Self Control
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"Self Control" is a critically acclaimed, emotionally raw ballad by Frank Ocean from his 2016 album *Blonde*, known for its layered vocals and themes of heartbreak and longing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Self Control canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8764252 — 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: Self Control Context triple: [Frank Ocean, notableSong, Self Control]
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A.
Control
"Control" is the second studio album by American pop group Dream Street, showcasing their teen pop sound in the early 2000s.
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B.
Control
Control is a critically acclaimed third-person action-adventure video game known for its surreal narrative, paranormal abilities, and striking brutalist setting.
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C.
Control
Control is the enigmatic and ailing former chief of British intelligence in John le Carré’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," whose downfall and suspicions about a Soviet mole set the novel’s events in motion.
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D.
Control
Control is a 2007 black-and-white biographical film directed by Anton Corbijn that portrays the life and tragic death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.
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E.
Control
Control is Janet Jackson's breakthrough 1986 studio album that established her as a major pop and R&B star through its assertive themes and innovative production.
- 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: Self Control Target entity description: "Self Control" is a critically acclaimed, emotionally raw ballad by Frank Ocean from his 2016 album *Blonde*, known for its layered vocals and themes of heartbreak and longing.
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A.
Control
"Control" is the second studio album by American pop group Dream Street, showcasing their teen pop sound in the early 2000s.
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B.
Control
Control is a critically acclaimed third-person action-adventure video game known for its surreal narrative, paranormal abilities, and striking brutalist setting.
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C.
Control
Control is a 2007 black-and-white biographical film directed by Anton Corbijn that portrays the life and tragic death of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.
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D.
Control
Control is the enigmatic and ailing former chief of British intelligence in John le Carré’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," whose downfall and suspicions about a Soviet mole set the novel’s events in motion.
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E.
Control
Control is Janet Jackson's breakthrough 1986 studio album that established her as a major pop and R&B star through its assertive themes and innovative production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Blonde ⓘ |
| artist | Frank Ocean ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresBackgroundVocalsBy |
Austin Feinstein
ⓘ
Yung Lean ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
alternative R&B ⓘ indie rock ⓘ psychedelic ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
falsetto passages
ⓘ
guitar-driven arrangement ⓘ layered vocals ⓘ minimalist instrumentation ⓘ multi-tracked harmonies ⓘ pitch-shifted vocals ⓘ tempo changes ⓘ |
| includedOn | year-end best songs lists by multiple publications ⓘ |
| label |
Boys Don’t Cry
ⓘ
linked to:
Boys Don't Cry
Def Jam Recordings ⓘ XL Recordings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex vocal layering
ⓘ
emotionally raw lyrics ⓘ exploration of queer desire ⓘ intimate vocal performance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Blonde (Frank Ocean album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Blonde
|
| performer | Frank Ocean ⓘ |
| producer |
Frank Ocean
ⓘ
Jon Brion ⓘ Malay ⓘ Om’Mas Keith ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016-08-20 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 2013–2016 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
heartbreak ⓘ longing ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 9 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Frank Ocean ⓘ |
| writer |
Austin Feinstein
ⓘ
Frank Ocean ⓘ Jon Brion ⓘ Malay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Self Control Description of subject: "Self Control" is a critically acclaimed, emotionally raw ballad by Frank Ocean from his 2016 album *Blonde*, known for its layered vocals and themes of heartbreak and longing.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.