That Was Then but This Is Now
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"That Was Then but This Is Now" is a 1983 synth-pop single by English band ABC, known for its polished production and reflective, romantic lyrics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| That Was Then but This Is Now canonical | 4 |
| That Was Then, This Is Now | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8935749 — 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: That Was Then but This Is Now Context triple: [All of My Heart, chronologyNextSingle, That Was Then but This Is Now]
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A.
Now & Then
Now & Then is a 1973 concept album by the Carpenters that blends their signature soft pop sound with a nostalgic medley of 1960s hits framed as a radio broadcast.
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B.
What Now
"What Now" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her seventh studio album, Unapologetic.
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C.
Here and Now
"Here and Now" is a Grammy-winning R&B ballad by Luther Vandross that became one of his signature love songs and a popular wedding staple.
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D.
Here and Now
"Here and Now" is a studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, showcasing their post-grunge and alternative rock sound.
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E.
Now and Then
"Now and Then" is a reflective memoir by theologian and writer Frederick Buechner that explores his faith, vocation, and personal history.
- 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: That Was Then but This Is Now Target entity description: "That Was Then but This Is Now" is a 1983 synth-pop single by English band ABC, known for its polished production and reflective, romantic lyrics.
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A.
Now & Then
Now & Then is a 1973 concept album by the Carpenters that blends their signature soft pop sound with a nostalgic medley of 1960s hits framed as a radio broadcast.
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B.
What Now
"What Now" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her seventh studio album, Unapologetic.
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C.
Here and Now
"Here and Now" is a Grammy-winning R&B ballad by Luther Vandross that became one of his signature love songs and a popular wedding staple.
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D.
Here and Now
"Here and Now" is a studio album by American rock band 3 Doors Down, showcasing their post-grunge and alternative rock sound.
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E.
Now and Then
"Now and Then" is a reflective memoir by theologian and writer Frederick Buechner that explores his faith, vocation, and personal history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | ABC ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasLyricsCharacteristic |
reflective
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romantic ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
new wave
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pop ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
1980s pop production style
ⓘ
synth-driven arrangement ⓘ |
| hasProductionCharacteristic | polished ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
change over time
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nostalgia ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| isA |
1983 single
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ABC song ⓘ |
| isPartOf | ABC discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicalArtistNationality | English ⓘ |
| performedBy | ABC ⓘ |
| performer | ABC ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: That Was Then but This Is Now Description of subject: "That Was Then but This Is Now" is a 1983 synth-pop single by English band ABC, known for its polished production and reflective, romantic lyrics.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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