Kate (Ben Folds Five song)

"Kate"
Single by Ben Folds Five
from the album Whatever and Ever Amen
Released	1997
Genre	Piano rock
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	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 Folds's first wife, Anna Goodman,^[1] the song follows a love-struck man who is infatuated with a girl named "Kate". It peaked at #39 on the UK Singles Chart.^[2][3]

Music video

The video features the three band members in a bed. The entire video was shot in one take, from a camera over the bed, facing straight down.^[4]

References

1. repertoire.bmi.com Archived January 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
2. "The Official Charts Company — Ben Folds Five — Kate". Retrieved 2007-08-07.
3. "BEN FOLDS FIVE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
4. "Listen to Ben Folds Five's 'Kate' from This Is Us, Season 4, Episode 13, "A Hell of a Week: Part Three"". Leo Sigh. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2023-06-11.