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"Fever"
Artwork by Michael Carney
Single by the Black Keys
from the album Turn Blue
B-side	"Turn Blue"
Released	March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
Recorded	January 2013
Studio	Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan
Genre	Garage rock psychedelic rock
Length	4:06 (album version) 3:33 (radio edit)
Label	Nonesuch
Songwriter(s)	Dan Auerbach Patrick Carney Brian Burton
Producer(s)	Danger Mouse The Black Keys
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. 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. For the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, "Fever" was nominated for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance.

Recording

"Fever" was recorded in January 2013 at Key Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan, during the group's initial recording sessions for Turn Blue. Describing the song's origin, guitarist Dan Auerbach said, "that one started with that melody. And it was 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.

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.

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

Personnel

• Dan Auerbach: vocals, guitars, bass
• Patrick Carney: drums
• Brian Burton: synthesizers

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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