"Fever" is a song by American
rock
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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
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, along with a credit applicable to purchases of the physical formats of the album.
For the
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, "Fever" was nominated for
Best Rock Song and
Best Rock Performance
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.
Recording
"Fever" was recorded in January 2013 at
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in
Benton Harbor, Michigan
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, during the group's initial recording sessions for ''Turn Blue''.
Describing the song's origin, guitarist
Dan Auerbach
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said, "that one started with that melody. And it was
rummer Patrick Carney">Patrick_Carney.html" ;"title="rummer Patrick Carney">rummer Patrick Carneyand 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 (musician)">Danger Mouse
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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.