About a Girl
E417095
"About a Girl" is a melodic, early Nirvana song that became one of the standout tracks from their debut album "Bleach" and later gained wider recognition through its acoustic performance on MTV Unplugged.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| About a Girl canonical | 8 |
| “About a Girl” | 2 |
| About a Girl (MTV Unplugged in New York version) | 1 |
| About a Girl (MTV Unplugged performance video) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4161525 — 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: About a Girl Context triple: [Nirvana, single, About a Girl]
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A.
Your Girl
"Your Girl" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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B.
Oh Girl
"Oh Girl" is a song co-written by American songwriter Shannon Rubicam, best known as half of the pop duo Boy Meets Girl.
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C.
My Girl
My Girl is a 1991 coming-of-age comedy-drama film about an 11-year-old girl coping with loss and growing up, co-starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Macaulay Culkin.
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D.
My Girl
"My Girl" is a classic 1964 soul song by The Temptations, celebrated for its smooth vocals, memorable bassline, and enduring status as one of Motown's signature hits.
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E.
Some Girls
"Some Girls" is a 1978 studio album by The Rolling Stones that marked a gritty, revitalized sound blending rock, punk, and disco influences and became one of their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed releases.
- 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: About a Girl Target entity description: "About a Girl" is a melodic, early Nirvana song that became one of the standout tracks from their debut album "Bleach" and later gained wider recognition through its acoustic performance on MTV Unplugged.
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A.
Your Girl
"Your Girl" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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B.
Oh Girl
"Oh Girl" is a song co-written by American songwriter Shannon Rubicam, best known as half of the pop duo Boy Meets Girl.
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C.
My Girl
My Girl is a 1991 coming-of-age comedy-drama film about an 11-year-old girl coping with loss and growing up, co-starring Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Macaulay Culkin.
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D.
My Girl
"My Girl" is a classic 1964 soul song by The Temptations, celebrated for its smooth vocals, memorable bassline, and enduring status as one of Motown's signature hits.
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E.
Some Girls
"Some Girls" is a 1978 studio album by The Rolling Stones that marked a gritty, revitalized sound blending rock, punk, and disco influences and became one of their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed releases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acoustic performance
ⓘ
live recording ⓘ music video ⓘ musical work ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album |
Bleach
ⓘ
MTV Unplugged in New York ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Unplugged
|
| artist | Nirvana ⓘ |
| bassGuitarBy | Krist Novoselic ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drumsBy | Chad Channing ⓘ |
| features | Nirvana ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ power pop ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | often cited as an early example of Kurt Cobain's pop songwriting sensibility ⓘ |
| hasKey | E minor ⓘ |
| hasLength |
approximately 2 minutes 48 seconds
ⓘ
approximately 3 minutes 37 seconds ⓘ |
| hasMTVUnpluggedVersion |
About a Girl (MTV Unplugged in New York version)
ⓘ
linked to:
About a Girl
|
| hasMusicalCharacteristic |
melodic
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mid-tempo ⓘ verse-chorus structure ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo |
About a Girl (MTV Unplugged performance video)
ⓘ
linked to:
About a Girl
|
| hasTimeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Nirvana compilation releases
ⓘ
Nirvana live setlists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s pop music
ⓘ
The Beatles ⓘ |
| leadGuitarBy | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| lyricist | Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the standout tracks on Nirvana's debut album Bleach
ⓘ
gaining wider recognition through Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bleach
ⓘ
MTV Unplugged in New York ⓘ
linked to:
MTV Unplugged
|
| performer | Nirvana ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Endino ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1993-11-18 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Sony Music Studios, New York City ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DGC Records
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Sub Pop ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: About a Girl Description of subject: "About a Girl" is a melodic, early Nirvana song that became one of the standout tracks from their debut album "Bleach" and later gained wider recognition through its acoustic performance on MTV Unplugged.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: About a Girl
linked to: About a Girl
linked to: About a Girl
linked to: About a Girl
subject linked to:
Nirvana – Bleach
subject linked to:
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)