If You Were the Only Girl in the World
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"If You Were the Only Girl in the World" is a popular early 20th-century romantic song that became a standard, widely performed and recorded in musical theatre, films, and popular music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| If You Were the Only Girl in the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10810681 — 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: If You Were the Only Girl in the World Context triple: [By the Light of the Silvery Moon, featuresSong, If You Were the Only Girl in the World]
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A.
The Only Girl
The Only Girl is a 1914 Broadway musical comedy with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics by Henry Blossom.
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B.
Of the Girl
"Of the Girl" is a moody, atmospheric rock song by Pearl Jam from their 2000 album "Binaural."
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C.
If I Were a Boy
"If I Were a Boy" is a pop-R&B ballad best known as a hit single by Beyoncé that explores themes of gender roles, empathy, and relationship dynamics.
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D.
I Want a Girl
"I Want a Girl" is a popular early 20th-century American song co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, best known for its nostalgic refrain about wanting "a girl just like the girl that married dear old dad."
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E.
Goodnight Girl
"Goodnight Girl" is a 1992 soft rock ballad by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet that became one of their most successful and recognizable hit singles.
- 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: If You Were the Only Girl in the World Target entity description: "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" is a popular early 20th-century romantic song that became a standard, widely performed and recorded in musical theatre, films, and popular music.
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A.
The Only Girl
The Only Girl is a 1914 Broadway musical comedy with music by Victor Herbert and lyrics by Henry Blossom.
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B.
Of the Girl
"Of the Girl" is a moody, atmospheric rock song by Pearl Jam from their 2000 album "Binaural."
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C.
If I Were a Boy
"If I Were a Boy" is a pop-R&B ballad best known as a hit single by Beyoncé that explores themes of gender roles, empathy, and relationship dynamics.
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D.
I Want a Girl
"I Want a Girl" is a popular early 20th-century American song co-written by lyricist Bert Kalmar, best known for its nostalgic refrain about wanting "a girl just like the girl that married dear old dad."
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E.
Goodnight Girl
"Goodnight Girl" is a 1992 soft rock ballad by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet that became one of their most successful and recognizable hit singles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music hall song
ⓘ
song ⓘ standard ⓘ |
| associatedWith | World War I popular music ⓘ |
| composer | Nat D. Ayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | World War I era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Alhambra Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn | The Bing Boys Are Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
popular music
ⓘ
romantic ballad ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus structure ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "If you were the only girl in the world, and I were the only boy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | repertoire of traditional pop singers ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
romantic lyrics
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sentimental melody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Clifford Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | being the only girl in the world for the singer ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Al Jolson
NERFINISHED
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Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Vallée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformers |
George Robey
NERFINISHED
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Violet Loraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | voice and piano ⓘ |
| performanceType | duet ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| sheetMusicPublisher | British music publishers (1910s) ⓘ |
| theme | romantic devotion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| title | If You Were the Only Girl in the World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
films
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musical theatre ⓘ popular music performances ⓘ |
| writtenFor | musical revue The Bing Boys Are Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: If You Were the Only Girl in the World Description of subject: "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" is a popular early 20th-century romantic song that became a standard, widely performed and recorded in musical theatre, films, and popular music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.