Race for the Prize
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"Race for the Prize" is a critically acclaimed, orchestral-psychedelic rock song by The Flaming Lips that opens their 1999 album *The Soft Bulletin* and has become one of their signature tracks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Race for the Prize canonical | 2 |
| follows "Race for the Prize" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13028046 — 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: Race for the Prize Context triple: [The Flaming Lips, notableSong, Race for the Prize]
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A.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun is the popular nickname for Paris–Nice, a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France known for its route from the cold north to the sunny Mediterranean.
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B.
Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon is a 1984 coming-of-age romantic drama film set during World War II, starring Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage as young men facing love and impending military service.
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C.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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D.
The Race
The Race is the historic annual rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale Universities, renowned as the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States.
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E.
Race Against Time
Race Against Time is a non-fiction book by Canadian diplomat and humanitarian Stephen Lewis that critiques the global response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
- 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: Race for the Prize Target entity description: "Race for the Prize" is a critically acclaimed, orchestral-psychedelic rock song by The Flaming Lips that opens their 1999 album *The Soft Bulletin* and has become one of their signature tracks.
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A.
Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun is the popular nickname for Paris–Nice, a prestigious early-season professional road cycling stage race in France known for its route from the cold north to the sunny Mediterranean.
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B.
Racing with the Moon
Racing with the Moon is a 1984 coming-of-age romantic drama film set during World War II, starring Sean Penn and Nicolas Cage as young men facing love and impending military service.
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C.
The Race
The Race is a narrow, fast-moving tidal strait at the eastern end of Long Island Sound, known for its strong currents and challenging navigation conditions.
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D.
The Race
The Race is the historic annual rowing regatta between Harvard and Yale Universities, renowned as the oldest intercollegiate sporting event in the United States.
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E.
Race Against Time
Race Against Time is a non-fiction book by Canadian diplomat and humanitarian Stephen Lewis that critiques the global response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Soft Bulletin ⓘ |
| artist | The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | late 1990s alternative rock ⓘ |
| composer |
Steven Drozd
ⓘ
Wayne Coyne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | orchestral-psychedelic rock song ⓘ |
| features |
distorted drums
ⓘ
layered vocals ⓘ prominent orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| format |
7-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
orchestral rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | one of The Flaming Lips' signature tracks ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | reputation of The Soft Bulletin as a landmark album ⓘ |
| hasLiveFavoriteStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | unconventional drum pattern ⓘ |
| hasType | studio recording ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Flaming Lips live setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Wayne Coyne ⓘ |
| notableFor | opening track of The Soft Bulletin ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | The Soft Bulletin ⓘ |
| originalMedium | audio recording ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Flaming Lips discography
ⓘ
The Soft Bulletin ⓘ |
| performer | The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| producer |
Dave Fridmann
ⓘ
The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | The Flaming Lips ⓘ |
| theme |
competition
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ scientific discovery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Race for the Prize Description of subject: "Race for the Prize" is a critically acclaimed, orchestral-psychedelic rock song by The Flaming Lips that opens their 1999 album *The Soft Bulletin* and has become one of their signature tracks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Race for the Prize