Triple

T12005994
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Strokes E285778 entity
Predicate notableSong P4 FINISHED
Object Hard to Explain
"Hard to Explain" is a breakthrough 2001 single by American rock band The Strokes, known for its raw garage-rock sound and role in defining the early-2000s indie rock revival.
E960314 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hard to Explain | Statement: [The Strokes, notableSong, Hard to Explain]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hard to Explain
Context triple: [The Strokes, notableSong, Hard to Explain]
  • A. Can’t Explain It
    "Can’t Explain It" is a component or section within "The DEFinition," likely serving as a distinct track, chapter, or segment of that larger work.
  • B. Don’t Explain
    "Don’t Explain" is a soulful R&B song by Snoh Aalegra that showcases her emotive vocals and atmospheric, jazz-influenced production.
  • C. Don’t Explain
    "Don’t Explain" is a jazz ballad closely associated with Billie Holiday, known for its intimate, emotionally raw portrayal of romantic betrayal and resignation.
  • D. Hard to Handle
    "Hard to Handle" is a popular rock song best known from The Black Crowes' 1990 cover of Otis Redding's original soul track, which became one of their signature hits.
  • E. It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
    "It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense" is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, known for its introspective indie-pop songs that explore themes of grief, love, and resilience.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hard to Explain
Triple: [The Strokes, notableSong, Hard to Explain]
Generated description
"Hard to Explain" is a breakthrough 2001 single by American rock band The Strokes, known for its raw garage-rock sound and role in defining the early-2000s indie rock revival.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hard to Explain
Target entity description: "Hard to Explain" is a breakthrough 2001 single by American rock band The Strokes, known for its raw garage-rock sound and role in defining the early-2000s indie rock revival.
  • A. Can’t Explain It
    "Can’t Explain It" is a component or section within "The DEFinition," likely serving as a distinct track, chapter, or segment of that larger work.
  • B. Don’t Explain
    "Don’t Explain" is a soulful R&B song by Snoh Aalegra that showcases her emotive vocals and atmospheric, jazz-influenced production.
  • C. Don’t Explain
    "Don’t Explain" is a jazz ballad closely associated with Billie Holiday, known for its intimate, emotionally raw portrayal of romantic betrayal and resignation.
  • D. Hard to Handle
    "Hard to Handle" is a popular rock song best known from The Black Crowes' 1990 cover of Otis Redding's original soul track, which became one of their signature hits.
  • E. It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
    "It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense" is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, known for its introspective indie-pop songs that explore themes of grief, love, and resilience.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6ab45a368819084fce08bf0dc3705 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d903c5cfc08190821e4b2940c51416 completed April 10, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f48b0574d48190b336a6b9a4ada2a8 completed May 1, 2026, 11:14 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f48fc3baac8190af87b55164f00b26 completed May 1, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f495ab52788190a886f7014267f8e2 completed May 1, 2026, 11:59 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.