You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me

E294455

single song

"You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me" is a classic 1962 soul song written by Smokey Robinson, renowned as one of Motown’s most enduring and frequently covered hits.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me canonical	9
You Really Got a Hold on Me	4
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Eddie Money version)	1
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Mickey Gilley version)	1
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (She & Him version)	1
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Beatles version)	1
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Supremes version)	1
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Temptations version)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2760096 — 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: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
Context triple: [Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, notableWork, You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me]

A. Something’s Got a Hold on Me
"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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. You Got Me
"You Got Me" is a pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocal delivery.
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: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
Target entity description: "You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me" is a classic 1962 soul song written by Smokey Robinson, renowned as one of Motown’s most enduring and frequently covered hits.

A. Something’s Got a Hold on Me
"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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. You Got Me
"You Got Me" is a pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its heartfelt lyrics and soulful vocal delivery.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
backingVocalist	Bobby Rogers ⓘ Claudette Robinson ⓘ Marv Tarplin ⓘ Pete Moore ⓘ Ronnie White ⓘ
BsideOf	Happy Landing ⓘ
composer	Smokey Robinson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedAs	Motown classic ⓘ soul standard ⓘ
featuresInstrumentalEnsemble	The Funk Brothers ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasChorusLyric	I don’t like you, but I love you ⓘ You’ve really got a hold on me ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Eddie Money version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (Mickey Gilley version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (She & Him version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Beatles version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Supremes version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me (The Temptations version) ⓘ linked to: You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
hasFormat	7-inch single ⓘ
isPartOf	Motown catalog ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
leadVocal	Smokey Robinson ⓘ
musicalEra	1960s ⓘ
notableFor	being frequently covered by other artists ⓘ being one of Motown’s most enduring hits ⓘ
originalArtist	The Miracles ⓘ linked to: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
performedBy	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ⓘ
performer	The Miracles ⓘ linked to: Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
placeOfOrigin	Detroit, Michigan ⓘ linked to: Detroit
producer	Berry Gordy ⓘ Smokey Robinson ⓘ
recordedForAlbum	The Fabulous Miracles ⓘ
recordingDate	1962 ⓘ
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ Tamla ⓘ
releaseYear	1962 ⓘ
subjectMatter	conflicted romantic feelings ⓘ
tempo	slow to mid-tempo ⓘ
vocalist	Smokey Robinson ⓘ
vocalStyle	call-and-response ⓘ
writer	Smokey Robinson ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (19)

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

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles → notableWork → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles → hasHitSingle → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

The Lover in Me → hasPart → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

Smokey Robinson → notableWork → You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me ⓘ

With The Beatles → containsTrack → You Really Got a Hold on Me ⓘ