"Catch My Disease" is a song by Australian singer

Ben Lee Benjamin Michael Lee (born 11 September 1978) is an Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but he focused on his solo career when the band broke up in 1995. He app ...

. 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. The song obtained international recognition when it appeared in the opening scene of an episode of the American drama series ''

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'' and subsequently went on to appear as a track on the drama's original soundtrack.

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

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(APRA). At the

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ceremony, Lee's winning song, "Catch My Disease", was performed by indie artist, Tecoma. , - , rowspan="2",

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ARIA Music Awards

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Track listing

Australian and New Zealand CD EP # "Catch My Disease" # "Float On" # "No Right Angles" (live at KEXP, Seattle) # "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (live for KCRW's ''

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'') # "Catch My Disease" (demo) # " Gamble Everything for Love" (video)

Charts

Release history

References

External links

Lyrics
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