Catch My Disease

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"Catch My Disease"
Ben Lee - Catch My Disease (single).jpg
Single by Ben Lee
from the album Awake Is the New Sleep
Released18 January 2005 (2005-01-18)[1]
Length4:14
Label
  • Ten Fingers, Inertia (Australia)
  • New West (US)
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben Lee
  • McGowan Southworth
Producer(s)Brad Wood
Ben Lee singles chronology
"Gamble Everything for Love"
(2004) 		"Catch My Disease"
(2005) 		"Into the Dark"
(2005)
Music video
"Catch My Disease" on YouTube

"Catch My Disease" is a song by Australian singer Ben Lee. It was released a single from his fifth studio album, Awake Is the New Sleep (2004), on 18 January 2005. The song gained moderate popularity and went to number 27 in Australia, and also came in second place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005.[2] The song obtained international recognition when it appeared in the opening scene of an episode of the American drama series Grey's Anatomy and consequently went on to appear as a live track on the drama's original soundtrack.[citation needed]

Awards and nominations[]

APRA Awards[]

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).[3] At the 2006 ceremony, Lee's winning song, "Catch My Disease", was performed by indie artist, Tecoma.[4]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2006 "Catch My Disease" (Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth) – Ben Lee Song of the Year[5] Won
Most Performed Australian Work[6] Won

Track listing[]

The following tracks appear on the single:

  1. "Catch My Disease"
  2. "Float On"
  3. "No Right Angles" (live at KEXP, Seattle)
  4. "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (live for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic)
  5. "Catch My Disease" (demo)
  6. "Gamble Everything for Love" (video)

Charts[]

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 27
Canada AC (Billboard)[8] 32
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 18
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[10] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 83
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12] 18

References[]

  1. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1589. 14 January 2005. p. 21. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Hottest 100 2005". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ^ "2006 APRA Award Winners Announced..." (PDF) (Press release). Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). 6 June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ^ "2006 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Ben Lee – Catch My Disease". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ben Lee – Catch My Disease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Ben Lee Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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