To Have and Not to Hold
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"To Have and Not to Hold" is a melancholic pop ballad by Madonna from her critically acclaimed 1998 album "Ray of Light," reflecting themes of longing, distance, and emotional restraint in a relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| To Have and Not to Hold canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7288871 — 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: To Have and Not to Hold Context triple: [Ray of Light, hasPart, To Have and Not to Hold]
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A.
Love in Vain
"Love in Vain" is a classic blues song by Robert Johnson, renowned for its haunting lyrics and later popularized through a celebrated cover by The Rolling Stones.
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B.
The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
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C.
The Caresses
The Caresses is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff, renowned for its enigmatic depiction of a human-animal encounter that explores themes of desire, danger, and psychological tension.
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D.
The Proud Possessors
The Proud Possessors is a book by Aline Bernstein Saarinen that explores the stories, motivations, and personalities behind prominent art collectors and their collections.
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E.
Do With Me What You Will
Do With Me What You Will is a 1973 novel by Joyce Carol Oates that explores complex themes of love, power, and moral ambiguity within a troubled marriage and the legal world.
- 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: To Have and Not to Hold Target entity description: "To Have and Not to Hold" is a melancholic pop ballad by Madonna from her critically acclaimed 1998 album "Ray of Light," reflecting themes of longing, distance, and emotional restraint in a relationship.
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A.
Love in Vain
"Love in Vain" is a classic blues song by Robert Johnson, renowned for its haunting lyrics and later popularized through a celebrated cover by The Rolling Stones.
-
B.
The Thing About Love
"The Thing About Love" is a pop ballad by Christina Aguilera from her 2007 album *Back to Basics*, showcasing her soulful vocals and reflective lyrics about the complexities of love.
-
C.
The Caresses
The Caresses is a symbolist painting by Belgian artist Fernand Khnopff, renowned for its enigmatic depiction of a human-animal encounter that explores themes of desire, danger, and psychological tension.
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D.
The Proud Possessors
The Proud Possessors is a book by Aline Bernstein Saarinen that explores the stories, motivations, and personalities behind prominent art collectors and their collections.
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E.
Do With Me What You Will
Do With Me What You Will is a 1973 novel by Joyce Carol Oates that explores complex themes of love, power, and moral ambiguity within a troubled marriage and the legal world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Ray of Light ⓘ |
| artist | Madonna ⓘ |
| artistFullName |
Madonna Louise Ciccone
ⓘ
linked to:
Madonna
|
| associatedWork |
Ray of Light (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ray of Light
|
| chronologyWithinAlbum | Ray of Light track list ⓘ |
| composer |
Madonna
ⓘ
Patrick Leonard ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| era | late 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin-influenced pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasArtistNationality | American ⓘ |
| includedIn | Madonna discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricCharacteristic |
introspective
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| lyricist | Madonna ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | melancholic ⓘ |
| partOf | Ray of Light ⓘ |
| performer | Madonna ⓘ |
| producer |
Madonna
ⓘ
Patrick Leonard ⓘ William Orbit ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Maverick Records
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional distance
ⓘ
emotional restraint ⓘ longing ⓘ romantic relationship ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| vocalist | Madonna ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
intimate
ⓘ
restrained ⓘ |
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Subject: To Have and Not to Hold Description of subject: "To Have and Not to Hold" is a melancholic pop ballad by Madonna from her critically acclaimed 1998 album "Ray of Light," reflecting themes of longing, distance, and emotional restraint in a relationship.
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