Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust
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"Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust" is an atmospheric, ethereal cover medley by the 4AD supergroup This Mortal Coil that has become one of their most iconic and influential tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11732242 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust Context triple: [This Mortal Coil, notableSong, Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust]
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A.
Pictures of Dust
Pictures of Dust is a conceptual art series by Vik Muniz in which he recreates and photographs images using dust collected from museum floors, exploring themes of memory, absence, and materiality.
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B.
Day Out of Days
Day Out of Days is an independent drama film directed by Zoe Cassavetes that explores the struggles of an aging actress navigating Hollywood’s harsh, youth-obsessed industry.
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C.
Seventeen Days
Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, known for its post-grunge sound and radio-friendly rock tracks.
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D.
Dusty Trails
Dusty Trails is a song featured on the album "Good Grief" by the American indie pop band Lucius.
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E.
Dusty Old Dust
Dusty Old Dust is an alternate title for Woody Guthrie’s folk song “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh,” a classic Dust Bowl-era ballad about hardship and farewell.
- 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: Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust Target entity description: "Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust" is an atmospheric, ethereal cover medley by the 4AD supergroup This Mortal Coil that has become one of their most iconic and influential tracks.
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A.
Pictures of Dust
Pictures of Dust is a conceptual art series by Vik Muniz in which he recreates and photographs images using dust collected from museum floors, exploring themes of memory, absence, and materiality.
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B.
Day Out of Days
Day Out of Days is an independent drama film directed by Zoe Cassavetes that explores the struggles of an aging actress navigating Hollywood’s harsh, youth-obsessed industry.
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C.
Seventeen Days
Seventeen Days is the third studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, known for its post-grunge sound and radio-friendly rock tracks.
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D.
Dusty Trails
Dusty Trails is a song featured on the album "Good Grief" by the American indie pop band Lucius.
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E.
Dusty Old Dust
Dusty Old Dust is an alternate title for Woody Guthrie’s folk song “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know Yuh,” a classic Dust Bowl-era ballad about hardship and farewell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cover medley
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | This Mortal Coil ⓘ |
| basedOn |
songs written by Gary McDowell
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songs written by Michael Conroy ⓘ songs written by Richard Brown ⓘ songs written by Robbie Grey ⓘ songs written by Stephen Walker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresArtist | Cocteau Twins ⓘ |
| format | 12-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
atmospheric rock
ⓘ
dream pop ⓘ ethereal wave ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
atmospheric sound
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ethereal production ⓘ layered vocals ⓘ medley structure ⓘ reverb-heavy guitars ⓘ slow tempo ⓘ |
| includedOn | This Mortal Coil compilation releases ⓘ |
| influenced |
ethereal wave bands
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later dream pop artists ⓘ |
| isIconicTrackOf | This Mortal Coil ⓘ |
| originalArtistOfCoveredSongs | Modern English ⓘ |
| originalSongsCovered |
Gathering Dust
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Sixteen Days ⓘ |
| producer |
Ivo Watts-Russell
ⓘ
John Fryer ⓘ |
| recordedFor |
4AD label project This Mortal Coil
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linked to:
4AD Records
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| recordLabel | 4AD ⓘ |
| releaseType | single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Elizabeth Fraser
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Gordon Sharp ⓘ Robin Guthrie ⓘ Simon Raymonde ⓘ |
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Subject: Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust Description of subject: "Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust" is an atmospheric, ethereal cover medley by the 4AD supergroup This Mortal Coil that has become one of their most iconic and influential tracks.
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Song to the Siren