The Boy Named If
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The Boy Named If is a 2022 rock album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters that revisits his sharp, guitar-driven sound with themes of memory, aging, and lost innocence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boy Named If canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10007082 — 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: The Boy Named If Context triple: [Elvis Costello, notableWork, The Boy Named If]
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A.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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B.
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
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C.
The Baby
"The Baby" is a country song recorded by Blake Shelton that became one of his early signature hits.
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D.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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E.
The One and Only
The One and Only is a film edited by acclaimed British film editor Terry Rawlings, known for his work on major genre-defining movies.
- 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: The Boy Named If Target entity description: The Boy Named If is a 2022 rock album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters that revisits his sharp, guitar-driven sound with themes of memory, aging, and lost innocence.
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A.
The Boy
The Boy is a 2016 American horror film about a young woman hired to nanny a lifelike doll that may be supernaturally alive.
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B.
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die is a memoir recounting David Nyuol Vincent’s harrowing experiences as a child refugee from the Sudanese civil war and his eventual resettlement in Australia.
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C.
The Baby
"The Baby" is a country song recorded by Blake Shelton that became one of his early signature hits.
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D.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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E.
The One and Only
The One and Only is a film edited by acclaimed British film editor Terry Rawlings, known for his work on major genre-defining movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elvis Costello & The Imposters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| featuresBandMember |
Davey Faragher
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pete Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Nieve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hey Clockface NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
power pop
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Farewell, OK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnificent Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Paint the Red Rose Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Farewell, OK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnificent Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mistook Me for a Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ My Most Beautiful Mistake NERFINISHED ⓘ Paint the Red Rose Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Penelope Halfpenny NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Named If NERFINISHED ⓘ The Death of Magic Thinking NERFINISHED ⓘ The Difference NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man You Love to Hate NERFINISHED ⓘ Trick Out the Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 49 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharp guitar-driven sound ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 13 ⓘ |
| partOfDiscographyOf |
Elvis Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Imposters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Elvis Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Imposters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWorkReleaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| producer |
Elvis Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sebastian Krys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
EMI Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2022-01-14 ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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lost innocence ⓘ memory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boy Named If Description of subject: The Boy Named If is a 2022 rock album by Elvis Costello and The Imposters that revisits his sharp, guitar-driven sound with themes of memory, aging, and lost innocence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.