Fever for the Flava
"Fever for the Flava" | |
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Single by Hot Action Cop | |
from the album Hot Action Cop | |
Released | 2002 |
Studio | Ocean Way Recording, Nashville, TN |
Length |
3:40 (radio version) 4:08 (album version) |
Label | Lava |
Songwriter(s) | Rob Werthner |
Producer(s) | Michael "Bald Evil" Baker |
Fever for the Flava is a song by the American alternative rock band Hot Action Cop. It was listed at #6 on The 50 Worst Songs of the 00s 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]
In popular culture
- Featured in the 2002 video game Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2.
- Featured in the films The Hot Chick, The Real Cancun, American Wedding, and Grind.[3]
- Featured in episodes of Smallville, Malcolm in the Middle, King of the Hill, Boston Legal, and The Man Show.
- Used as an intro for the web series "The Bro Show"
Track listings
- Enhanced CD Single (Lava 0075678807121)
- "Fever for the Flava" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
- "Don't Remember" - 3:48
- "Dirt Bike Rider" - 3:37
- "Fever for the Flava" (Video Enhancement) - 4:08
- "Bonus Footage" (Video Enhancement) - 2:00
Chart positions
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 13 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 48 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 56 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] | 41 |
US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 38 |
References
- 1 2 "The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 6: Hot Action Cop, "Fever For The Flava" - New York Music - Sound of the City". 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ↑ "Hot Action Cop - Fever for the flava @ mvdbase.com". mvdbase.com - the music video database. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "Hot Action Cop". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Hot Action Cop Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Action Cop: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ↑ "Hot Action Cop Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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