Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)

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song remix

“Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)” is a remixed version of Bobby Brown’s hit R&B single “Don’t Be Cruel,” featured on his remix album *Dance!...Ya Know It!*

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Don’t Be Cruel	7
Don’t Be Cruel (Remix) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6270073 — 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 Be Cruel (Remix)
Context triple: [Dance!...Ya Know It!, hasPart, Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)]

A. Don't Be Cruel (song)
"Don't Be Cruel" is a 1956 rock and roll song by Elvis Presley that became one of his signature hits and a defining record of early rock music.
B. Don’t Be Cruel
"Don’t Be Cruel" is Bobby Brown’s breakthrough 1988 R&B/pop album that propelled him to solo stardom with a new jack swing sound and multiple hit singles.
C. This Ain't Havana
"This Ain't Havana" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones from their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
D. Fiesta (Remix)
"Fiesta (Remix)" is a popular R&B/hip-hop remix single by R. Kelly, known for its club-oriented production and guest appearances from artists like Jay-Z.
E. So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
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 Be Cruel (Remix)
Target entity description: “Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)” is a remixed version of Bobby Brown’s hit R&B single “Don’t Be Cruel,” featured on his remix album *Dance!...Ya Know It!*

A. Don't Be Cruel (song)
"Don't Be Cruel" is a 1956 rock and roll song by Elvis Presley that became one of his signature hits and a defining record of early rock music.
B. Don’t Be Cruel
"Don’t Be Cruel" is Bobby Brown’s breakthrough 1988 R&B/pop album that propelled him to solo stardom with a new jack swing sound and multiple hit singles.
C. This Ain't Havana
"This Ain't Havana" is a song by the American punk rock band Ramones from their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
D. Fiesta (Remix)
"Fiesta (Remix)" is a popular R&B/hip-hop remix single by R. Kelly, known for its club-oriented production and guest appearances from artists like Jay-Z.
E. So Cruel
"So Cruel" is a moody, emotionally charged song by U2 from their critically acclaimed 1991 album Achtung Baby.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (24)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	song remix ⓘ
artist	Bobby Brown ⓘ
basedOn	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	R&B ⓘ new jack swing ⓘ
hasLyrics	yes ⓘ
hasType	club remix ⓘ dance remix ⓘ
includedInGenreMovement	late-1980s R&B ⓘ late-1980s new jack swing ⓘ
includedOn	Dance!...Ya Know It! ⓘ
isVersionOf	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
language	English ⓘ
medium	audio recording ⓘ
originalArtist	Bobby Brown ⓘ
originalSongTitle	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
partOfAlbum	Dance!...Ya Know It! ⓘ
performer	Bobby Brown ⓘ
recordingArtist	Bobby Brown ⓘ
remixOf	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
sharesLyricsWith	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
sharesMelodicMaterialWith	Don’t Be Cruel ⓘ linked to: Don’t Be Cruel (Remix)
vocalStyle	male vocals ⓘ

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