A Long December
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"A Long December" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Counting Crows that reflects on loss, regret, and the faint hope of renewal at the end of a difficult year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Long December canonical | 6 |
| A Long December (full-band version) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Long December Context triple: [Counting Crows, notableWork, A Long December]
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A.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
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B.
My December
"My December" is Kelly Clarkson's darker, rock-influenced third studio album that showcases a more personal and emotionally raw side of her songwriting.
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C.
The Long Loneliness
The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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D.
The Twenty-Ninth Day
The Twenty-Ninth Day is an environmental book by Lester R. Brown that uses the metaphor of exponential growth to warn about the accelerating pressures humans are placing on the planet’s ecosystems and resources.
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E.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
- 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: A Long December Target entity description: "A Long December" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Counting Crows that reflects on loss, regret, and the faint hope of renewal at the end of a difficult year.
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A.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
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B.
My December
"My December" is Kelly Clarkson's darker, rock-influenced third studio album that showcases a more personal and emotionally raw side of her songwriting.
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C.
The Long Loneliness
The Long Loneliness is Dorothy Day’s spiritual autobiography, chronicling her journey from radical activism to Catholic faith and the founding of the Catholic Worker movement.
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D.
The Twenty-Ninth Day
The Twenty-Ninth Day is an environmental book by Lester R. Brown that uses the metaphor of exponential growth to warn about the accelerating pressures humans are placing on the planet’s ecosystems and resources.
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E.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Recovering the Satellites ⓘ |
| artist | Counting Crows ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles top 10
ⓘ
linked to:
Canada RPM Top Singles
UK Singles Chart top 40 ⓘ US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 ⓘ |
| chronology | Counting Crows singles chronology ⓘ |
| composer | Adam Duritz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | Angels of the Silences ⓘ |
| format |
CD single
ⓘ
cassette single ⓘ radio single ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasMood |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | A Long December music video ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
passing of time
ⓘ
personal tragedy ⓘ reflection on relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
end of the year reflection
ⓘ
hope ⓘ loss ⓘ regret ⓘ renewal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes and 57 seconds ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Lawrence Carroll ⓘ |
| notableLyric | "It's been a long December and there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last" ⓘ |
| partOf | Recovering the Satellites ⓘ |
| performer |
Adam Duritz
ⓘ
Ben Mize ⓘ Charlie Gillingham ⓘ Counting Crows ⓘ Dan Vickrey ⓘ David Bryson ⓘ Matt Malley ⓘ |
| precedes | Daylight Fading ⓘ |
| producer | Gil Norton ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1996 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Geffen Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| writer | Adam Duritz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Long December Description of subject: "A Long December" is a melancholic alternative rock song by Counting Crows that reflects on loss, regret, and the faint hope of renewal at the end of a difficult year.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: A Long December