Fever for the Flava

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"Fever for the Flava"
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Single by Hot Action Cop
from the album Hot Action Cop
B-side
  • "Don't Remember"
  • "Dirt Bike Rider"
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
Studio
Length
Label Lava
Songwriter(s) Rob Werthner
Producer(s) Michael Baker
Hot Action Cop singles chronology
"Fever for the Flava"
(2003)
"Don't Want Her to Stay"
(2003)

"Fever for the Flava" is a 2003 song by American rock band Hot Action Cop. It was listed at number six on "The 50 Worst Songs of the 2000s" by The Village Voice . [1] Christopher Weingarten wrote that it was "a soft-R ode to screeching nonsense words that mean genitals." [1] The line 'got the fever for the flava' was taken from a 1980 Pringles ad. The music video was directed by Marc Klasfeld. [2]

Contents

Clean version

This song had most of its lyrics replaced by nonsensical babbling and slightly different verses so it could be featured on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 , due to strong sexual content in the original version in order to keep the game's ESRB E rating in North America and its ELSPA 3+ rating in Europe.

Critical reception

Johnny Loftus of AllMusic described the song as "harmless, high-fiving fun," making note of its "ear-splitting guitars and muscular drum fills". [3]

Track listings and formats

  1. "Fever for the Flava" (Radio Edit) – 3:40
  2. "Don't Remember"  – 3:48
  3. "Dirt Bike Rider"  – 3:37
  1. "Fever for the Flava" (Radio Edit) – 3:40
  2. "Don't Remember"  – 3:48
  3. "Dirt Bike Rider"  – 3:37
  4. "Fever for the Flava" (Video Enhancement) – 4:08
  5. "Bonus Footage" (Video Enhancement) – 2:00

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from "Fever for the Flava" CD single liner notes. [5]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 27, 2003 Alternative radio Lava [14]
February 17, 2003 [15]
AustraliaMay 5, 2003CD [16]

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