Fever (The Black Keys song)

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"Fever"
Black Keys Fever cover.png
Artwork by Michael Carney [1]
Single by the Black Keys
from the album Turn Blue
B-side "Turn Blue"
ReleasedMarch 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
RecordedJanuary 2013
Studio Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan [2] [3]
Genre
Length
  • 4:06 (album version)
  • 3:33 (radio edit)
Label Nonesuch
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Black Keys singles chronology
"Little Black Submarines"
(2012)		"Fever"
(2014)		"Turn Blue"
(2014)

"Fever" is a song by American rock band the Black Keys. It was released on March 24, 2014, as the lead single from their eighth studio album, Turn Blue . [4] On April 15, 2014, the song was released on CD with the album's title track as a B-side, along with a credit applicable to purchases of the physical formats of the album. [1] For the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, "Fever" was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.

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Recording

"Fever" was recorded in January 2013 at Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, during the group's initial recording sessions for Turn Blue. [2] [3] Describing the song's origin, guitarist Dan Auerbach said, "that one started with that melody. And it was [drummer Patrick Carney] and I on our own; we recorded that song and it came pretty quickly. I had that melody in my mind, worked out what the chords were and then we kept it really simple. We kept the bass and drums simple and dancey and tried to keep it upbeat — sort of like Motown". The group worked on the song's coda with producer Danger Mouse in subsequent sessions. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Theo Wenner, son of Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner, and was released on May 1, 2014. It features Auerbach portraying a sweaty televangelist preaching to an audience as Carney sits nearby. During the video, a phone number flashes on screen accompanied by a scrolling list of people who have donated. [6] [7]

The video was nominated for a 2014 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, and Brian Burton

CD single [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Fever"4:06
2."Turn Blue"3:43

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Cerifications for "Fever"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [30] Gold15,000‡
United States (RIAA) [31] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Fever"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesMarch 24, 2014 Digital download Nonesuch Records [32]
Active rock radio [33]
Adult album alternative radio [33]
Modern rock radio [33]
ItalyAugust 22, 2014 Contemporary hit radio [34]
United StatesApril 15, 2014 Compact disc [1]

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