"Cotton Eye Joe"
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"Cotton Eye Joe" is a 1994 Eurodance hit by the Swedish group Rednex that fuses techno beats with a reworked version of the traditional American folk song.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Cotton Eye Joe" canonical | 1 |
| traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" | 1 |
| “Cotton-Eyed Joe” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8840786 — 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: "Cotton Eye Joe" Context triple: [Eurodance, notableTrack, "Cotton Eye Joe"]
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A.
"Snake Rag"
"Snake Rag" is a classic early jazz composition and recording by cornetist Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, known for its distinctive breaks and pioneering New Orleans ensemble style.
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B.
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is a 1997 debut single by Puff Daddy featuring Mase that became a major hip-hop hit and helped launch Sean Combs' career as a recording artist.
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C.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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D.
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 American musical comedy film, based on the hit Broadway revue, known for its anarchic humor, breaking of the fourth wall, and influential swing-era dance sequences.
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E.
Jumpin' Jim
Jumpin' Jim was the nickname of U.S. Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, a prominent World War II airborne commander known for his leadership of the 82nd Airborne Division.
- 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: "Cotton Eye Joe" Target entity description: "Cotton Eye Joe" is a 1994 Eurodance hit by the Swedish group Rednex that fuses techno beats with a reworked version of the traditional American folk song.
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A.
"Snake Rag"
"Snake Rag" is a classic early jazz composition and recording by cornetist Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, known for its distinctive breaks and pioneering New Orleans ensemble style.
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B.
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is a 1997 debut single by Puff Daddy featuring Mase that became a major hip-hop hit and helped launch Sean Combs' career as a recording artist.
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C.
Mockin' Bird Hill
"Mockin' Bird Hill" is a popular 1951 country-pop song best known through Patti Page's hit recording, noted for its cheerful melody and nostalgic, rural-themed lyrics.
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D.
Hellzapoppin'
Hellzapoppin' is a 1941 American musical comedy film, based on the hit Broadway revue, known for its anarchic humor, breaking of the fourth wall, and influential swing-era dance sequences.
-
E.
Jumpin' Jim
Jumpin' Jim was the nickname of U.S. Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, a prominent World War II airborne commander known for his leadership of the 82nd Airborne Division.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Sex & Violins ⓘ |
| artist | Rednex ⓘ |
| basedOn |
traditional American folk song "Cotton-Eyed Joe"
ⓘ
linked to:
"Cotton Eye Joe"
|
| certification |
gold in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
platinum in Germany ⓘ platinum in Norway ⓘ platinum in Sweden ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
number 1 in Germany
ⓘ
number 1 in Norway ⓘ number 1 in Sweden ⓘ number 1 in Switzerland ⓘ number 1 in the United Kingdom ⓘ number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| features |
banjo
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dance beat ⓘ fiddle ⓘ |
| followedBy | Old Pop in an Oak ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
CD single ⓘ cassette single ⓘ |
| genre |
Eurodance
ⓘ
country dance ⓘ techno ⓘ |
| hasChoreography | line dance ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | yes ⓘ |
| hasRemix | Cotton Eye Joe (Remix) ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1990s dance music compilations ⓘ |
| label |
Battery Records
ⓘ
Zomba Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | about 3 minutes 12 seconds ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Patric Ullaeus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of techno beats with country-style fiddle
ⓘ
reworking of the traditional song "Cotton-Eyed Joe" ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| precededBy | Riding Alone ⓘ |
| producer | Pat Reiniz ⓘ |
| recorded | 1994 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-08-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| writer |
Jan Erik Kjellberg
ⓘ
Olov Basoski ⓘ Pat Reiniz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Cotton Eye Joe" Description of subject: "Cotton Eye Joe" is a 1994 Eurodance hit by the Swedish group Rednex that fuses techno beats with a reworked version of the traditional American folk song.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.