Something’s Got a Hold on Me

E253146

single song

"Something’s Got a Hold on Me" is a 1962 soul and R&B song by Etta James, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring influence on popular music.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Something's Got a Hold on Me	6
Something’s Got a Hold on Me canonical	6
"Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James (in original song arrangement)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2307050 — 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: Something’s Got a Hold on Me
Context triple: [Etta James, notableWork, Something’s Got a Hold on Me]

A. You Got Me
"You Got Me" is a Grammy-winning neo-soul/hip-hop song by The Roots featuring Erykah Badu, widely recognized for its innovative blend of live instrumentation and introspective lyricism.
B. Ain’t Got You
"Ain’t Got You" is the opening track of Bruce Springsteen’s 1987 album *Tunnel of Love*, a short, bluesy song reflecting on material success and emotional emptiness.
C. Something’s Gotta Give
"Something’s Gotta Give" is a 2003 romantic comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton about an aging music executive who unexpectedly falls for his young girlfriend’s playwright mother.
D. 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.
E. Just Can't Get Enough
"Just Can't Get Enough" is a pop song performed by Fergie, best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas, featuring her distinctive vocals over an electro-influenced production.
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: Something’s Got a Hold on Me
Target entity description: "Something’s Got a Hold on Me" is a 1962 soul and R&B song by Etta James, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring influence on popular music.

A. You Got Me
"You Got Me" is a Grammy-winning neo-soul/hip-hop song by The Roots featuring Erykah Badu, widely recognized for its innovative blend of live instrumentation and introspective lyricism.
B. Ain’t Got You
"Ain’t Got You" is the opening track of Bruce Springsteen’s 1987 album *Tunnel of Love*, a short, bluesy song reflecting on material success and emotional emptiness.
C. Something’s Gotta Give
"Something’s Gotta Give" is a 2003 romantic comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton about an aging music executive who unexpectedly falls for his young girlfriend’s playwright mother.
D. 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.
E. Just Can't Get Enough
"Just Can't Get Enough" is a pop song performed by Fergie, best known as a member of The Black Eyed Peas, featuring her distinctive vocals over an electro-influenced production.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
composer	Etta James ⓘ Leroy Kirkland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasChorusLyric	“Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling” ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	backing vocals ⓘ orchestral arrangement ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ
hasTempo	up-tempo ⓘ
hasType	R&B song ⓘ soul song ⓘ
influencedWork	Good Feeling ⓘ linked to: "Good Feeling" Levels ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Etta James ⓘ Pearl Woods ⓘ
notableFor	influence on popular music ⓘ use of gospel-influenced vocals ⓘ
partOf	Etta James discography ⓘ linked to: Etta James
performer	Etta James ⓘ Etta James and the Riley Hampton Orchestra ⓘ
producer	Ralph Bass ⓘ
publicationDate	1962 ⓘ
recordLabel	Argo Records ⓘ
sampledIn	Good Feeling ⓘ linked to: "Good Feeling" Levels ⓘ
vocalStyle	powerful vocals ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Etta James → notableWork → Something’s Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

Etta James → notableSong → Something’s Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

"Good Feeling" (instrumental) by Flo Rida → sampledFrom → "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James (in original song arrangement) ⓘ

subject linked to: “Good Feeling” (instrumental) by Flo Rida