The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
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"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" is an indie electronic song by The Postal Service, known for its melancholic lyrics, gentle vocals, and glitchy, synth-driven production.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The District Sleeps Alone Tonight canonical | 8 |
| The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8696172 — 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: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Context triple: [The Postal Service, notableSong, The District Sleeps Alone Tonight]
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A.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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B.
A Lonely Night
"A Lonely Night" is a synth-driven, 1980s-influenced R&B/pop track by The Weeknd from his album *Starboy*, known for its danceable groove and themes of emotional detachment in relationships.
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C.
Silenced by the Night
"Silenced by the Night" is a 2012 piano-driven rock ballad by the English band Keane, released as a single from their fourth studio album "Strangeland."
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D.
A Bad Night
"A Bad Night" is a poem by A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, included in his children's poetry collection "When We Were Very Young."
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E.
Deep in the Night
"Deep in the Night" is a 1978 soul and R&B album by legendary American singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a mix of contemporary and classic styles.
- 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: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Target entity description: "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" is an indie electronic song by The Postal Service, known for its melancholic lyrics, gentle vocals, and glitchy, synth-driven production.
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A.
In the Night
"In the Night" is a dark, synth-driven R&B/pop song by The Weeknd that explores themes of trauma and survival, released as a single from his album *Beauty Behind the Madness*.
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B.
A Lonely Night
"A Lonely Night" is a synth-driven, 1980s-influenced R&B/pop track by The Weeknd from his album *Starboy*, known for its danceable groove and themes of emotional detachment in relationships.
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C.
Silenced by the Night
"Silenced by the Night" is a 2012 piano-driven rock ballad by the English band Keane, released as a single from their fourth studio album "Strangeland."
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D.
A Bad Night
"A Bad Night" is a poem by A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh, included in his children's poetry collection "When We Were Very Young."
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E.
Deep in the Night
"Deep in the Night" is a 1978 soul and R&B album by legendary American singer Etta James, showcasing her powerful vocals in a mix of contemporary and classic styles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | The Postal Service ⓘ |
| composer |
Ben Gibbard
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Jimmy Tamborello ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresBackingVocalsBy | Jen Wood ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic
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indie pop ⓘ indietronica ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drum machine
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electronic beats ⓘ synthesizer ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
loneliness
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long-distance relationships ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
"I was the one worth leaving"
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"Smeared black ink" ⓘ "You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex" ⓘ |
| hasProductionStyle |
glitchy
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synth-driven ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | gentle vocals ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Give Up ⓘ |
| partOf | The Postal Service discography ⓘ |
| producer | Jimmy Tamborello ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sub Pop ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ben Gibbard ⓘ |
| writer |
Ben Gibbard
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Jimmy Tamborello ⓘ |
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: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight Description of subject: "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" is an indie electronic song by The Postal Service, known for its melancholic lyrics, gentle vocals, and glitchy, synth-driven production.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (EP)
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includesTrack
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The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)
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linked to: The District Sleeps Alone Tonight