No One Is to Blame
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"No One Is to Blame" is a mid-1980s pop song by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones, known for its introspective lyrics about missed opportunities and its success on international charts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No One Is to Blame canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11031491 — 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: No One Is to Blame Context triple: [Howard Jones, notableWork, No One Is to Blame]
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A.
Wasn't Your Fault
"Wasn't Your Fault" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2002 studio album "Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss."
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B.
Not to Blame
"Not to Blame" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo," noted for its stark, critical exploration of abuse and denial.
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C.
Don’t Blame Me
"Don’t Blame Me" is a dark, synth-heavy pop song by Taylor Swift that explores obsessive, all-consuming love on her 2017 album *Reputation*.
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D.
Don’t Blame Me
"Don’t Blame Me" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style of the former Ramones drummer’s post-Ramones band.
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E.
I Have Only Myself to Blame
"I Have Only Myself to Blame" is a literary work by British writer and socialite Elizabeth Asquith, reflecting her sharp wit and insight into early 20th-century high society.
- 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: No One Is to Blame Target entity description: "No One Is to Blame" is a mid-1980s pop song by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones, known for its introspective lyrics about missed opportunities and its success on international charts.
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A.
Wasn't Your Fault
"Wasn't Your Fault" is a track by Snoop Dogg featured on his 2002 studio album "Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss."
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B.
Not to Blame
"Not to Blame" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1994 album "Turbulent Indigo," noted for its stark, critical exploration of abuse and denial.
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C.
Don’t Blame Me
"Don’t Blame Me" is a dark, synth-heavy pop song by Taylor Swift that explores obsessive, all-consuming love on her 2017 album *Reputation*.
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D.
Don’t Blame Me
"Don’t Blame Me" is a punk rock song by Marky Ramone and the Intruders, showcasing the high-energy style of the former Ramones drummer’s post-Ramones band.
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E.
I Have Only Myself to Blame
"I Have Only Myself to Blame" is a literary work by British writer and socialite Elizabeth Asquith, reflecting her sharp wit and insight into early 20th-century high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1980s synth-pop era ⓘ |
| backingVocalsBy | Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | top 20 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSAdultContemporary | number 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | top 10 ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | international ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drumsBy | Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasBSide | various tracks depending on release ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | one of Howard Jones’s best-known songs ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1980s pop ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ album track ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Howard Jones live performances ⓘ |
| hasMemorableLyric |
You can dip your foot in the pool but you can’t have a swim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
You can look at the menu but you just can’t eat ⓘ You’re the fastest runner but you’re not allowed to win ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Yes ⓘ |
| hasVersion | single remix version ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedOn | Howard Jones compilation albums ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Howard Jones discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
introspection
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missed opportunities ⓘ unrequited desire ⓘ |
| mood |
melancholic
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| notableInstrument |
piano
ⓘ
synthesizer ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | Dream Into Action NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Howard Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hugh Padgham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phil Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
WEA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePeriod | mid-1980s ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
cover versions by other artists
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music reviews ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| writer | Howard Jones 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: No One Is to Blame Description of subject: "No One Is to Blame" is a mid-1980s pop song by British singer-songwriter Howard Jones, known for its introspective lyrics about missed opportunities and its success on international charts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.