Reach Out I'll Be There

E295698

single song

"Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 soul classic by the Four Tops, renowned for its dramatic vocals, driving Motown production, and status as one of the group's signature hits.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Reach Out I'll Be There canonical	11
Reach Out I’ll Be There	4
"Reach Out I’ll Be There" by Four Tops	1
"Reach Out I’ll Be There" by The Four Tops	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2755289 — 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: Reach Out I'll Be There
Context triple: [The Four Tops, notableWork, Reach Out I'll Be There]

A. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
B. I'll Be There
"I'll Be There" is a soulful 1970 ballad by The Jackson 5 that became one of their signature hits and a defining Motown classic.
C. Stand by Me
"Stand by Me" is a classic 1961 soul and R&B song by Ben E. King, renowned for its heartfelt lyrics, memorable melody, and enduring influence in popular music.
D. Stand by Me
Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age film, based on a Stephen King novella, that follows four boys on a journey to find a missing body and has become a beloved classic of American cinema.
E. I’ll Be There
"I’ll Be There" is a soulful track performed by Cissy Houston, featured on her self-titled album.
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: Reach Out I'll Be There
Target entity description: "Reach Out I'll Be There" is a 1966 soul classic by the Four Tops, renowned for its dramatic vocals, driving Motown production, and status as one of the group's signature hits.

A. Lean on Me
"Lean on Me" is a 1989 American drama film starring Morgan Freeman as a tough, unconventional high school principal working to reform a troubled inner-city school.
B. I'll Be There
"I'll Be There" is a soulful 1970 ballad by The Jackson 5 that became one of their signature hits and a defining Motown classic.
C. Stand by Me
"Stand by Me" is a classic 1961 soul and R&B song by Ben E. King, renowned for its heartfelt lyrics, memorable melody, and enduring influence in popular music.
D. Stand by Me
Stand by Me is a 1986 coming-of-age film, based on a Stephen King novella, that follows four boys on a journey to find a missing body and has become a beloved classic of American cinema.
E. I’ll Be There
"I’ll Be There" is a soulful track performed by Cissy Houston, featured on her self-titled album.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ song ⓘ
chartPosition	number one on the UK Singles Chart ⓘ number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalStatus	classic of 1960s soul music ⓘ
decade	1960s ⓘ
describedAs	Motown classic ⓘ soul classic ⓘ
follows	Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever ⓘ
genre	Motown ⓘ pop ⓘ soul ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	later soul music ⓘ pop music ⓘ
hasMusicGenre	R&B ⓘ
hasPart	backing vocals ⓘ driving rhythm section ⓘ lead vocal ⓘ orchestral arrangement ⓘ
hasSignatureLine	Reach out, I'll be there ⓘ linked to: Reach Out
hasTheme	offering emotional support ⓘ reassurance in times of trouble ⓘ
includedIn	many Motown compilation albums ⓘ
isFollowedBy	Standing in the Shadows of Love ⓘ
isPartOf	Motown Records catalog ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	7-inch single ⓘ
notableFor	being a signature hit of the Four Tops ⓘ dramatic vocals ⓘ signature Motown production ⓘ
partOf	Four Tops discography ⓘ
performer	Four Tops ⓘ linked to: The Four Tops The Funk Brothers ⓘ
producer	Brian Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ
publicationDate	1966 ⓘ
recordedIn	Detroit, Michigan ⓘ linked to: Detroit Hitsville U.S.A. studio ⓘ linked to: Motown Studio A
recordLabel	Motown ⓘ
rhythmicFeature	driving beat ⓘ
songwriter	Brian Holland ⓘ Eddie Holland ⓘ Lamont Dozier ⓘ
style	dramatic, gospel-influenced vocal delivery ⓘ
vocalist	Levi Stubbs ⓘ
writer	Holland–Dozier–Holland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

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

The Four Tops → notableWork → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ

The Four Tops → signatureSong → Reach Out I'll Be There ⓘ

The Funk Brothers → playedOnHit → "Reach Out I’ll Be There" by Four Tops ⓘ