World on Fire
E234289
"World on Fire" is a socially conscious song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that critiques global inequality and consumerism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World on Fire canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2117535 — 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: World on Fire Context triple: [Sarah McLachlan, notableWork, World on Fire]
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A.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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B.
Uprising
Uprising is a 1980 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, known for its spiritual themes and including the iconic track "Redemption Song."
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C.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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D.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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E.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
- 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: World on Fire Target entity description: "World on Fire" is a socially conscious song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that critiques global inequality and consumerism.
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A.
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World is a documentary film and book by journalist John Pilger that investigates the impacts of globalization, corporate power, and Western foreign policy on developing countries.
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B.
Uprising
Uprising is a 1980 reggae album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, known for its spiritual themes and including the iconic track "Redemption Song."
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C.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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D.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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E.
Dismantling the Empire
Dismantling the Empire is a political analysis book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. militarism and imperial overreach and warns of its consequences for American democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| artist | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| benefitsCharities | multiple international aid organizations ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtistSingles | follows singles from the album Afterglow ⓘ |
| composer | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| featuredOn |
music television channels
ⓘ
radio ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasCharitableAspect | yes ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | yes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
awareness of global suffering
ⓘ
critique of Western excess ⓘ empathy for people in developing countries ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Afterglow ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
encouraging charitable action
ⓘ
questioning personal spending priorities ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| medium | audio recording ⓘ |
| musicVideoConcept | redirecting video budget to charity projects ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Sophie Muller ⓘ |
| musicVideoTheme |
charitable giving
ⓘ
consumerism critique ⓘ global inequality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highlighting real-world aid projects
ⓘ
low-budget style music video ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| partOf | Sarah McLachlan discography ⓘ |
| performer | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
| productionStyle | contemporary pop ballad ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | early 2000s ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Arista Records
ⓘ
Nettwerk ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
consumerism
ⓘ
global inequality ⓘ poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | melodic female vocals ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah McLachlan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: World on Fire Description of subject: "World on Fire" is a socially conscious song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that critiques global inequality and consumerism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.