If You Think You’re Lonely Now

E147729

single song

"If You Think You’re Lonely Now" is a 1981 R&B/soul ballad by Bobby Womack, renowned for its emotive vocals and enduring influence on later artists and samples.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
If You Think You’re Lonely Now canonical	6
If You Think You're Lonely Now	3
If You Think You’re Lonely Now (K-Ci & JoJo interpolation)	1
If You Think You’re Lonely Now (K-Ci Hailey version)	1
If You Think You’re Lonely Now (instrumental)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1278228 — 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: If You Think You’re Lonely Now
Context triple: [We Belong Together, hasSample, If You Think You’re Lonely Now]

A. In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
B. A Song for You
"A Song for You" is a soulful ballad, originally written and recorded by Leon Russell, that has become a widely covered standard in pop and R&B music.
C. If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
D. Owner of a Lonely Heart
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a 1983 hit rock song by the English progressive rock band Yes, known for its distinctive riff, innovative production, and status as the band's only U.S. number-one single.
E. A Case of You
"A Case of You" is a widely acclaimed, introspective folk song by Joni Mitchell, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and emotional depth.
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: If You Think You’re Lonely Now
Target entity description: "If You Think You’re Lonely Now" is a 1981 R&B/soul ballad by Bobby Womack, renowned for its emotive vocals and enduring influence on later artists and samples.

A. In the Still of the Night
"In the Still of the Night" is a popular 1937 American standard written by Cole Porter for the film "Rosalie," later widely recorded by leading vocalists and big bands.
B. A Song for You
"A Song for You" is a soulful ballad, originally written and recorded by Leon Russell, that has become a widely covered standard in pop and R&B music.
C. If I Ain't Got You
"If I Ain't Got You" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys, celebrated for its emotive vocals, piano-driven melody, and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
D. Owner of a Lonely Heart
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a 1983 hit rock song by the English progressive rock band Yes, known for its distinctive riff, innovative production, and status as the band's only U.S. number-one single.
E. A Case of You
"A Case of You" is a widely acclaimed, introspective folk song by Joni Mitchell, celebrated for its poetic lyrics and emotional depth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
album	The Poet ⓘ
artist	Bobby Womack ⓘ
chartPeakCountry_US_Hot_R&B/Hip-Hop_Songs	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
chartPeakYear_US_Hot_R&B/Hip-Hop_Songs	1982 ⓘ
chartPosition_US_Hot_R&B/Hip-Hop_Songs	3 ⓘ
chronologyNextTitle	Secrets ⓘ linked to: Secrets (album)
chronologyPreviousTitle	Check It Out ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
era	early 1980s R&B ⓘ
format	7-inch single ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasBside	If You Think You’re Lonely Now (instrumental) ⓘ linked to: If You Think You’re Lonely Now
hasInstrumentation	backing vocals ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ lead vocals ⓘ
hasNotableCover	If You Think You’re Lonely Now (K-Ci Hailey version) ⓘ linked to: If You Think You’re Lonely Now
hasNotableLyric	"If you think you’re lonely now, wait until tonight, girl" ⓘ
hasNotableUsage	featured in film "Jason’s Lyric" ⓘ featured in various R&B compilation albums ⓘ
includedInAlbum	The Poet ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
length	5:30 ⓘ
notableFor	emotive vocal performance ⓘ influence on later R&B and hip hop artists ⓘ
performer	Bobby Womack ⓘ
producer	Bobby Womack ⓘ Patrick Moten ⓘ
recordedIn	1981 ⓘ
recordLabel	Beverly Glen Music ⓘ
releaseDate	1981-11-21 ⓘ
releaseYear	1981 ⓘ
sampledIn	If You Think You’re Lonely Now (K-Ci & JoJo interpolation) ⓘ linked to: If You Think You’re Lonely Now Thugz Mansion (2Pac song) ⓘ linked to: Thugz Mansion
side	A-side ⓘ
style	ballad ⓘ
theme	relationship conflict ⓘ romantic loneliness ⓘ
vocalist	Bobby Womack ⓘ
writer	Bobby Womack ⓘ Patrick Moten ⓘ Sandra Sully ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

We Belong Together → hasSample → If You Think You’re Lonely Now ⓘ

subject linked to: song "We Belong Together"

We Belong Together → hasInterpolation → If You Think You’re Lonely Now ⓘ

subject linked to: song "We Belong Together"

If You Think You’re Lonely Now → hasBside → If You Think You’re Lonely Now (instrumental) ⓘ