Like a Boy
E383645
"Like a Boy" is a 2007 R&B single by Ciara that explores gender double standards in relationships through a role-reversal concept and assertive lyrics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Like a Boy canonical | 3 |
| "Like a Boy" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3749333 — 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: Like a Boy Context triple: [Ciara, notableWork, Like a Boy]
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A.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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D.
American Boy
"American Boy" is a 2008 dance-pop and R&B hit single by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, known for its catchy hook and transatlantic romance theme.
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E.
Oh Boy
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 hit hip-hop single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, known for its catchy pitched-up soul sample and major impact on early-2000s rap.
- 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: Like a Boy Target entity description: "Like a Boy" is a 2007 R&B single by Ciara that explores gender double standards in relationships through a role-reversal concept and assertive lyrics.
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A.
This Boy
"This Boy" is a memoir by British politician Alan Johnson that recounts his impoverished childhood in post-war London.
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B.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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C.
Dear Boy
"Dear Boy" is a song by the Indian musician Ram.
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D.
American Boy
"American Boy" is a 2008 dance-pop and R&B hit single by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, known for its catchy hook and transatlantic romance theme.
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E.
Oh Boy
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 hit hip-hop single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana, known for its catchy pitched-up soul sample and major impact on early-2000s rap.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Ciara: The Evolution ⓘ |
| artist | Ciara ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
charted on the UK Singles Chart
ⓘ
charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ charted on various international charts ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | single from Ciara: The Evolution ⓘ |
| containsElement |
mid-tempo beat
ⓘ
spoken-word intro ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresChoreography | yes ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
contemporary R&B ⓘ |
| hasBside | C.R.U.S.H. ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Like a Boy music video ⓘ |
| includedIn | Ciara: The Evolution tour setlists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:01 ⓘ |
| lyricalContent |
imagines how men would react if women behaved like them
ⓘ
questions unequal expectations placed on women in relationships ⓘ |
| medium |
CD single
ⓘ
digital download ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Diane Martel ⓘ |
| nextSingle | Can't Leave 'Em Alone ⓘ |
| notableFor | exploring gender roles through a role-reversal concept ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Ciara: The Evolution ⓘ |
| performer | Ciara ⓘ |
| previousSingle | Promise ⓘ |
| producer |
Calvo Da Gr8
ⓘ
Ciara ⓘ The Clutch ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Ciara ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Jive Records
ⓘ
LaFace Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2007-02-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| theme |
gender double standards
ⓘ
role reversal in relationships ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | assertive ⓘ |
| writer |
Balewa Muhammad
ⓘ
Candice Nelson ⓘ Ciara ⓘ Ezekiel Lewis ⓘ Jasper Cameron ⓘ Wyatt Oates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Like a Boy Description of subject: "Like a Boy" is a 2007 R&B single by Ciara that explores gender double standards in relationships through a role-reversal concept and assertive lyrics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Like a Boy