic and social dramas during a wild graduation party.
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B.
Can’t Wait
"Can’t Wait" is a song by Bob Dylan, featured on his acclaimed 1997 album *Time Out of Mind*, known for its moody, blues-infused sound and themes of longing and inevitability.
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C.
Just Wait
"Just Wait" is a song by the American rock band Surfer Blood, known for their melodic indie rock sound.
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D.
The Wait
"The Wait" is a 1964 mixed-media assemblage sculpture by American artist Ed Kienholz that presents a haunting, life-sized tableau critiquing mortality, memory, and social decay.
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E.
Sweet Nothing
"Sweet Nothing" is a 2012 electro house song by Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris featuring vocals from Florence Welch that became a major international hit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Pleased to Meet Me ⓘ |
| artist | The Replacements ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1980s alternative rock era
ⓘ
Minneapolis music scene ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Westerberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs |
beloved alternative rock song
ⓘ
cult favorite in The Replacements' catalog ⓘ |
| follows | Alex Chilton ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
college rock ⓘ power pop ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasLyricalQuality |
bittersweet
ⓘ
emotional ⓘ introspective ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
melodic guitar hooks
ⓘ
prominent horn arrangement ⓘ upbeat tempo with bittersweet lyrics ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
longing ⓘ romantic frustration ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | uses apostrophe in "Can’t" ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
album version with horn section
ⓘ
demo version without horns ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Replacements live setlists ⓘ |
| influenced | later alternative rock bands ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | The Ledge ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Westerberg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of The Replacements' most popular songs
ⓘ
bittersweet emotional lyrics ⓘ cult status among alternative rock fans ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Replacements discography
ⓘ
linked to:
The Replacements
|
| partOfAlbum | Pleased to Meet Me ⓘ |
| performer |
Paul Westerberg
ⓘ
The Replacements ⓘ |
| producer | Jim Dickinson ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
ⓘ
Sire Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | single from studio album ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Westerberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Can’t Hardly Wait Description of subject: "Can’t Hardly Wait" is a beloved alternative rock song by The Replacements, known for its melodic hooks and emotional, bittersweet lyrics that helped cement the band’s cult status.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.