Fever for the Flava

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"Fever for the Flava"
Single by Hot Action Cop
from the album Hot Action Cop
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2003 (2003-01-27)
Recorded2002
StudioOcean Way Recording (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length
  • 3:40 (radio version)
  • 4:08 (album version)
LabelLava
Songwriter(s)Rob Werthner
Producer(s)Michael "Bald Evil" Baker

"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."[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]

Clean version[]

This song had most of its lyrics replaced by nonsensical babbling and slightly different verses so it could be featured on Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, 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.

Track listing[]

Enhanced CD single (Lava Records)

  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

Charts[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) Alternative radio Lava [10]
February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17)
[11]
Australia May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) CD [12]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The 50 Worst Songs of the '00s, F2K No. 6: Hot Action Cop, "Fever For The Flava" – New York Music – Sound of the City". December 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 20, 2009. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hot Action Cop – Fever for the flava @ mvdbase.com". mvdbase.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hot Action Cop – Fever for the Flava" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hot Action Cop: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hot Action Cop Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2003". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  10. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1488. January 24, 2003. p. 30. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1491. February 14, 2003. p. 28. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA. May 5, 2003. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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