Dancing with a Stranger
E245940
"Dancing with a Stranger" is a 2019 R&B-pop duet by Normani and Sam Smith that became a global hit for its smooth production, sultry vocals, and themes of post-breakup loneliness.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dancing with a Stranger canonical | 11 |
| Dancing with Strangers | 2 |
| Dancing With a Stranger | 1 |
| Dancing with a Stranger (Remixes) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2220169 — 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: Dancing with a Stranger Context triple: [Normani, notableWork, Dancing with a Stranger]
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger is a 2007 psychological thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis that explores themes of identity, deception, and online anonymity.
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C.
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
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D.
Dance Me to the End of Love
"Dance Me to the End of Love" is a poetic, tango-inflected song by Leonard Cohen that intertwines themes of love, longing, and mortality.
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E.
Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz is a 2011 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Sarah Polley, that explores the complexities of marriage and desire through the story of a young woman torn between her husband and a new attraction.
- 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: Dancing with a Stranger Target entity description: "Dancing with a Stranger" is a 2019 R&B-pop duet by Normani and Sam Smith that became a global hit for its smooth production, sultry vocals, and themes of post-breakup loneliness.
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A.
I Was a Stranger
"I Was a Stranger" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, released under his former stage name Smog and noted for its stark, introspective indie-folk style.
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B.
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger is a 2007 psychological thriller film starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis that explores themes of identity, deception, and online anonymity.
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C.
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching is a suspense novel by Mary Higgins Clark that follows the terrifying abduction of a child and the race to stop a calculating killer.
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D.
Dance Me to the End of Love
"Dance Me to the End of Love" is a poetic, tango-inflected song by Leonard Cohen that intertwines themes of love, longing, and mortality.
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E.
Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz is a 2011 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Sarah Polley, that explores the complexities of marriage and desire through the story of a young woman torn between her husband and a new attraction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| certification | multi-platinum in several countries ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart number 3
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number 7 ⓘ top 10 in multiple countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresArtist |
Normani
ⓘ
Sam Smith ⓘ |
| format |
digital download
ⓘ
streaming ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| hasRemix |
Dancing with a Stranger (Remixes)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dancing with a Stranger
|
| includedIn |
Normani singles discography
ⓘ
Sam Smith singles discography ⓘ
linked to:
Sam Smith
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:51 ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Vaughan Arnell ⓘ |
| notableFor |
global commercial success
ⓘ
smooth production ⓘ sultry vocals ⓘ |
| performer |
Normani
ⓘ
Sam Smith ⓘ |
| producer |
Jimmy Napes
ⓘ
Stargate ⓘ |
| recorded | 2018 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
ⓘ
RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2019-01-11 ⓘ |
| theme |
moving on from a relationship
ⓘ
post-breakup loneliness ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | duet ⓘ |
| vocalType |
female vocals
ⓘ
male vocals ⓘ |
| writer |
Jimmy Napes
ⓘ
Mikkel S. Eriksen ⓘ Nora En Pure ⓘ Normani ⓘ Sam Smith ⓘ Stargate ⓘ Tor Erik Hermansen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dancing with a Stranger Description of subject: "Dancing with a Stranger" is a 2019 R&B-pop duet by Normani and Sam Smith that became a global hit for its smooth production, sultry vocals, and themes of post-breakup loneliness.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dancing with a Stranger
linked to: Dancing with a Stranger
subject linked to:
Dancing with a Stranger with Sam Smith
linked to: Dancing with a Stranger
linked to: Dancing with a Stranger