Outlaw Pete
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"Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Outlaw Pete canonical | 2 |
| Outlaw Pete (children's book) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921619 — 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: Outlaw Pete Context triple: [Working on a Dream, hasTrack, Outlaw Pete]
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A.
Cowboy Joe
Cowboy Joe is the longtime Major League Baseball umpire Joe West, known for his colorful personality, record-setting number of games officiated, and occasional country music pursuits.
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B.
Outlaws
"Outlaws" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 2016 album *Revolution Radio*.
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C.
Last Chance Gulch
Last Chance Gulch is the historic main street and former gold mining site that now serves as the central downtown district of Helena, Montana.
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D.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
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E.
King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys is the famous nickname of Roy Rogers, the iconic American singing cowboy star of mid-20th-century Western films, radio, and television.
- 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: Outlaw Pete Target entity description: "Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
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A.
Cowboy Joe
Cowboy Joe is the longtime Major League Baseball umpire Joe West, known for his colorful personality, record-setting number of games officiated, and occasional country music pursuits.
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B.
Outlaws
"Outlaws" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their 2016 album *Revolution Radio*.
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C.
Last Chance Gulch
Last Chance Gulch is the historic main street and former gold mining site that now serves as the central downtown district of Helena, Montana.
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D.
The Gunfighter
The Gunfighter is a 1950 American Western film starring Gregory Peck as an aging gunslinger trying to escape his violent past.
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E.
King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys is the famous nickname of Roy Rogers, the iconic American singing cowboy star of mid-20th-century Western films, radio, and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Working on a Dream ⓘ |
| artist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| associatedAct | E Street Band ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog | Columbia Records catalog ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtDepicts | cartoon-style outlaw imagery ⓘ |
| criticalReception | noted for its ambitious narrative scope ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
CD
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ streaming ⓘ |
| followsInAlbumSequence | none (first track) ⓘ |
| format | studio recording ⓘ |
| genre |
heartland rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Outlaw Pete (children's book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Outlaw Pete
|
| hasCharacter | Outlaw Pete ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
American frontier
ⓘ
Western outlaw imagery ⓘ |
| hasStructure | multi-section narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate
ⓘ
outlaw mythology ⓘ redemption ⓘ violence and consequence ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterOccupation | outlaw ⓘ |
| includedIn | Bruce Springsteen live setlists ⓘ |
| inspired |
Outlaw Pete (children's book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Outlaw Pete
|
| isTitleTrack | no ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 8 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicStyle | epic narrative ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | life story of a legendary outlaw ⓘ |
| openingLyricsInclude | He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | Working on a Dream ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bruce Springsteen discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Bruce Springsteen
|
| performer | Bruce Springsteen ⓘ |
| precedesInAlbumSequence | My Lucky Day ⓘ |
| producer | Brendan O'Brien ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
ⓘ
linked to:
E Street Band
|
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2009-01-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | crime and moral struggle ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 1 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Outlaw Pete Description of subject: "Outlaw Pete" is an epic, narrative-driven song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his 2009 album *Working on a Dream* and tells the life story of a legendary outlaw.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Outlaw Pete
linked to: Outlaw Pete