Fever to Tell

Fever to Tell
Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)
Studio Headgear Studio
(Brooklyn, New York)
Genre
Length 37:25
Label Interscope
Producer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Machine
(2002)		 Fever to Tell
(2003)		 Show Your Bones
(2006)
Singles from Fever to Tell
  1. "Date with the Night"
    Released: April 14, 2003
  2. "Pin"
    Released: July 22, 2003
  3. "Maps"
    Released: February 10, 2004
  4. "Y Control"
    Released: June 1, 2004

Fever to Tell is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. It was released on April 29, 2003, by Interscope Records. It was produced by David Andrew Sitek and mixed by Alan Moulder. Four singles were issued, the first being "Date with the Night".

Fever to Tell was both a critical and commercial success; it has sold one million copies worldwide.

Recording

The album was recorded in Brooklyn and then mixed in London by band guitarist Nick Zinner and sound engineer Alan Moulder (who had previously worked for My Bloody Valentine and Nine Inch Nails).[1]

Music

Fever to Tell has been described as a garage rock revival,[2] indie rock,[3] and dance-punk album.[4] Journalist Jon Pareles said that the band "are closer to Siouxsie and the Banshees (but with a grin) and Led Zeppelin (but with estrogen) than to the blues". The slow closing track "Modern Romance" was compared to a Velvet Underground drone.[5] Music historian Nick Kent compared Karen O's singing style to Lydia Lunch and PJ Harvey. Kent also described the record as musically "Siouxsie Sioux jamming with Led Zeppelin".[6] Journalist Alexis Petridis remarked that "Y Control" was based on a riff from art-rockers Big Black, then transformed into spacey new-wave pop.[7]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[9]
Blender[10]
Entertainment WeeklyB[11]
The Guardian[7]
NME8/10[12]
Pitchfork7.4/10[13]
Q[14]
Rolling Stone[5]
Uncut[15]
The Village VoiceB+[16]

Fever to Tell received generally rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 27 reviews, which indicates "Universal acclaim".[8] In a four star review, Rolling Stone wrote: "There are half a dozen songs under three minutes on Fever to Tell, and they sound absolutely complete".[5]

Fever to Tell was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and was certified gold in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The video for "Maps" received nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and the MTV2 Award at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. The New York Times chose Fever to Tell as the best album of 2003.[17] In June 2005, the album was ranked number 89 on Spin magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005.[18] Featuring in the 2010 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Fever to Tell was hailed as "the coolest and cleverest record of 2003".[1] In 2009, the album was named by NME, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone the fifth, 24th, and 28th best album of the 2000s decade, respectively.[19][20][21]

As of March 2009, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.[22] In the United States, it had sold 524,000 copies by March 2006, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[23]

Track listing

All tracks written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. All tracks produced by David Andrew Sitek and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

No.TitleLength
1."Rich"3:36
2."Date with the Night"2:35
3."Man"1:49
4."Tick"1:49
5."Black Tongue"2:59
6."Pin"2:00
7."Cold Light"2:16
8."No No No"5:14
9."Maps"3:39
10."Y Control"4:00
11."Modern Romance"7:28
Total length:37:25

2017 limited deluxe edition box set

Notes

  • Track 11 includes the hidden track "Poor Song" at the 4:25 mark, after "Modern Romance" ends at 3:15. "Poor Song" appears as a separate track on the 2017 digital deluxe remastered edition.[26]

"Pin"

"Pin"
Single by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
from the album Fever to Tell
Released July 22, 2003
Format CD, 12"
Genre Indie rock, art punk
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s) Brian Chase, Karen Lee Orzolek, Nick Zinner
Producer(s) Unknown
Yeah Yeah Yeahs singles chronology
"Date with the Night"
(2003)		 "Pin"
(2003)		 "Maps"
(2004)

"Pin" was also released as a single on July 22, 2003,[28] peaking at #29 on the UK official charts.[29] The animated video for the song was created by Tunde Adebimpe. In its review of "Fever to Tell," Allmusic noted that the song was a highlight of the album and praised the song's "bittersweet bounciness."[30] The song was less-successful than the preceding single ("Date With the Night") and the following single ("Maps"), but still performed better than "Y Control," the final single from "Fever to Tell."[31]

The single includes the B-side "Mr. You're On Fire Mr." (a Liars cover; 2:53), which is not found on any of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' full-length releases. It also includes a remix of "Rich," which is included on Fever to Tell.[28]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fever to Tell.[32]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33] 80
French Albums (SNEP)[34] 70
Irish Albums (IRMA)[35] 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[36] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[37] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 13
US Billboard 200[39] 55

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Gold 205,000[41]
United States (RIAA)[42] Gold 500,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. 1 2 Dimery, Robert; Lydon, Michael (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  2. ↑ Jackson, Josh; et al. (January 29, 2018). "The 50 Best Garage Rock Albums of All Time". Paste. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Top 100 Indie Rock albums of the '00s". Treble. July 12, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ Denney, Alex (March 15, 2009). "Rock review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Pareles, Jon (April 22, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever To Tell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Kent, Nick (25 April 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Libération. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. 1 2 Petridis, Alexis (April 24, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Reviews for Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Fever to Tell – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  10. ↑ Tannenbaum, Rob (May 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Blender (16): 124. Archived from the original on May 23, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  11. ↑ Tyrangiel, Josh (May 2, 2003). "Fever To Tell". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  12. ↑ Mulvey, John (May 1, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Fever To Tell". NME. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ Carr, Eric (April 28, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Q (202): 111. May 2003. ISSN 0955-4955.
  15. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Uncut (72): 92. May 2003. ISSN 1368-0722.
  16. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 10, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Eating Again". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Pareles, Jon (December 28, 2003). "Music: The Highs; The Albums and Songs of the Year". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". Spin. June 20, 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade". NME. November 11, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  20. ↑ "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50–21". Pitchfork. October 1, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ "100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ Forrest, Emma (March 30, 2009). "'There are too many whiny bands'". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Roll The 'Bones'". Billboard. March 25, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Fever To Tell: Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Amazon (UK). Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  25. ↑ "ヤー・ヤー・ヤーズ : フィーヴァー・トゥ・テル" [Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Fever to Tell]. Amazon (Japan) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  26. 1 2 "Fever To Tell (Deluxe Remastered) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  27. 1 2 3 4 "Limited Edition Fever To Tell Deluxe Box Set". Yeah Yeah Yeahs Official Merchandise. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  28. 1 2 "Pin overview". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  29. ↑ ""Pin" chart overview". Official charts. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  30. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Fever to Tell review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  31. ↑ "chart overview". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  32. ↑ Fever to Tell (CD liner notes). Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Interscope Records. 2003. B0003490-02.
  33. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 26th May 2003" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (692): 6. May 26, 2003. Retrieved November 12, 2016 – via Pandora Archive.
  34. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  35. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 18, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  40. ↑ "British album certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell". British Phonographic Industry. July 22, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Fever to Tell in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  41. ↑ Empire, Kitty (July 21, 2013). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs – review". The Observer. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  42. ↑ "American album certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Recording Industry Association of America. January 10, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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