Copperhead Road
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Copperhead Road is a 1988 country rock song by Steve Earle that blends outlaw country with rock influences and has become one of his signature tracks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Copperhead Road canonical | 6 |
| Copperhead Road (touring band) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8336298 — 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: Copperhead Road Context triple: [Steve Earle, notableWork, Copperhead Road]
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A.
Hermit Road
Hermit Road was an early football ground in Canning Town, London, best known as one of the first home venues of the club that later became West Ham United.
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B.
Hermit Road
Hermit Road is a scenic route on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park known for its series of popular overlooks and access to hiking trails.
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C.
Lexington Road
Lexington Road is a historic thoroughfare in Concord, Massachusetts, lined with notable literary landmarks and colonial-era sites.
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D.
Lexington Road
Lexington Road is a local roadway that runs through the Hillside area, serving as one of its primary access routes.
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E.
Sundown Trail
Sundown Trail is a 1931 American Western film starring cowboy actor Tom Keene.
- 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: Copperhead Road Target entity description: Copperhead Road is a 1988 country rock song by Steve Earle that blends outlaw country with rock influences and has become one of his signature tracks.
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A.
Hermit Road
Hermit Road was an early football ground in Canning Town, London, best known as one of the first home venues of the club that later became West Ham United.
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B.
Hermit Road
Hermit Road is a scenic route on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park known for its series of popular overlooks and access to hiking trails.
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C.
Lexington Road
Lexington Road is a historic thoroughfare in Concord, Massachusetts, lined with notable literary landmarks and colonial-era sites.
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D.
Lexington Road
Lexington Road is a local roadway that runs through the Hillside area, serving as one of its primary access routes.
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E.
Sundown Trail
Sundown Trail is a 1931 American Western film starring cowboy actor Tom Keene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Copperhead Road ⓘ |
| artist | Steve Earle ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks number 10
ⓘ
RPM Canadian Country Tracks number 7 ⓘ |
| composer | Steve Earle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs |
Steve Earle signature track
ⓘ
outlaw country anthem ⓘ |
| genre |
country rock
ⓘ
heartland rock ⓘ outlaw country ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Hardcore Superstar
ⓘ
Hayseed Dixie ⓘ The Cadillac Three ⓘ
linked to:
A Thousand Horses
The Highwaymen ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
line dance standard
ⓘ
military cadence inspiration ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Copperhead Road music video ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bagpipe intro
ⓘ
electric guitar riff ⓘ |
| includedIn | Steve Earle live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:29 ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
Appalachian life
ⓘ
Vietnam War veteran ⓘ marijuana cultivation ⓘ moonshine running ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Tony van den Ende ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
bagpipes
ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| performer | Steve Earle ⓘ |
| producer |
Steve Earle
ⓘ
Tony Brown ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
MCA Records
ⓘ
Uni Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-10-17 ⓘ |
| setting | Tennessee ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Steve Earle ⓘ |
| titleTrackOf | Copperhead Road ⓘ |
| writer | Steve Earle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Copperhead Road Description of subject: Copperhead Road is a 1988 country rock song by Steve Earle that blends outlaw country with rock influences and has become one of his signature tracks.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Copperhead Road