Fever for the Flava explained

Fever for the Flava
Cover:	FeverForTheFlava.png
Border:	yes
Type:	single
Artist:	Hot Action Cop
Album:	Hot Action Cop
B-Side:	"Don't Remember" "Dirt Bike Rider"
Studio:	Interzone Studios Oceanway Studios (Nashville)
Length:	(album version) (single version)
Label:	Lava
Producer:	Michael Baker
Chronology:	Hot Action Cop
Next Title:	Don't Want Her to Stay
Next Year:	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." 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 , 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

Year-end charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States		Alternative radio	Lava	^[7]
				^[8]
Australia		CD		^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 6: Hot Action Cop, "Fever For The Flava" – New York Music – Sound of the City. https://web.archive.org/web/20091220070024/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/12/the_50_worst_so_38.php. dead. December 20, 2009. December 20, 2009. June 8, 2018.
2. Web site: Hot Action Cop – Fever for the flava @ mvdbase.com. mvdbase.com. June 11, 2018.
3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000593409?1631151356311|pure_url=yes}} Hot Action Cop – Hot Action Cop]. Loftus. Johnny. March 4, 2003. AllMusic. September 8, 2021.
4. Fever for the Flava. Hot Action Cop. 2003. Australian CD Single liner notes. Lava Records. 7567880772.
5. Fever for the Flava. Hot Action Cop. 2003. European CD Single liner notes. Lava Records. 0075678807121.
6. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2003. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 3, 2020.
7. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1488. 30. January 24, 2003. June 10, 2021.
8. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1491. 28. February 14, 2003. June 10, 2021.
9. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003. ARIA. 28. May 5, 2003. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222425/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030507-0000/Issue689.pdf. February 22, 2008. June 10, 2021.