Rocky Mountain High
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Rocky Mountain High is a folk song by John Denver that celebrates the natural beauty and spirit of Colorado and is widely associated with the state's identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain High canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1972708 — 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: Rocky Mountain High Context triple: [Colorado, hasOfficialSong, Rocky Mountain High]
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A.
Big Sky
Big Sky is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising universities in the western United States.
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B.
Rocky Top
"Rocky Top" is a popular bluegrass song that has become an unofficial anthem and rallying cry for the University of Tennessee and its sports fans.
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C.
Big Sky Country
Big Sky Country is a popular nickname for the U.S. state of Montana, evoking its vast open landscapes and expansive, unobstructed skies.
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D.
Top of the World
"Top of the World" is a popular Afrobeat-influenced song by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained wide recognition, including use as an anthem during major African football events.
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E.
Silver City Highway
Silver City Highway is a major rural highway in New South Wales, Australia, running through the state's far west and linking remote communities including the outback city of Broken Hill.
- 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: Rocky Mountain High Target entity description: Rocky Mountain High is a folk song by John Denver that celebrates the natural beauty and spirit of Colorado and is widely associated with the state's identity.
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A.
Big Sky
Big Sky is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising universities in the western United States.
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B.
Rocky Top
"Rocky Top" is a popular bluegrass song that has become an unofficial anthem and rallying cry for the University of Tennessee and its sports fans.
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C.
Go Rest High on That Mountain
"Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a Grammy-winning country gospel song by Vince Gill, renowned for its emotional tribute to loss and its frequent use at funerals and memorial services.
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D.
Big Sky Country
Big Sky Country is a popular nickname for the U.S. state of Montana, evoking its vast open landscapes and expansive, unobstructed skies.
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E.
Top of the World
"Top of the World" is a popular Afrobeat-influenced song by Nigerian artist D'banj that gained wide recognition, including use as an anthem during major African football events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumBy | John Denver ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Colorado state identity
ⓘ
Colorado tourism ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Billboard Hot 100 top 10
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|
| composer | John Denver ⓘ |
| controversy | misinterpretation of lyrics as drug reference ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coWriter | Mike Taylor ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
adopted as an unofficial anthem of Colorado before official designation
ⓘ
widely used in media about Colorado ⓘ |
| firstLine | He was born in the summer of his 27th year ⓘ |
| genre |
country folk
ⓘ
folk ⓘ |
| hasChorusPhrase | Rocky Mountain high, Colorado ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
orchestral backing ⓘ |
| honor | Colorado state song ⓘ |
| includedIn | John Denver greatest hits compilations ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
John Denver’s experiences in Colorado
ⓘ
nighttime meteor shower in the Rockies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes 43 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricist | John Denver ⓘ |
| lyricMotif |
mountain scenery
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ starry skies ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | John Denver ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Rocky Mountain High ⓘ |
| performer | John Denver ⓘ |
| productionStyle | early 1970s folk-pop ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 1970s ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| sharesStateSongStatusWith | Where the Columbines Grow ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| stateSongDesignationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| stateSongOf | Colorado ⓘ |
| subject |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ |
| theme |
environmentalism
ⓘ
love of Colorado ⓘ nature ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| USChartPeakChart |
Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
|
| USChartPeakPosition | 9 ⓘ |
| vocalist | John Denver ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rocky Mountain High Description of subject: Rocky Mountain High is a folk song by John Denver that celebrates the natural beauty and spirit of Colorado and is widely associated with the state's identity.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.