If I Only Had a Heart

E301165

film song show tune song

"If I Only Had a Heart" is a classic song from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by the Tin Man and renowned for its wistful melody and lyrics about longing for human emotion.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
If I Only Had a Heart canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2824440 — 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: If I Only Had a Heart
Context triple: [E. Y. Harburg, notableWork, If I Only Had a Heart]

A. If My Heart Had Wings
If My Heart Had Wings is a Japanese visual novel known for its emotional coming-of-age story centered on youth, dreams, and aviation.
B. All of My Heart
"All of My Heart" is a 1982 synth-pop ballad by the English band ABC, known for its lush orchestration and emotional lyrics on their debut album "The Lexicon of Love."
C. My Heart Stood Still
"My Heart Stood Still" is a popular 1927 show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, now regarded as a standard of the American songbook.
D. If I Didn't Have You
"If I Didn't Have You" is the Oscar-winning Randy Newman duet performed by John Goodman and Billy Crystal over the end credits of Pixar's animated film Monsters, Inc.
E. My Heart is Inditing
"My Heart is Inditing" is a ceremonial anthem by George Frideric Handel, composed for and performed at the coronation of King George II of Great Britain.
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: If I Only Had a Heart
Target entity description: "If I Only Had a Heart" is a classic song from the 1939 film *The Wizard of Oz*, sung by the Tin Man and renowned for its wistful melody and lyrics about longing for human emotion.

A. If My Heart Had Wings
If My Heart Had Wings is a Japanese visual novel known for its emotional coming-of-age story centered on youth, dreams, and aviation.
B. All of My Heart
"All of My Heart" is a 1982 synth-pop ballad by the English band ABC, known for its lush orchestration and emotional lyrics on their debut album "The Lexicon of Love."
C. My Heart Stood Still
"My Heart Stood Still" is a popular 1927 show tune composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, now regarded as a standard of the American songbook.
D. If I Didn't Have You
"If I Didn't Have You" is the Oscar-winning Randy Newman duet performed by John Goodman and Billy Crystal over the end credits of Pixar's animated film Monsters, Inc.
E. My Heart is Inditing
"My Heart is Inditing" is a ceremonial anthem by George Frideric Handel, composed for and performed at the coronation of King George II of Great Britain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film song ⓘ show tune ⓘ song ⓘ
adaptedIn	stage adaptations of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ various musical revivals of The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
associatedSongCycle	songs from The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ
associatedWithFranchise	The Wizard of Oz ⓘ
basedOnCharacterFrom	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ⓘ
composer	Harold Arlen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
featuredIn	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
fictionalContext	Tin Man’s wish to have a heart ⓘ
filmDirector	Victor Fleming ⓘ
filmProducer	MGM ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
followsInFilm	If I Only Had a Brain ⓘ
genre	film music ⓘ popular song ⓘ show tune ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus	American standard ⓘ
hasMelodicStyle	ballad-like ⓘ
hasPart	ensemble variation with Scarecrow and Lion ⓘ reprise by Tin Man ⓘ
includedIn	The Wizard of Oz original soundtrack ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score)
includedInList	classic songs from Golden Age of Hollywood ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	E. Y. Harburg ⓘ
lyricsBy	E. Y. Harburg ⓘ
medium	sound film ⓘ
musicalKey	(varies by arrangement; commonly in a major key with modulations) ⓘ
musicBy	Harold Arlen ⓘ
narrativeFunction	character development song for Tin Man ⓘ
notableFor	lyrics about longing for emotion ⓘ wistful melody ⓘ
originalMedium	motion picture ⓘ
partOf	The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ linked to: The Wizard of Oz
performedBy	Buddy Ebsen ⓘ Jack Haley ⓘ
performedByCharacter	Tin Man ⓘ linked to: The Tin Man
publicationYear	1939 ⓘ
recordLabel	MGM (original soundtrack release) ⓘ
relatedWork	If I Only Had a Brain ⓘ If I Only Had the Nerve ⓘ
tempo	moderate ⓘ
theme	desire for a heart ⓘ longing for human emotion ⓘ search for humanity ⓘ
title	If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ
vocalDub	Buddy Ebsen ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

E. Y. Harburg → notableWork → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

If I Only Had the Nerve → followsInFilm → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

If I Only Had the Nerve → relatedWork → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True → featuresSong → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

If I Only Had a Heart → title → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score) → includesSong → If I Only Had a Heart ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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