| Fever (madonna Song) |
Article Index for Fever |
Website Links For Fever |
Information AboutFever (madonna Song) |
"Fever", a cover version of " Fever " by Eddie Cooley and Otis Blackwell , was the fourth single from Madonna 's 1992 album Erotica . SONG INFORMATION It was released in the United Kingdom in 1993 . In the United States, it was the B-side to the single Bad Girl , although the maxi-single of "Bad Girl" predominately featured "Fever" remixes. The video of "Fever" is simply a montage of Madonna in various outrageous guises singing the song, including her covered in silver paint. Ironically this video wasn't ready for the UK release and instead a montage video was released including excerpts from the videos to Cherish , Justify My Love , La Isla Bonita , Like A Virgin and Express Yourself . Nevertheless, it became her highest debuting single from the "Erotica" album, entering at its peak position of #6, coming just four weeks after the release of the number 10 hit 'Bad Girl'. The heavy single release schedule was to aid the comparatively week selling parent album and keep fresh Madonna songs on the airplay schedule. "Fever" was the first cover version that Madonna released as a single in Europe . Originally recorded by Little Willie John in 1956, the best-known version of the song in North America is Peggy Lee's 1958 Top 10 hit version, although the song returned to the U.S. Top 10 in 1965 by rock group The McCoys. Madonna's version was not released as a single in the U.S. Madonna performed "Fever" live on her 1993 Girlie Show Tour and at Arsenio Hall 's 1000th Show and again at the Hollywood Bowl . Madonna also performed "Fever" live on Saturday Night Live in January 1993. WHY DID MADONNA COVER FEVER? Madonna was in the studio putting down tracks for her Erotica album. She'd just recorded a song called "Goodbye To Innocence" and was going through the final stages of production on it when she suddenly started singing the lyrics to "Fever" over the top of it. Madonna liked the way it sounded so much that she recorded it and "Goodbye To Innocence" never got a release on any Madonna album (although it did appear on "Just Say Roe" - a Charity record, and a dub mix of it untitled "Up Down Suite" was a B-Side to "Rain"). TRACKLISTING UK Cassette Single / UK 7" Single / UK 7" Picture Disc #Fever (Album Edit) #Fever (Murk Boys Radio Edit) UK CD Single #Fever (Album Edit) #Fever (Hot Sweat 12") #Fever (Extended 12") #Fever (Shep's Remedy Dub) #Fever (Murk Boys Miami Mix) #Fever (Murk Boys Deep South Mix) UK 12" Single #Fever (Hot Sweat 12") #Fever (Extended 12") #Fever (Shep's Remedy Dub) #Fever (Murk Boys Miami Mix) #Fever (Murk Boys Deep South Mix) #Fever (Oscar G's Dope Dub) OFFICIAL MIXES THAT WEREN'T COMMERCIALLY RELEASED #Fever (Peggy's Nightclub Mix a.k.a. Peggy's Percapella) #Fever (Peggy's Fashion Smooth Mix) #Fever (12" Instrumental) #Fever (Bugged Out Bonzai Dub) #Fever (Shep's Beat Dub) #Fever (Shep's Bonton Dub) #Fever (Shep's Tag Piece & Bass Dub) #Fever (Murk Boys Radio Edit # 2) #Fever (Back 2 The Dub # 1) #Fever (Back 2 The Dub # 2) #Fever (Edit Two With 12" Intro) #Fever (Hot Sweat 12" Unedited) #Fever (Instrumental Edit One) #Fever (Album Instrumental) #Fever (12" Intro WO H3000) #Fever (Edit One With 12" Intro) #Fever (T's Extended Dub A) #Fever (T's Extended Dub B) CHART PERFORMANCE REFERENCES
|
|
|