And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

E142828

power ballad show tune song torch song

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going canonical	12
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1225931 — 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: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
Context triple: [Dreamgirls, hasSong, And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going]

A. As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
B. As I Am
"As I Am" is a Grammy-winning R&B and soul studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, noted for hits like "No One" and its blend of classical piano with contemporary urban sounds.
C. If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
D. Tell Me No
"Tell Me No" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
E. Tell Me That It Isn't True
"Tell Me That It Isn't True" is a country-influenced song by Bob Dylan featured on his late-1960s album Nashville Skyline.
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: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
Target entity description: "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a powerful, emotionally charged showstopper ballad from the musical Dreamgirls, best known for its demanding vocals and iconic performances by Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson.

A. As I Am
"As I Am" is a Christian-influenced studio album by Broadway and television star Kristin Chenoweth, showcasing her vocal versatility through inspirational and contemporary songs.
B. As I Am
"As I Am" is a Grammy-winning R&B and soul studio album by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, noted for hits like "No One" and its blend of classical piano with contemporary urban sounds.
C. If I Told You That
"If I Told You That" is an R&B duet by Whitney Houston and George Michael that gained popularity as a single from Houston’s late-1990s musical era.
D. Tell Me No
"Tell Me No" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
E. Tell Me That It Isn't True
"Tell Me That It Isn't True" is a country-influenced song by Bob Dylan featured on his late-1960s album Nashville Skyline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	power ballad ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ torch song ⓘ
awardsContext	Jennifer Holliday won Tony Award for Dreamgirls performance including this song ⓘ linked to: Jennifer Holliday Jennifer Hudson won Academy Award for Dreamgirls performance including this song ⓘ
composer	Henry Krieger ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
decadeOfOrigin	1980s ⓘ
describedAs	iconic Broadway song ⓘ showstopper ballad ⓘ
emotion	defiance ⓘ desperation ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ
featuredInFilm	Dreamgirls (2006 film) ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls
firstPerformanceIn	Dreamgirls original Broadway production ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
firstPerformanceYear	1981 ⓘ
fromMusical	Dreamgirls ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ show tune ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasSection	climactic high-belting finale ⓘ spoken-style intro ⓘ
influenced	subsequent R&B and Broadway power ballads ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Tom Eyen ⓘ
narrativeFunction	eleven o'clock number ⓘ
notableFor	association with Jennifer Holliday ⓘ association with Jennifer Hudson ⓘ extreme vocal difficulty ⓘ
notablePerformance	Jennifer Holliday at the 1982 Tony Awards ⓘ Jennifer Holliday in original Broadway production of Dreamgirls ⓘ Jennifer Hudson in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls ⓘ
originalPerformer	Jennifer Holliday ⓘ
partOf	Dreamgirls ⓘ
performedBy	Jennifer Holliday ⓘ Jennifer Hudson ⓘ
performedOnBroadwayCastAlbum	Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording ⓘ
production	Dreamgirls original Broadway production at the Imperial Theatre ⓘ linked to: Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical)
recordedBy	Jennifer Holliday ⓘ Jennifer Hudson ⓘ
settingInStory	Effie confronts Curtis about being pushed out of the group ⓘ
sungByCharacter	Effie White ⓘ
theme	emotional plea for love and recognition ⓘ refusal to accept the end of a relationship ⓘ
usedAs	audition song for powerful female vocalists ⓘ
vocalRange	demanding ⓘ
vocalStyle	belting ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dreamgirls → hasSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dreamgirls version) → title → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Effie White → famousForSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Effie White → singsSongInWork → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Henry Krieger → notableSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack) → hasTrack → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Dreamgirls (2006 film soundtrack) → notableWork → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Jennifer Holliday → notableSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Jennifer Holliday → GrammyAwardFor → "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" ⓘ

linked to: And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

I Am Changing → followsInShow → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Dreamgirls (1981 Broadway musical) → featuresSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Glee: The Music, Volume 2 → includesWork → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording → featuresSong → And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going ⓘ

Dreamgirls franchise → hasSong → "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" ⓘ