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Fever
The Black Keys
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- Album
- Fever
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- blues rock, garage rock, modern blues, rock
- Length
- 4:06
- Tempo
- 128 BPM
- Label
- Nonesuch
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About this song
Fever is the first single from The Black Keys' eighth album, Turn Blue. The song was recorded while Dan Auerbach was going through a divorce, a period that also shaped the rest of the album. The music video for the song was nominated for a Grammy.
What it's about
The song uses fever both literally and figuratively, describing the intense physical feeling that comes with an emotional attachment being cut off.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “JUST MEGAMASHUP by DaymanOurSavior”.
- Written and produced by Danger Mouse, Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach.
- Recorded at Sunset Studios.