Disease (song)

"Disease"
Single by Matchbox Twenty
from the album More Than You Think You Are
Released September 30, 2002
Format CD single / Audio cassette
Recorded 2002
Length 3:43
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Rob Thomas
Mick Jagger
Producer(s) Matt Serletic
Matchbox Twenty singles chronology
"Last Beautiful Girl"
(2001)		 "Disease"
(2002)		 "Unwell"
(2003)

"Last Beautiful Girl"
(2001)		 "Disease"
(2002)		 "Unwell"
(2003)

"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 and presented to Mick Jagger, by Rob Thomas in which Jagger actually gives back the song, saying "it would sound better coming from you".

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)
  1. "Disease" – 3:43
  2. "Push" (country version, from VH1 Storytellers) – 3:40
  3. "Crutch" (from VH1 Storytellers) – 3:17

Chart positions

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 31
Brazil (ABPD)[2] 24
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 85
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 89
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[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

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Matchbox Twenty – Disease". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  2. ↑ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Musicline.de – Matchbox Twenty Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Matchbox Twenty – Disease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Matchbox Twenty Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
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