Will It Go Round in Circles
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"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a 1972 funk-influenced soul song by Billy Preston that became one of his biggest hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Will It Go Round in Circles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11305291 — 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: Will It Go Round in Circles Context triple: [Billy Preston, notableWork, Will It Go Round in Circles]
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A.
Round and Round
"Round and Round" is the B-side track to Lionel Richie's 1984 single "Stuck on You," featured on his hit album "Can't Slow Down."
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B.
Round and Round
"Round and Round" is a 1984 glam metal hit by the American band Ratt, known as one of their signature songs and a staple of the genre’s MTV era.
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C.
Full Circle
"Full Circle" is a folk music album by the Canadian duo Ian and Sylvia, reflecting their mature songwriting and harmonies later in their career.
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D.
Full Circle
Full Circle is the 1972 post-Jim Morrison studio album by The Doors that explores jazz, funk, and progressive rock influences.
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E.
Full Circle
Full Circle is a studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men that marked a later phase in their career, showcasing their signature harmonies with a more contemporary sound.
- 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: Will It Go Round in Circles Target entity description: "Will It Go Round in Circles" is a 1972 funk-influenced soul song by Billy Preston that became one of his biggest hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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A.
Round and Round
"Round and Round" is a 1984 glam metal hit by the American band Ratt, known as one of their signature songs and a staple of the genre’s MTV era.
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B.
Round and Round
"Round and Round" is the B-side track to Lionel Richie's 1984 single "Stuck on You," featured on his hit album "Can't Slow Down."
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C.
Full Circle
"Full Circle" is a folk music album by the Canadian duo Ian and Sylvia, reflecting their mature songwriting and harmonies later in their career.
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D.
Full Circle
Full Circle is the 1972 post-Jim Morrison studio album by The Doors that explores jazz, funk, and progressive rock influences.
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E.
Full Circle
Full Circle is a studio album by American R&B group Boyz II Men that marked a later phase in their career, showcasing their signature harmonies with a more contemporary sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Billy Preston ⓘ |
| chart |
Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot Soul Singles ⓘ
linked to:
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|
| chartPosition |
number 10 on Billboard Hot Soul Singles
ⓘ
number one on Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| composer |
Billy Preston
ⓘ
Bruce Fisher ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Blackbird ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | covered by various artists in later decades ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ horn section ⓘ keyboards ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | funk-influenced soul ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original contemporary promo video widely known ⓘ |
| hasTheme | playful, circular wordplay in lyrics ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Music Is My Life ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Billy Preston's biggest hits ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:28 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bruce Fisher ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Billy Preston's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| partOf | Music Is My Life ⓘ |
| peakChartDateUS | 1973-07-07 ⓘ |
| peakChartPositionUS | 1 ⓘ |
| performances | performed live by Billy Preston in the 1970s ⓘ |
| performer | Billy Preston ⓘ |
| producer |
Billy Preston
ⓘ
Malcolm Cecil ⓘ Robert Margouleff ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-10-27 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Billy Preston ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Will It Go Round in Circles Description of subject: "Will It Go Round in Circles" is a 1972 funk-influenced soul song by Billy Preston that became one of his biggest hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
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