The New Pollution
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"The New Pollution" is a funky, retro-inspired alternative rock song by Beck, known for its catchy groove and inventive production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The New Pollution canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3930116 — 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: The New Pollution Context triple: [Odelay, hasTrack, The New Pollution]
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A.
The Age of Plastic
The Age of Plastic is the 1980 debut studio album by British new wave duo The Buggles, noted for its synth-pop sound and themes of technological change.
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B.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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C.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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D.
Eco-Age
Eco-Age is a sustainability-focused consultancy and communications agency known for helping brands improve and showcase their environmental and ethical practices.
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E.
Smog
Smog is the lo-fi indie rock project of American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for its sparse arrangements and introspective, deadpan lyricism.
- 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: The New Pollution Target entity description: "The New Pollution" is a funky, retro-inspired alternative rock song by Beck, known for its catchy groove and inventive production.
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A.
The Age of Plastic
The Age of Plastic is the 1980 debut studio album by British new wave duo The Buggles, noted for its synth-pop sound and themes of technological change.
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B.
The End of Nature
The End of Nature is an influential 1989 environmental book by Bill McKibben that is often considered the first major work on global warming written for a general audience.
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C.
A World Transformed
A World Transformed is a political memoir and foreign policy analysis co-written by former U.S. National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft that examines major global events at the end of the Cold War and during the Gulf War.
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D.
Eco-Age
Eco-Age is a sustainability-focused consultancy and communications agency known for helping brands improve and showcase their environmental and ethical practices.
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E.
Smog
Smog is the lo-fi indie rock project of American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for its sparse arrangements and introspective, deadpan lyricism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Odelay ⓘ |
| artist | Beck ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction in a Video
ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
|
| composer | Beck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Mark Romanek ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Sissyneck ⓘ |
| followsSingle | Devils Haircut ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
experimental rock ⓘ funk rock ⓘ neo-psychedelia ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasBPM | approximately 120–130 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
catchy groove
ⓘ
inventive production ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | The New Pollution (music video) ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
retro visual aesthetics in music video
ⓘ
sample-based production ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
funky
ⓘ
retro-inspired ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1990s music videos canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in a Video
ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ⓘ |
| partOf | Odelay ⓘ |
| performer | Beck ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Devils Haircut ⓘ |
| producer |
Beck
ⓘ
The Dust Brothers ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
ⓘ
Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseType | commercial single ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| trackNumberOnAlbum | 3 ⓘ |
| writer | Beck ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The New Pollution Description of subject: "The New Pollution" is a funky, retro-inspired alternative rock song by Beck, known for its catchy groove and inventive production.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.