(I Know) I'm Losing You
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"(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a classic 1966 soul song, originally recorded by The Temptations, that became one of producer-songwriter Norman Whitfield's signature Motown hits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| (I Know) I'm Losing You canonical | 2 |
| (I Know) I’m Losing You | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10526442 — 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: (I Know) I'm Losing You Context triple: [Norman Whitfield, notableWork, (I Know) I'm Losing You]
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A.
Like I'm Gonna Lose You
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a soulful pop ballad by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend that reflects on cherishing loved ones as if every moment with them could be the last.
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B.
Losing You
"Losing You" is an indie pop and R&B-influenced song by Solange Knowles, acclaimed for its bittersweet lyrics, minimalist production, and stylish, retro-inspired music video.
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C.
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a 1993 Grammy-winning pop rock song by Sting, known for its introspective lyrics about doubt and belief and its prominent place in his solo career.
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D.
Lovin' I Lost
"Lovin' I Lost" is a song by American rapper Common from his 2011 studio album *The Dreamer/The Believer*.
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E.
If I Don’t Have You
"If I Don’t Have You" is an R&B ballad by Tamar Braxton that showcases her powerful vocals and emotional storytelling about love and heartbreak.
- 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: (I Know) I'm Losing You Target entity description: "(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a classic 1966 soul song, originally recorded by The Temptations, that became one of producer-songwriter Norman Whitfield's signature Motown hits.
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A.
Like I'm Gonna Lose You
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" is a soulful pop ballad by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend that reflects on cherishing loved ones as if every moment with them could be the last.
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B.
Losing You
"Losing You" is an indie pop and R&B-influenced song by Solange Knowles, acclaimed for its bittersweet lyrics, minimalist production, and stylish, retro-inspired music video.
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C.
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a 1993 Grammy-winning pop rock song by Sting, known for its introspective lyrics about doubt and belief and its prominent place in his solo career.
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D.
Lovin' I Lost
"Lovin' I Lost" is a song by American rapper Common from his 2011 studio album *The Dreamer/The Believer*.
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E.
If I Don’t Have You
"If I Don’t Have You" is an R&B ballad by Tamar Braxton that showcases her powerful vocals and emotional storytelling about love and heartbreak.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| backingBand | The Funk Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backingVocalist |
Eddie Kendricks
NERFINISHED
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Melvin Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | "I Know I'm Losing You" single (The Temptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPeakCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 8 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 1 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist |
Rare Earth
NERFINISHED
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Rod Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredOnAlbum |
"Temptations Live!"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various Motown compilations ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic soul
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soul ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Rare Earth song)
NERFINISHED
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"(I Know) I'm Losing You" (Rod Stewart version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional insecurity
ⓘ
romantic loss ⓘ |
| isClassicOf |
1960s soul music
ⓘ
Motown catalogue ⓘ |
| labelImprint | Gordy 7057 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | David Ruffin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 2:29 ⓘ |
| musicalFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
driving rhythm section ⓘ prominent bass line ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of Norman Whitfield's signature Motown productions ⓘ |
| originalArtist | The Temptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMovement | Motown sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Temptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Hitsville U.S.A. Studio A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedInState | Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Gordy
NERFINISHED
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Motown ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1966-11-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| vocalGroup | The Temptations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Cornelius Grant
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Whitfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: (I Know) I'm Losing You Description of subject: "(I Know) I'm Losing You" is a classic 1966 soul song, originally recorded by The Temptations, that became one of producer-songwriter Norman Whitfield's signature Motown hits.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
(I Know) I’m Losing You
this entity surface form:
(I Know) I’m Losing You