Teardrops
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"Teardrops" is a soulful 1988 R&B single by Womack & Womack, known for its emotive vocals and enduring popularity on dance and soul music charts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Teardrops canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10542359 — 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: Teardrops Context triple: [Cecil Womack, notableWork, Teardrops]
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A.
Teardrops
"Teardrops" is a song by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, known as one of his notable releases during his chart-topping 1980s career.
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B.
Teardrop
"Teardrop" is a critically acclaimed trip-hop song by Massive Attack, best known for its haunting vocals and use as the theme music for the TV series House.
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C.
Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a 2011 Coldplay single that blends anthemic rock with dance influences and served as a lead track for their album "Mylo Xyloto."
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D.
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" is a classic country ballad best known for Freddy Fender’s 1975 crossover hit recording, blending English and Spanish lyrics in a heartfelt tale of unrequited love.
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E.
A Teardrop to the Sea
A Teardrop to the Sea is a song by Bon Jovi from their 2015 album "Burning Bridges."
- 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: Teardrops Target entity description: "Teardrops" is a soulful 1988 R&B single by Womack & Womack, known for its emotive vocals and enduring popularity on dance and soul music charts.
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A.
Teardrops
"Teardrops" is a song by Welsh rock and roll singer Shakin' Stevens, known as one of his notable releases during his chart-topping 1980s career.
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B.
Teardrop
"Teardrop" is a critically acclaimed trip-hop song by Massive Attack, best known for its haunting vocals and use as the theme music for the TV series House.
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C.
Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
"Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" is a 2011 Coldplay single that blends anthemic rock with dance influences and served as a lead track for their album "Mylo Xyloto."
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D.
Before the Next Teardrop Falls
"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" is a classic country ballad best known for Freddy Fender’s 1975 crossover hit recording, blending English and Spanish lyrics in a heartfelt tale of unrequited love.
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E.
A Teardrop to the Sea
A Teardrop to the Sea is a song by Bon Jovi from their 2015 album "Burning Bridges."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Womack & Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionAustralia | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionBelgium | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNetherlands | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionNewZealand | 2 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesPeak | 3 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 30 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
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soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Conscious of My Conscience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Joss Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lovestation NERFINISHED ⓘ No Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugababes NERFINISHED ⓘ The XX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
backing vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drum machine ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Teardrops (Womack & Womack music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | considered a classic of late-1980s soul and R&B ⓘ |
| hasRemix | extended dance mix ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Conscience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
emotive vocals
ⓘ
enduring popularity on dance charts ⓘ enduring popularity on soul music charts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthAlbumVersion | 6:00 ⓘ |
| lengthSingleVersion | 3:50 ⓘ |
| notableIn | club culture of late 1980s ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Womack & Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Cecil Womack
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-08-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
heartbreak
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lost love ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | duet ⓘ |
| writer |
Cecil Womack
NERFINISHED
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Linda Womack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Teardrops Description of subject: "Teardrops" is a soulful 1988 R&B single by Womack & Womack, known for its emotive vocals and enduring popularity on dance and soul music charts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.