A Broken Wing
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"A Broken Wing" is a 1997 country power ballad by Martina McBride that became one of her signature songs, known for its powerful vocals and theme of a woman finding strength to leave an abusive relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Broken Wing canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8537490 — 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: A Broken Wing Context triple: [Martina McBride, notableWork, A Broken Wing]
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A.
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing is a celebrated collection of poems by Indian poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu, reflecting themes of patriotism, love, and spiritual longing.
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B.
The Wind and the Dove
"The Wind and the Dove" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2009 album *Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle*, known for its introspective lyrics and understated, folk-influenced sound.
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C.
Blood Red Bird
"Blood Red Bird" is a song by singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 indie folk/lo-fi album *Red Apple Falls*.
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D.
Under a Wing
"Under a Wing" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on her childhood and family life as the daughter of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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E.
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American film noir thriller about a traumatized Spanish Civil War veteran entangled in a Nazi espionage plot in New York City.
- 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: A Broken Wing Target entity description: "A Broken Wing" is a 1997 country power ballad by Martina McBride that became one of her signature songs, known for its powerful vocals and theme of a woman finding strength to leave an abusive relationship.
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A.
The Broken Wing
The Broken Wing is a celebrated collection of poems by Indian poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu, reflecting themes of patriotism, love, and spiritual longing.
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B.
The Wind and the Dove
"The Wind and the Dove" is a song by Bill Callahan from his critically acclaimed 2009 album *Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle*, known for its introspective lyrics and understated, folk-influenced sound.
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C.
Blood Red Bird
"Blood Red Bird" is a song by singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 indie folk/lo-fi album *Red Apple Falls*.
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D.
Under a Wing
"Under a Wing" is a memoir by Reeve Lindbergh reflecting on her childhood and family life as the daughter of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and writer Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
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E.
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American film noir thriller about a traumatized Spanish Civil War veteran entangled in a Nazi espionage plot in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Evolution ⓘ |
| artist | Martina McBride ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
themes of resilience
ⓘ
women's empowerment anthems ⓘ |
| chartedOn |
Billboard Hot Country Songs
ⓘ
linked to:
Billboard Country chart
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of Martina McBride's signature songs ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ power ballad ⓘ |
| hasBPM | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | various television performances ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | A Broken Wing music video ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Evolution ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Martina McBride ⓘ |
| key | B major ⓘ |
| label | RCA Nashville ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:34 ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
leaving an abusive relationship
ⓘ
woman finding strength ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Deaton-Flanigen Productions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
domestic abuse narrative
ⓘ
powerful vocal performance ⓘ |
| peakPositionOnBillboardHotCountrySongs | 1 ⓘ |
| performedBy | Martina McBride in concert ⓘ |
| performer | Martina McBride ⓘ |
| producer |
Martina McBride
ⓘ
Paul Worley ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1996–1997 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-09-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| singleChronologyNext | Valentine ⓘ |
| singleChronologyPrevious |
Still Holdin' On
ⓘ
linked to:
Still Holding On
|
| subjectMatter |
emotional abuse
ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ leaving a controlling partner ⓘ |
| targetAudience | country music listeners ⓘ |
| vocalRange | nearly two octaves ⓘ |
| vocalType | powerful vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
James House
ⓘ
Phil Barnhart ⓘ Sam Hogin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Broken Wing Description of subject: "A Broken Wing" is a 1997 country power ballad by Martina McBride that became one of her signature songs, known for its powerful vocals and theme of a woman finding strength to leave an abusive relationship.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.