Shot in the Dark
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Shot in the Dark is a track by American producer and DJ RJD2, known for his eclectic, sample-based instrumental hip hop style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shot in the Dark canonical | 4 |
| "Shot in the Dark" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11344349 — 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: Shot in the Dark Context triple: [RJD2, notableWork, Shot in the Dark]
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A.
Shot in the Dark
"Shot in the Dark" is a smooth, retro-styled soft rock song by John Mayer from his 2021 album *Sob Rock*, blending nostalgic 1980s influences with introspective lyrics.
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B.
Shot at the Night
"Shot at the Night" is a 2013 synth-rock single by American rock band The Killers, produced by M83's Anthony Gonzalez and released as part of their greatest hits album "Direct Hits."
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C.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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D.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
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E.
Even in Darkness
Even in Darkness is a 2001 collaborative hip hop album by the Dungeon Family collective, showcasing members like Outkast and Goodie Mob over Southern-fried, funk-influenced production.
- 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: Shot in the Dark Target entity description: Shot in the Dark is a track by American producer and DJ RJD2, known for his eclectic, sample-based instrumental hip hop style.
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A.
Shot in the Dark
"Shot in the Dark" is a smooth, retro-styled soft rock song by John Mayer from his 2021 album *Sob Rock*, blending nostalgic 1980s influences with introspective lyrics.
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B.
Shot at the Night
"Shot at the Night" is a 2013 synth-rock single by American rock band The Killers, produced by M83's Anthony Gonzalez and released as part of their greatest hits album "Direct Hits."
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C.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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D.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
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E.
Even in Darkness
Even in Darkness is a 2001 collaborative hip hop album by the Dungeon Family collective, showcasing members like Outkast and Goodie Mob over Southern-fried, funk-influenced production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | RJD2 ⓘ |
| composer | RJD2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creditedTo | RJD2 ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ instrumental hip hop ⓘ |
| hasCreator | RJD2 ⓘ |
| hasCreatorOccupation |
composer
ⓘ
disc jockey ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | instrumental ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtistStyle |
eclectic style
ⓘ
sample-based production ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
eclectic sound design
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instrumental track ⓘ sample-based hip hop production ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| medium | digital audio recording ⓘ |
| musicalArtist | RJD2 ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscography | RJD2 discography ⓘ |
| performer | RJD2 ⓘ |
| performerNationality | American ⓘ |
| producer | RJD2 ⓘ |
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: Shot in the Dark Description of subject: Shot in the Dark is a track by American producer and DJ RJD2, known for his eclectic, sample-based instrumental hip hop style.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.