You’ve Got a Friend

E77438

1970s song pop ballad song

"You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
You've Got a Friend	7
You’ve Got a Friend canonical	5
You've Got a Friend (reprise)	1
You’ve Got a Friend (live)	1
You’ve Got a Friend (lyric contribution disputed but associated)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T616740 — 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: You’ve Got a Friend
Context triple: [Carole King, notableSongWritten, You’ve Got a Friend]

A. I Got You
"I Got You" is an R&B ballad by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
B. A Wonderful Guy
"A Wonderful Guy" is a popular show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *South Pacific*, known for its upbeat expression of romantic joy.
C. If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
D. Nothin’ But Love
"Nothin’ But Love" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
E. Nobody's Smiling
"Nobody's Smiling" is a 2014 studio album by American rapper Common that explores themes of violence, struggle, and hope in his hometown of Chicago.
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: You’ve Got a Friend
Target entity description: "You’ve Got a Friend" is a classic 1971 pop ballad written by Carole King that became an enduring anthem of comfort and support, popularized by both King and James Taylor.

A. I Got You
"I Got You" is an R&B ballad by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
B. A Wonderful Guy
"A Wonderful Guy" is a popular show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical *South Pacific*, known for its upbeat expression of romantic joy.
C. If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
D. Nothin’ But Love
"Nothin’ But Love" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2009 studio album "I Look to You."
E. Nobody's Smiling
"Nobody's Smiling" is a 2014 studio album by American rapper Common that explores themes of violence, struggle, and hope in his hometown of Chicago.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1970s song ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ song ⓘ
composer	Carole King ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
decadeOfRelease	1970s ⓘ
describedAs	anthem of comfort and support ⓘ classic pop ballad ⓘ
firstReleaseYear	1971 ⓘ
genre	adult contemporary ⓘ pop ⓘ soft rock ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Carole King ⓘ
notableVersionBy	Carole King ⓘ James Taylor ⓘ
originalAlbum	Tapestry ⓘ
originalArtist	Carole King ⓘ
performer	Carole King ⓘ James Taylor ⓘ
popularizedBy	Carole King ⓘ James Taylor ⓘ
recordingPeriod	1970s ⓘ
releaseYear	1971 ⓘ
theme	comfort ⓘ emotional support ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ
writer	Carole King ⓘ

How these facts were elicited