Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box"
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Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” is a dark, grunge-era rock song written by Kurt Cobain, known for its haunting lyrics, heavy dynamics, and iconic status on the band’s 1993 album In Utero.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8319203 — 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: Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" Context triple: [Heart-Shaped Box, inspiredBy, Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box"]
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A.
song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a 1981 rock duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty that became one of Nicks's signature solo hits.
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B.
Guns N' Roses song "The Garden"
"The Garden" is a dark, psychedelic hard rock track from Guns N' Roses' 1991 album *Use Your Illusion I*, featuring guest vocals by Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon.
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C.
Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry"
"Don't Cry" is a power ballad by Guns N' Roses, known for its emotional lyrics, soaring guitar work, and prominent backing vocals by Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon.
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D.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a landmark 1991 grunge anthem by Nirvana that became a defining song of Generation X and propelled the band to mainstream fame.
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E.
Nirvana – Bleach
Nirvana – Bleach is the 1989 debut studio album by American rock band Nirvana, known for its raw, heavy sound that helped define the emerging grunge movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" Target entity description: Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” is a dark, grunge-era rock song written by Kurt Cobain, known for its haunting lyrics, heavy dynamics, and iconic status on the band’s 1993 album In Utero.
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A.
song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" is a 1981 rock duet by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty that became one of Nicks's signature solo hits.
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B.
Guns N' Roses song "The Garden"
"The Garden" is a dark, psychedelic hard rock track from Guns N' Roses' 1991 album *Use Your Illusion I*, featuring guest vocals by Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon.
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C.
Guns N' Roses song "Don't Cry"
"Don't Cry" is a power ballad by Guns N' Roses, known for its emotional lyrics, soaring guitar work, and prominent backing vocals by Blind Melon frontman Shannon Hoon.
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D.
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a landmark 1991 grunge anthem by Nirvana that became a defining song of Generation X and propelled the band to mainstream fame.
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E.
Nirvana – Bleach
Nirvana – Bleach is the 1989 debut studio album by American rock band Nirvana, known for its raw, heavy sound that helped define the emerging grunge movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | In Utero ⓘ |
| artist | Nirvana ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video
ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative
|
| bSide |
Marigold
ⓘ
Milk It ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart number 5
ⓘ
US Billboard Alternative Songs number 1 ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| format |
7-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
death imagery
ⓘ
illness ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Heart-Shaped Box music video ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Nirvana compilation album Nirvana (2002)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nirvana (2002 greatest hits album)
Nirvana compilation album Sliver: The Best of the Box ⓘ Nirvana compilation album With the Lights Out ⓘ
linked to:
Nirvana – With the Lights Out
|
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:41 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Anton Corbijn ⓘ |
| nextSingle |
All Apologies
ⓘ
Rape Me ⓘ |
| notableFor |
haunting lyrics
ⓘ
iconic status on In Utero ⓘ quiet-loud dynamics ⓘ |
| partOf |
In Utero track listing
ⓘ
Nirvana discography ⓘ
linked to:
Nirvana
|
| performer |
Dave Grohl
ⓘ
Krist Novoselic ⓘ Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Puss / Oh, the Guilt ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Albini ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Pachyderm Studio ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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| recordingPeriod | 1993-02 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | DGC Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1993-08-30 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 3 ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | Kurt Cobain lead vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box" Description of subject: Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” is a dark, grunge-era rock song written by Kurt Cobain, known for its haunting lyrics, heavy dynamics, and iconic status on the band’s 1993 album In Utero.
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