Disease (song)
| "Disease" | ||||
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| Single by Matchbox Twenty | ||||
| from the album More Than You Think You Are | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Matt Serletic | |||
| Matchbox Twenty singles chronology | ||||
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"Disease" was released on September 30, 2002 as the first single from Matchbox Twenty's third album, More Than You Think You Are. It was co-written by Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas and The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Disease" was one of two songs written by Thomas and presented to Jagger while he produced solo album Goddess in the Doorway, alongside "Visions of Paradise", and Jagger returned "Disease" saying "It sounds like you. It's your song."[1]
Music video
The video, directed by Phil Harder, starts with a man turning on his colorful boomboxing, then roller skating over a wide section of New York City, amid images of the band illuminated on moving billboards. During the second chorus, we see the band performing in a large outdoor roller-rink, complete with a disco ball. They are surrounded by a crowd dancing along, and to begin the 3rd chorus, Rob slides off the stage on all fours onto the dance floor past the crowd. At the end of the song, the roller skater shuts off his beat box and then proceeds up some stairs, presumably to his home.
Track listing
- Australian release (2002)
- "Disease" – 3:43
- "Push" (country version, from VH1 Storytellers) – 3:40
- "Crutch" (from VH1 Storytellers) – 3:17
Chart positions
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[2] | 31 |
| Brazil (ABPD)[3] | 24 |
| Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 85 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 89 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 29 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[7] | 5 |
| US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[9] | 21 |
References
- ^ MATCHBOX TWENTY WRESTLE WITH DEER, MICK JAGGER'S NEEDS TO MAKE NEW LP
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty – Disease". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty – Disease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.