Fever for the Flava

"Fever for the Flava"
Single by Hot Action Cop
from the album Hot Action Cop
B-side	"Don't Remember" "Dirt Bike Rider"
Released	January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
Studio	Interzone Studios Oceanway Studios (Nashville)
Genre	Nu metal funk metal rap metal
Length	4:09 (album version) 3:40 (single version)
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]

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

• Australian CD single ^[4]

1. "Fever for the Flava" (Radio Edit) – 3:40
2. "Don't Remember"  – 3:48
3. "Dirt Bike Rider"  – 3:37

• European CD single ^[5]

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]

• Rob Werthner – writer, guitar, vocals
• Tim Flaherty – guitar
• Luis Espaillat – bass
• Kory Knipp – drums
• Roach – keyboards
• Murray "Eh" Atkinson – guitar, keyboards
• Michael Baker – producer
• Robert "Void" Caprio – recording at Interzone Studios and Oceanway Studios (Nashville)
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [6] 13 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [7] 48 Germany (GfK) [8] 56 Scotland (OCC) [9] 42 UK Singles (OCC) [10] 41 US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [11] 38 US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [12] 39

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Australia (ARIA) [13] 100

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)	Alternative radio	Lava	[14]
	February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)	Mainstream rock active rock radio		[15]
Australia	May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05)	CD		[16]

References

1. "The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 6: Hot Action Cop, "Fever For The Flava" – New York Music – Sound of the City". December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
2. "Hot Action Cop – Fever for the flava @ mvdbase.com". mvdbase.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
3. Loftus, Johnny (March 4, 2003). "Hot Action Cop – Hot Action Cop". AllMusic . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
4. Fever for the Flava (Australian CD Single liner notes). Hot Action Cop. Lava Records. 2003. 7567880772.
5. Fever for the Flava (European CD Single liner notes). Hot Action Cop. Lava Records. 2003. 0075678807121.
6. "Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
7. "Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
8. "Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
10. "Hot Action Cop: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
11. "Hot Action Cop Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
12. "Hot Action Cop Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
13. "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
14. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
15. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1491. February 14, 2003. p. 28. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
16. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA. May 5, 2003. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2021.