If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song)
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"If I Can’t Have You" is a 2019 pop single by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, known for its upbeat production, catchy chorus, and chart success worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9161645 — 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)
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Target entity: If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song) Context triple: [Ian Kirkpatrick, notableWork, If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song)]
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A.
If I Can't Have You
"If I Can't Have You" is a pop song by Kelly Clarkson from her album "All I Ever Wanted," known for its energetic production and emotionally charged lyrics about unrequited love.
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B.
Can’t Let You Go
"Can’t Let You Go" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop love song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, celebrated for its romantic theme and melodic fusion of rap and singing.
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C.
Can’t Let You Go
"Can’t Let You Go" is an R&B song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Johntá Austin.
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D.
Never Hold You
"Never Hold You" is a song featured on the album "Gone."
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E.
Always You
"Always You" is an R&B song by American singer James Ingram, known for its smooth vocals and romantic, soulful style.
- 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: If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song) Target entity description: "If I Can’t Have You" is a 2019 pop single by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, known for its upbeat production, catchy chorus, and chart success worldwide.
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A.
If I Can't Have You
"If I Can't Have You" is a pop song by Kelly Clarkson from her album "All I Ever Wanted," known for its energetic production and emotionally charged lyrics about unrequited love.
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B.
Can’t Let You Go
"Can’t Let You Go" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop love song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, celebrated for its romantic theme and melodic fusion of rap and singing.
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C.
Can’t Let You Go
"Can’t Let You Go" is an R&B song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Johntá Austin.
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D.
Never Hold You
"Never Hold You" is a song featured on the album "Gone."
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E.
Always You
"Always You" is an R&B song by American singer James Ingram, known for its smooth vocals and romantic, soulful style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Shawn Mendes (deluxe edition) ⓘ |
| artist | Shawn Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | worldwide ⓘ |
| chronology | Shawn Mendes singles chronology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| followedBy | Señorita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
digital download
ⓘ
streaming ⓘ |
| genre | pop ⓘ |
| hasChorus | catchy chorus ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 10 seconds ⓘ |
| mainInstrumentation | piano-driven production ⓘ |
| musicVideoPlatform | YouTube ⓘ |
| partOf | Shawn Mendes (deluxe edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Shawn Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lost in Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Nate Mercereau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shawn Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ Teddy Geiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Island Records
ⓘ
Universal Music Group ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-05-03 ⓘ |
| releaseType | lead single (deluxe edition) ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| vocalist | Shawn Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Geoff Warburton
NERFINISHED
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Nate Mercereau NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 2019 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: If I Can’t Have You (Shawn Mendes song) Description of subject: "If I Can’t Have You" is a 2019 pop single by Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, known for its upbeat production, catchy chorus, and chart success worldwide.
Referenced by (1)
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