Kate (song)

"Kate"

Single by Ben Folds Five

from the album Whatever and Ever Amen

Piano rock

Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, Anna Goodman

Ben Folds Five singles chronology

"Battle of Who Could Care Less"
(1997)

"Kate"
(1997)

"One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces"
(1997)

"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 Ben'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 3 band members cuddled up in bed snoozing & singing.

The entire video is shot in one take, from a camera over the bed, facing straight down.

References

Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Darren Jessee Robert Sledge

Studio albums	Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner The Sound of the Life of the Mind

Compilations	Naked Baby Photos The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective

Live albums	Live

Singles	"Jackson Cannery" "Underground" "Where's Summer B.?" "Philosophy" "Uncle Walter" "Battle of Who Could Care Less" "Kate" "One Angry Dwarf & 200 Solemn Faces" "Brick" "Song for the Dumped" "Army" "Don't Change Your Plans" "House" "Do It Anyway" "Draw a Crowd"

Videos	Ben Folds Five – The Complete Sessions at West 54th

Tours	The Sound of the Life of the Mind Tour

Related articles	Discography Fear of Pop Fleming and John Hotel Lights Frank London Caleb Southern

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