Catch My Disease

"Catch My Disease"
Single by Ben Lee
from the album Awake Is the New Sleep
Released	18 January 2005 (2005-01-18)
Length	4:14
Label	Ten Fingers Inertia
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 (2005), on 18 January 2005 in the United States and on 25 April 2005 in Australia. The song reached number 27 in Australia and came in second place on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 poll. ^[1] The song obtained international recognition when it appeared in the opening scene of an episode of the American drama series Grey's Anatomy and subsequently went on to appear as a track on the drama's original soundtrack. ^[2]

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

ARIA Music Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2005	"Catch My Disease" (Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth) – Ben Lee	Single of the Year [7]	Won

Track listing

Australian and New Zealand CD EP ^[8]

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) [9]	27
Canada AC ( Billboard ) [10]	32
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11]	18
Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [12]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13]	83
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [14]	18

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	18 January 2005	Triple A alternative radio	New West	[15]
Australia	25 April 2005	CD	Ten Fingers Inertia	[9]
United States	16 October 2006	Hot adult contemporary radio	New West	[16]

References

1. "Hottest 100 2005". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 20 June 2021.
2. "Various Artists: Grey's Anatomy". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 December 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. "2005 ARIA Awards Winners". ARIA Music Awards . Retrieved 19 February 2025.
8. Catch My Disease (Australian & New Zealand CD single). Ben Lee. Ten Fingers, Inertia Recordings. 2005. IR2503CDS.
9. "Ben Lee – Catch My Disease". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
10. "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
11. "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
12. "Ben Lee Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
13. "Ben Lee – Catch My Disease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
14. "Ben Lee Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
15. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1589. 14 January 2005. p. 21. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
16. "ACQB: Available for Airplay". FMQB . Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

External links

• Lyrics