Kate (Ben Folds Five song)
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| Single by Ben Folds Five | ||||
| from the album Whatever and Ever Amen | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Piano rock | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, Anna Goodman | |||
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"Kate" is a song performed by Ben Folds Five released on their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen. Written by Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, and Folds's first wife, Anna Goodman,[1] the song follows a love-struck man who is so obsessed with the girl "Kate" that he longs to be her, as shown by the lyric "I wanna be Kate". It peaked at #39[2][3] on the UK Singles Chart.
Music video[]
The video features the three band members cuddled up in bed, snoozing and singing.
The entire video was shot in one take, from a camera over the bed, facing straight down.
References[]
- ^ repertoire.bmi.com Archived January 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Official Charts Company — Ben Folds Five — Kate". Retrieved 2007-08-07.
- ^ Official Charts page For Ben Folds Five
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