Don’t Take the Girl
E431306
"Don’t Take the Girl" is a 1994 country ballad by Tim McGraw that became one of his early signature hits, known for its emotional storytelling about love, loss, and protection across different stages of life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don’t Take the Girl canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4337923 — 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: Don’t Take the Girl Context triple: [Tim McGraw, notableWork, Don’t Take the 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.
Don’t Say Goodbye Girl
"Don’t Say Goodbye Girl" is a pop song written by renowned songwriter Gerry Goffin.
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C.
The Girl
The Girl is a biographical drama film in which Sienna Miller portrays actress Tippi Hedren and explores Alfred Hitchcock’s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The Birds and Marnie.
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D.
Good Girl
"Good Girl" is an uptempo country-pop song by Carrie Underwood that warns a woman about an untrustworthy lover, showcasing her powerful vocals and crossover appeal.
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E.
Come and Take It
"Come and Take It" is a historic Texan slogan and flag design symbolizing defiance against disarmament, famously associated with the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Gonzales.
- 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: Don’t Take the Girl Target entity description: "Don’t Take the Girl" is a 1994 country ballad by Tim McGraw that became one of his early signature hits, known for its emotional storytelling about love, loss, and protection across different stages of life.
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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.
Don’t Say Goodbye Girl
"Don’t Say Goodbye Girl" is a pop song written by renowned songwriter Gerry Goffin.
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C.
The Girl
The Girl is a biographical drama film in which Sienna Miller portrays actress Tippi Hedren and explores Alfred Hitchcock’s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of The Birds and Marnie.
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D.
Good Girl
"Good Girl" is an uptempo country-pop song by Carrie Underwood that warns a woman about an untrustworthy lover, showcasing her powerful vocals and crossover appeal.
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E.
Come and Take It
"Come and Take It" is a historic Texan slogan and flag design symbolizing defiance against disarmament, famously associated with the Texas Revolution and the Battle of Gonzales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Not a Moment Too Soon ⓘ |
| artist | Tim McGraw ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Tim McGraw ⓘ |
| centralMotive | plea to spare a loved one ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
became Tim McGraw's first number-one country hit
ⓘ
crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception |
noted for emotional storytelling
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praised for its narrative structure ⓘ |
| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| describedAs | signature song for Tim McGraw ⓘ |
| follows | Indian Outlaw ⓘ |
| format | radio single ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
country ballad ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
sentimental
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
armed robbery incident
ⓘ
childbirth complication ⓘ childhood romance ⓘ |
| hasType | story song ⓘ |
| includedIn | Tim McGraw concert setlists ⓘ |
| instrumentation | country band arrangement with acoustic elements ⓘ |
| isEarlyHitFor | Tim McGraw ⓘ |
| labelMarketing | helped establish Tim McGraw as a major country artist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricStructure | three vignettes across different stages of life ⓘ |
| musicVideo | features narrative scenes matching the song's storyline ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
life stages
ⓘ
love ⓘ protection ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| partOf | Not a Moment Too Soon ⓘ |
| performer | Tim McGraw ⓘ |
| producer |
Byron Gallimore
ⓘ
James Stroud ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Curb
ⓘ
Curb Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| vocalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | emotional male lead vocal ⓘ |
| writer |
Craig Martin
ⓘ
Larry W. Johnson ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Don’t Take the Girl Description of subject: "Don’t Take the Girl" is a 1994 country ballad by Tim McGraw that became one of his early signature hits, known for its emotional storytelling about love, loss, and protection across different stages of life.
Referenced by (6)
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