Nights in White Satin
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"Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 symphonic rock ballad by The Moody Blues, renowned for its lush orchestration, melancholic lyrics, and enduring popularity as one of the band's signature songs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nights in White Satin canonical | 3 |
| "Nights in White Satin" | 1 |
| Night in White Satin | 1 |
| The Night: Nights in White Satin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9395930 — 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: Nights in White Satin Context triple: [The Moody Blues, notableSong, Nights in White Satin]
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A.
A Whiter Shade of Pale
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song famed for its Bach-inspired organ melody, surreal lyrics, and status as one of the most iconic tracks of the late 1960s.
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B.
Sunshine of Your Love
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a classic 1967 rock song by the British band Cream, renowned for its iconic guitar riff and status as one of the defining tracks of the late 1960s.
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C.
Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
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D.
Golden Slumbers
"Golden Slumbers" is a gentle, piano-led ballad by The Beatles, sung by Paul McCartney and featured as part of the famous medley on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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E.
Pinball Wizard
"Pinball Wizard" is a famous rock song by The Who, best known as a highlight of their 1969 rock opera album *Tommy* and for its depiction of a prodigiously skilled pinball player.
- 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: Nights in White Satin Target entity description: "Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 symphonic rock ballad by The Moody Blues, renowned for its lush orchestration, melancholic lyrics, and enduring popularity as one of the band's signature songs.
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A.
A Whiter Shade of Pale
"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a 1967 psychedelic rock song famed for its Bach-inspired organ melody, surreal lyrics, and status as one of the most iconic tracks of the late 1960s.
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B.
Sunshine of Your Love
"Sunshine of Your Love" is a classic 1967 rock song by the British band Cream, renowned for its iconic guitar riff and status as one of the defining tracks of the late 1960s.
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C.
Baba O'Riley
"Baba O'Riley" is a classic rock song by The Who, renowned for its iconic synthesizer intro and anthemic chorus often mistaken for being titled "Teenage Wasteland."
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D.
Golden Slumbers
"Golden Slumbers" is a gentle, piano-led ballad by The Beatles, sung by Paul McCartney and featured as part of the famous medley on their 1969 album Abbey Road.
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E.
Pinball Wizard
"Pinball Wizard" is a famous rock song by The Who, best known as a highlight of their 1969 rock opera album *Tommy* and for its depiction of a prodigiously skilled pinball player.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ symphonic rock ballad ⓘ |
| artist |
The Moody Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
|
| associatedWithDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | progressive rock movement ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 9 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Justin Hayward ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresOrchestrationBy | London Festival Orchestra ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAsSingleInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasBside | Cities ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Eric Carmen
ⓘ
Il Divo ⓘ Sandra ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | rock band with orchestra ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersionOn | The Moody Blues live albums ⓘ |
| hasLyricist | Justin Hayward ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | promotional performance clips exist ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
lush orchestration
ⓘ
melancholic lyrics ⓘ spoken-word poem section in some versions ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLyric | "Nights in white satin, never reaching the end" ⓘ |
| hasRecognition |
considered one of The Moody Blues' most famous songs
ⓘ
regarded as a classic rock standard ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
longing
ⓘ
melancholy ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| includedIn | many classic rock radio playlists ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf |
The Moody Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 4:26 (single version)
ⓘ
approximately 7:26 (album version) ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Peter Knight ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Days of Future Passed ⓘ |
| performer |
The Moody Blues
ⓘ
linked to:
Moody Blues
|
| producer | Tony Clarke ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Deram Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-11-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 7 ⓘ |
| writer | Justin Hayward ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nights in White Satin Description of subject: "Nights in White Satin" is a 1967 symphonic rock ballad by The Moody Blues, renowned for its lush orchestration, melancholic lyrics, and enduring popularity as one of the band's signature songs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Moody Blues
linked to: Nights in White Satin
linked to: Nights in White Satin
linked to: Nights in White Satin