Big Thing
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Big Thing is a 1988 studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran that marked a stylistic shift toward a more dance-oriented and experimental sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Thing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8904186 — 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: Big Thing Context triple: [Duran Duran, album, Big Thing]
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A.
Something Big
"Something Big" is a song featured on the country music album "Hard Promises" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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B.
Bigger
"Bigger" is a comedy television series created and produced by filmmaker Will Packer that follows a group of friends navigating love, careers, and ambitions in Atlanta.
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C.
Big Nothing
Big Nothing is a 2006 dark comedy crime film about a botched blackmail scheme that spirals out of control.
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D.
Big Time
"Big Time" is a 1986 funk-influenced art rock song by Peter Gabriel that satirically explores consumerism, ambition, and the excesses of 1980s culture.
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E.
The Big Thing
The Big Thing is a public sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, known for its bold, contemporary design and prominent placement in the city’s urban landscape.
- 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: Big Thing Target entity description: Big Thing is a 1988 studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran that marked a stylistic shift toward a more dance-oriented and experimental sound.
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A.
Something Big
"Something Big" is a song featured on the country music album "Hard Promises" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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B.
Bigger
"Bigger" is a comedy television series created and produced by filmmaker Will Packer that follows a group of friends navigating love, careers, and ambitions in Atlanta.
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C.
Big Nothing
Big Nothing is a 2006 dark comedy crime film about a botched blackmail scheme that spirals out of control.
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D.
Big Time
"Big Time" is a 1986 funk-influenced art rock song by Peter Gabriel that satirically explores consumerism, ambition, and the excesses of 1980s culture.
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E.
The Big Thing
The Big Thing is a public sculpture in Chicago, Illinois, known for its bold, contemporary design and prominent placement in the city’s urban landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Notorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dance-pop
ⓘ
new wave ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasChronologyPosition | fifth studio album by Duran Duran ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“All She Wants Is”
NERFINISHED
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“Big Thing” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Do You Believe in Shame?” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Drug (It’s Just a State of Mind)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “I Don’t Want Your Love” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Lake Shore Driving” ⓘ “Land” ⓘ “Palomino” ⓘ “The Edge of America” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Too Late Marlene” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | LP ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
John Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nick Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Le Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
cassette
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compact disc ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableSingle |
“All She Wants Is”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Do You Believe in Shame?” NERFINISHED ⓘ “I Don’t Want Your Love” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Duran Duran discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Notorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Daniel Abraham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Elias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-10-18 ⓘ |
| stylisticShift |
more dance-oriented sound
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more experimental sound ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Thing Description of subject: Big Thing is a 1988 studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran that marked a stylistic shift toward a more dance-oriented and experimental sound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.