Man in the Box
E142470
"Man in the Box" is a heavy, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains known for its distinctive vocal effects, dark lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature tracks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Man in the Box canonical | 12 |
| Man in the Box (music video) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243257 — 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: Man in the Box Context triple: [Alice in Chains, notableWork, Man in the Box]
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A.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
Man in Black
"Man in Black" is a signature song by Johnny Cash that articulates his solidarity with the poor and oppressed and explains his trademark dark clothing.
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C.
Mirror Ball Man
Mirror Ball Man is a flashy, televangelist-style alter ego adopted by U2’s Bono during the Zoo TV Tour to satirize media excess, consumerism, and rock-star celebrity.
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D.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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E.
I Am Not a Human Being
I Am Not a Human Being is a 2010 studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne that blends Southern hip hop and punchline-heavy lyricism, released while he was serving a prison sentence.
- 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: Man in the Box Target entity description: "Man in the Box" is a heavy, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains known for its distinctive vocal effects, dark lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature tracks.
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A.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
Man in Black
"Man in Black" is a signature song by Johnny Cash that articulates his solidarity with the poor and oppressed and explains his trademark dark clothing.
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C.
Mirror Ball Man
Mirror Ball Man is a flashy, televangelist-style alter ego adopted by U2’s Bono during the Zoo TV Tour to satirize media excess, consumerism, and rock-star celebrity.
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D.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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E.
I Am Not a Human Being
I Am Not a Human Being is a 2010 studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne that blends Southern hip hop and punchline-heavy lyricism, released while he was serving a prison sentence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Facelift ⓘ |
| artist | Alice in Chains ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
became a breakthrough hit for Alice in Chains
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charted on US Mainstream Rock Tracks ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Cantrell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact | helped establish Alice in Chains in the mainstream rock scene ⓘ |
| firstReleaseRegion |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
grunge
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heavy metal ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
Man in the Box (music video)
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linked to:
Man in the Box
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| hasQuality |
dark atmosphere
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heavy guitar riffs ⓘ memorable chorus ⓘ mid-tempo groove ⓘ prominent vocal effects ⓘ signature song of Alice in Chains ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Facelift ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
backing vocals
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bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Layne Staley ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
confinement
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control and censorship ⓘ dark lyrics ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Paul Rachman ⓘ |
| notableRiff | opening guitar riff ⓘ |
| performer | Alice in Chains ⓘ |
| recognition |
considered one of the defining songs of early 1990s grunge
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featured on rock radio rotations for decades ⓘ frequently included in Alice in Chains live setlists ⓘ |
| recordingArtist |
Jerry Cantrell
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Layne Staley ⓘ Mike Starr ⓘ Sean Kinney ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseType | single from the album Facelift ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| vocalEffect |
talk box
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wah-wah ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | distorted vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Jerry Cantrell
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Layne Staley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Man in the Box Description of subject: "Man in the Box" is a heavy, grunge-era song by Alice in Chains known for its distinctive vocal effects, dark lyrics, and status as one of the band's signature tracks.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Man in the Box
linked to: Man in the Box
subject linked to:
Facelift (Alice in Chains album)
subject linked to:
Facelift (Alice in Chains album)