Catch My Disease

"Catch My Disease" is a single by Australian artist Ben Lee. It is from the album Awake Is the New Sleep, which was produced in U.S. The song gained moderate popularity and went to #27 in Australia, and also came in second place in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2005.

The song also got some 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. It was also featured in "My Bad Too", an episode of the American situation comedy Scrubs. In addition, it was featured in the first episode of Season 8 of Scrubs, "My Jerks". The song also appeared in the movies Just Friends and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.

The song is also referenced in the 2006 film Loving Annabelle where the lyrics from the chorus "open your heart, catch my disease" followed by "B. Lee" are written on the lower left corner of the blackboard during Annabelle's first English class with Ms. Bradley.

The song is also the opening music to the podcast Too Beautiful to Live with Luke Burbank.

The song makes several references to Southern California, including Pomona and the Santa Ana winds.

The song was used in a Dell commercial.

It was also used by Metcash Supermarkets Australia Limited to promote their Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) Supermarket chain, featuring Australian comedian Anh Do. .

Track listing

The following tracks appear on the single:

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

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA).^[1] At the 2006 ceremony, Lee's winning song, "Catch My Disease", was performed by indie artist, Tecoma.^[2]

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2006	"Catch My Disease" (Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth) – Ben Lee	Song of the Year^[3]	Won
2006	"Catch My Disease" (Ben Lee, McGowan Southworth) – Ben Lee	Most Performed Australian Work^[4]	Won

References

↑ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
↑ "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.
↑ "Previous Winners Song of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 5 May 2010.
↑ "2006 Winners - APRA Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.

External links

Ben Lee

Studio albums	Grandpaw Would (1995) Something to Remember Me By (1997) Breathing Tornados (1998) hey you. yes you. (2002) Awake Is the New Sleep (2005) Ripe (2007) The Rebirth of Venus (2009) Deeper into Dream (2011) Ayahuasca: Welcome to the Work (2013) Love Is the Great Rebellion (2015)

EPs	The Dirty Little Secret (2002) Into the Dark (2005)

Singles	"Cigarettes Will Kill You" "Ship My Body Home" "Nothing Much Happens" "Tornados" "Freediving" "Dead or Anything" "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" "Running with Scissors" "Gamble Everything for Love" "Catch My Disease" "We're All in This Together" "In My Life" "Love Me Like the World Is Ending" "Numb" "American Television" (radio promo) "I Love Pop Music" "Song for the Divine Mother of the Universe"

Other songs	"What's So Bad (About Feeling Good)?"

Related	Odd Man Out Tour

ARIA Award for Single of the Year

"You're the Voice" by John Farnham (1987)
"Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil (1988)
"Under the Milky Way" by The Church (1989)
"Crying in the Chapel" by Peter Blakeley (1990)
"I Don't Wanna Be with Nobody But You" by Absent Friends (1991)
"Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)" by Yothu Yindi (1992)
"The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews (1993)
"The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea (1994)
"Tomorrow" by Silverchair (1995)
"Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Kylie Minogue (1996)
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden (1997)
"Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia (1998)
"The Day You Come" by Powderfinger (1999)
"Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue (2000)
"My Happiness" by Powderfinger (2001)
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue (2002)
"Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem (2003)
"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet (2004)
"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee (2005)
"Black Fingernails, Red Wine" by Eskimo Joe (2006)
"Straight Lines" by Silverchair (2007)
"Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi (2008)
"Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun (2009)
"Big Jet Plane" by Angus & Julia Stone (2010)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2011)

APRA Award for Song of the Year

"Treaty" by Yothu Yindi (1992)
"Heaven Knows" by Rick Price (1993)
"Distant Sun" by Crowded House (1994)
"My Island Home" by Christine Anu (1995)
"Wasn't It Good" by Tina Arena (1996)
"Even When I'm Sleeping" by Leonardo's Bride (1998)
"Buses and Trains" by Bachelor Girl (1999)
"Passenger" by Powderfinger (2000)
"My Happiness" by Powderfinger (2001)
"Amazing" by Alex Lloyd (2002)
"Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers (2003)
"Zebra" by John Butler Trio (2004)
"Scar" by Missy Higgins (2005)
"Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee (2006)
"One Crowded Hour" by Augie March (2007)
"Straight Lines" by Silverchair (2008)
"White Noise" by The Living End (2009)
"Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap (2010)
"Big Jet Plane by Angus & Julia Stone (2011)
"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2012)
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" by Tame Impala (2013)
"Riptide" by Vance Joy (2014)
"Chandelier" by Sia (2015)

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