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Fever to Tell is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 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).[2]

Music

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.[3] 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".[4] Journalist Alexis Petridis remarked that "Y Control" was based on a riff from art-rockers Big Black, then transformed into spacey new-wave pop.[5]

Reception and legacy

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Blender[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB[9]
The Guardian[5]
NME8/10[10]
Pitchfork7.4/10[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[3]
Uncut[13]
The Village VoiceB+[14]

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".[6] 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".[3]

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.[15] In June 2005, the album was ranked number 89 on Spin magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005.[16] 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".[2] In 2009, the album was named by NME, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone the fifth, 24th, and 28th best album of the 2000s decade, respectively.[17][18][19]

As of March 2009, the album had sold over one million copies worldwide.[20] As of 2006. sales in the United States have reached 524,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [21]

Track listing

All tracks are 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" (includes hidden track "Poor Song")7:28
Total length:37:25
UK special edition and Japanese edition bonus tracks[22][23]
No.TitleLength
12."Yeah! New York"2:06
13."Date with the Night" (CD-ROM video) 
Total length:39:31

Pin

"Fever to Tell"
Song

"Pin" was also released as a single on July 22, 2003,[24] peaking at #29 on the UK official charts.[25] 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."[26] 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."[27]

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.[24]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fever to Tell.[28]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2003–04) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[29] 80
French Albums (SNEP)[30] 70
Irish Albums (IRMA)[31] 18
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[32] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 13
US Billboard 200[35] 55

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Denney, Alex (March 15, 2009). "Rock review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c Pareles, Jon (April 22, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever To Tell". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Kent, Nick (25 April 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Libération. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (April 24, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Reviews for Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "Fever to Tell – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh (May 2, 2003). "Fever To Tell". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Mulvey, John (May 1, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Fever To Tell". NME. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  11. ^ Carr, Eric (April 28, 2003). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
  12. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Q (202): 111. May 2003. ISSN 0955-4955.
  13. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Fever to Tell". Uncut (72): 92. May 2003. ISSN 1368-0722.
  14. ^ Christgau, Robert (June 10, 2003). "Consumer Guide: Eating Again". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  15. ^ Pareles, Jon (December 28, 2003). "Music: The Highs; The Albums and Songs of the Year". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  16. ^ "100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005". Spin. June 20, 2005. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  17. ^ "The Top 100 Greatest Albums Of The Decade". NME. November 11, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  18. ^ "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 50–21". Pitchfork. October 1, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  19. ^ "100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Rolling Stone. December 9, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  20. ^ Forrest, Emma (March 30, 2009). "'There are too many whiny bands'". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  21. ^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58970/roll-the-bones
  22. ^ "Fever To Tell". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  23. ^ ヤー・ヤー・ヤーズ : フィーヴァー・トゥ・テル [Yeah Yeah Yeahs : Fever to Tell] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  24. ^ a b "Pin overview". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  25. ^ ""Pin" chart overview". Official charts. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  26. ^ Phares, Heather. "Fever to Tell review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  27. ^ "chart overview". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  28. ^ Fever to Tell (CD liner notes). Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Interscope Records. 2003. B0003490-02.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  29. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 26th May 2003" (PDF). ARIA Charts (692): 6. May 26, 2003. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  30. ^ "Lescharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  31. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 18, 2003". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  32. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever to Tell". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  34. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  35. ^ "Yeah Yeah Yeahs Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  36. ^ "British album certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". British Phonographic Industry. July 22, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2016. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Yeah Yeah Yeahs in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  37. ^ "American album certifications – Yeah Yeah Yeahs". Recording Industry Association of America. January 10, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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