"Kate" | ||||
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Single by Ben Folds Five | ||||
from the album Whatever and Ever Amen | ||||
Genre | Piano rock | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Writer(s) | Ben Folds, Darren Jessee, Anna Goodman | |||
Ben Folds Five singles chronology | ||||
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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, 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 on the UK Singles Chart.
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.