My Aim Is True
E836136
My Aim Is True is the critically acclaimed 1977 debut album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, known for its sharp songwriting and fusion of punk, new wave, and pub rock.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True | 1 |
| My Aim Is True canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007069 — 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: My Aim Is True Context triple: [Elvis Costello, notableWork, My Aim Is True]
-
A.
Won't Get Fooled Again
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a landmark rock song by The Who, famed for its powerful synthesizer-driven sound, explosive climax, and enduring political and cultural resonance.
-
B.
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
"It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song renowned for its dense, apocalyptic lyrics and scathing social commentary, often cited as one of his greatest works.
-
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."
-
D.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a rockabilly-style hit single by Queen, released in 1979 and notable for its Elvis Presley-inspired sound and enduring popularity.
-
E.
Sweet Child o' Mine
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a 1987 power ballad by Guns N' Roses, widely recognized as one of the most iconic rock songs of all time.
- 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: My Aim Is True Target entity description: My Aim Is True is the critically acclaimed 1977 debut album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, known for its sharp songwriting and fusion of punk, new wave, and pub rock.
-
A.
Won't Get Fooled Again
"Won't Get Fooled Again" is a landmark rock song by The Who, famed for its powerful synthesizer-driven sound, explosive climax, and enduring political and cultural resonance.
-
B.
It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
"It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)" is a 1965 Bob Dylan song renowned for its dense, apocalyptic lyrics and scathing social commentary, often cited as one of his greatest works.
-
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."
-
D.
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a rockabilly-style hit single by Queen, released in 1979 and notable for its Elvis Presley-inspired sound and enduring popularity.
-
E.
Sweet Child o' Mine
"Sweet Child o' Mine" is a 1987 power ballad by Guns N' Roses, widely recognized as one of the most iconic rock songs of all time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingBand | Clover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 14 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 32 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Barney Bubbles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | This Year's Model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
power pop ⓘ pub rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 32 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
fusion of punk, new wave, and pub rock
ⓘ
sharp songwriting ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
personal angst
ⓘ
romantic frustration ⓘ social observation ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alison NERFINISHED ⓘ Blame It on Cain NERFINISHED ⓘ I'm Not Angry NERFINISHED ⓘ Less Than Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ Miracle Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Mystery Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ No Dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ Pay It Back NERFINISHED ⓘ Sneaky Feelings NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiting for the End of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Welcome to the Working Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | critically acclaimed album ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alison NERFINISHED ⓘ Less Than Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1977-07-22 ⓘ |
| partOf | Elvis Costello discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nick Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
1976
ⓘ
1977 ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Pathway Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Radar Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: My Aim Is True Description of subject: My Aim Is True is the critically acclaimed 1977 debut album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, known for its sharp songwriting and fusion of punk, new wave, and pub rock.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True