Knock on Wood

E894623

single song

"Knock on Wood" is a popular song best known in its 1966 soul original by Eddie Floyd and its numerous later cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Knock on Wood canonical	20
Knock on Wood (album)	2
Knock on Wood (1966 Eddie Floyd original)	1
Knock on Wood (1979 Amii Stewart disco version)	1
Knock on Wood (1979 album)	1
Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart version)	1
Knock on Wood (Buddy Guy version)	1
Knock on Wood (David Bowie version)	1
Knock on Wood (Eric Clapton version)	1
Knock on Wood (Rachel Stevens version)	1
Knock on Wood (Razzy Bailey version)	1
Knock on Wood (song by Eddie Floyd)	1
Knock on Wood (title song)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10956698 — 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: Knock on Wood
Context triple: [Covers, hasTrack, Knock on Wood]

A. Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is a 1954 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a ventriloquist entangled in international espionage and romantic misadventures.
B. Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a posthumously released emo-rap song by Juice WRLD that reflects on his struggles with addiction and mental health.
C. Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a song by the English rock band Free, best known for its blues-rock style and Paul Rodgers' powerful vocals.
D. Wishing Well
Wishing Well is a popular underground pool feature in Luray Caverns where visitors toss coins while making wishes, with the collected money often donated to charity.
E. Knock
Knock is an Irish village in County Mayo renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage site following reported Marian apparitions in 1879.
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: Knock on Wood
Target entity description: "Knock on Wood" is a popular song best known in its 1966 soul original by Eddie Floyd and its numerous later cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music.

A. Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is a 1954 comedy film starring Danny Kaye as a ventriloquist entangled in international espionage and romantic misadventures.
B. Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a posthumously released emo-rap song by Juice WRLD that reflects on his struggles with addiction and mental health.
C. Wishing Well
"Wishing Well" is a song by the English rock band Free, best known for its blues-rock style and Paul Rodgers' powerful vocals.
D. Wishing Well
Wishing Well is a popular underground pool feature in Luray Caverns where visitors toss coins while making wishes, with the collected money often donated to charity.
E. Knock
Knock is an Irish village in County Mayo renowned as a major Catholic pilgrimage site following reported Marian apparitions in 1879.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single ⓘ single ⓘ song ⓘ song ⓘ
composer	Eddie Floyd ⓘ Steve Cropper ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
followsMusicalStyleOf	Memphis soul ⓘ
genre	R&B ⓘ disco ⓘ soul music ⓘ
hasCoverVersion	Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (Buddy Guy version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (David Bowie version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (Eric Clapton version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (Otis Redding and Carla Thomas version) ⓘ Knock on Wood (Rachel Stevens version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (Razzy Bailey version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood
hasInstrumentation	drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ horn section ⓘ organ ⓘ
hasNotableVersion	Knock on Wood (1966 Eddie Floyd original) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood Knock on Wood (1979 Amii Stewart disco version) ⓘ linked to: Knock on Wood
hasTheme	good luck and superstition ⓘ romantic love ⓘ
influencedGenre	disco music ⓘ pop music ⓘ
isCoverOf	Knock on Wood ⓘ
language	English ⓘ English ⓘ
lyricist	Eddie Floyd ⓘ Steve Cropper ⓘ
notableFor	being a classic Stax soul recording ⓘ disco arrangement of the Eddie Floyd soul original ⓘ numerous cover versions across soul, disco, and pop music ⓘ
originallyPerformedBy	Eddie Floyd ⓘ
partOf	Stax Records catalog ⓘ
performer	Amii Stewart ⓘ Eddie Floyd ⓘ
producer	Jim Stewart ⓘ
recordedInCity	Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
recordedInStudio	Stax Studios ⓘ linked to: Stax Records
recordLabel	Stax Records ⓘ
titleReferences	the superstition of knocking on wood for luck ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Covers → hasTrack → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Eddie Floyd → notableWork → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Eddie Floyd → wroteSong → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Eddie Floyd → notableAlbum → Knock on Wood (album) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Eddie Floyd → notableSingle → Knock on Wood ⓘ

King & Queen → hasTrack → Knock on Wood ⓘ

subject linked to: King & Queen (album with Otis Redding)

King & Queen → notableSingle → Knock on Wood ⓘ

subject linked to: King & Queen (album with Otis Redding)

Steve Cropper → wroteOrCoWrote → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Knock on Wood → hasSong → Knock on Wood (title song) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Toots in Memphis → hasTrack → Knock on Wood ⓘ

subject linked to: “Toots in Memphis”

The Memphis Horns → notableWork → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Sam (pianist) → songAssociation → Knock on Wood ⓘ

I've Never Found a Girl → follows → Knock on Wood (album) ⓘ

subject linked to: I've Never Found a Girl (album)

linked to: Knock on Wood

I've Never Found a Girl → hasPart → Knock on Wood ⓘ

subject linked to: I've Never Found a Girl (album)

Amii Stewart → notableWork → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Amii Stewart → coverOf → Knock on Wood (song by Eddie Floyd) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Amii Stewart → hitSingle → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Amii Stewart → notableAlbum → Knock on Wood (1979 album) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis → sharesAlbumWith → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (David Bowie version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (Eric Clapton version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (Buddy Guy version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (Razzy Bailey version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasCoverVersion → Knock on Wood (Rachel Stevens version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasNotableVersion → Knock on Wood (1966 Eddie Floyd original) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood → hasNotableVersion → Knock on Wood (1979 Amii Stewart disco version) ⓘ

linked to: Knock on Wood

Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart version) → isCoverOf → Knock on Wood ⓘ

subject linked to: Knock on Wood

Timeless: The Classics → hasPart → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Timeless: The Classics → containsCoverVersionOf → Knock on Wood ⓘ

Discovery → hasTrack → Knock on Wood ⓘ

King & Queen → hasTrack → Knock on Wood ⓘ

King & Queen → notableSingle → Knock on Wood ⓘ

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