Porcelain by Moby
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"Porcelain" by Moby is a downtempo electronic track from his 1999 album "Play," widely recognized for its melancholic melody and prominent use in film soundtracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porcelain by Moby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658506 — 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: Porcelain by Moby Context triple: [The Beach, notableSong, Porcelain by Moby]
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A.
Somewhere
"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical West Side Story that expresses a longing for a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
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B.
Glory Façade
Glory Façade is the grand, symbolically rich main entrance of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, dedicated to themes of Christ’s glory, resurrection, and eternal life.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
Heaven Somewhere
Heaven Somewhere is a soulful, experimental track by Erykah Badu featured on her genre-blending album "Electric Circus."
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E.
Mad Girl’s Love Song
"Mad Girl’s Love Song" is a villanelle-style poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of love, loss, and psychological instability through haunting, repetitive refrains.
- 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: Porcelain by Moby Target entity description: "Porcelain" by Moby is a downtempo electronic track from his 1999 album "Play," widely recognized for its melancholic melody and prominent use in film soundtracks.
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A.
Somewhere
"Somewhere" is a poignant ballad from the musical West Side Story that expresses a longing for a peaceful place where love can transcend conflict and prejudice.
-
B.
Glory Façade
Glory Façade is the grand, symbolically rich main entrance of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família, dedicated to themes of Christ’s glory, resurrection, and eternal life.
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C.
Holy Place
The Holy Place was the inner sanctuary of the ancient Israelite tabernacle and later the Jerusalem Temple, where priests performed daily rituals before the Most Holy Place.
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D.
Heaven Somewhere
Heaven Somewhere is a soulful, experimental track by Erykah Badu featured on her genre-blending album "Electric Circus."
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E.
Mad Girl’s Love Song
"Mad Girl’s Love Song" is a villanelle-style poem by Sylvia Plath that explores themes of love, loss, and psychological instability through haunting, repetitive refrains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Play ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| artist | Moby ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted on UK Singles Chart
ⓘ
charted on US Billboard dance charts ⓘ reached top 10 in several European countries ⓘ |
| composer | Moby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
often cited as a highlight of the album Play
ⓘ
widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| genre |
downtempo
ⓘ
electronic music ⓘ |
| hasISRC | GBAAA9900390 ⓘ |
| hasLengthAlbumVersion | about 4 minutes 1 second ⓘ |
| hasLengthSingleVersion | about 3 minutes 58 seconds ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Porcelain music video directed by Jonas Åkerlund ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideoDirector | Jonas Åkerlund ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
downtempo beat
ⓘ
melancholic piano melody ⓘ prominent string-like synth pads ⓘ use of reverb-heavy vocals ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
melancholy
ⓘ
relationship regret ⓘ |
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | melancholic ⓘ |
| includedIn |
numerous chillout compilations
ⓘ
soundtrack of film The Beach ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Moby ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Moby ⓘ |
| partOf | Play ⓘ |
| performer | Moby ⓘ |
| productionType | electronic production with sampled elements ⓘ |
| publisher | Little Idiot Music ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Elektra Records
ⓘ
Mute Records ⓘ V2 Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| tempoBPM | 96 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbumPlay | 5 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film The Beach
ⓘ
television advertisements ⓘ television series ⓘ various film soundtracks ⓘ |
| writerCreditName | Richard Melville Hall ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porcelain by Moby Description of subject: "Porcelain" by Moby is a downtempo electronic track from his 1999 album "Play," widely recognized for its melancholic melody and prominent use in film soundtracks.
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