Fever to Tell

Infobox Album
Name = Fever to Tell
Type = studio
Artist = Yeah Yeah Yeahs


Released = Start date|2003|4|29
Recorded = Headgear Brooklyn
Genre = Art punk
Punk blues
Length = 39:29
Label = Interscope, Fiction Records
Producer = David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:9kbsa9qgw23d link]
*"The A.V. Club" (Favorable) [http://avclub.com/content/node/14235 5/6/03]
*"Entertainment Weekly" (B) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,446676,00.html 5/02/03]
* "NME" (8/10) [http://www.nme.com/reviews/yeah-yeah-yeahs/7085 link]
*PopMatters (Favourable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/y/yeahyeahyeahs-fever.shtml 5/7/03]
*Pitchfork (7.4/10.0) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23385-fever-to-tell 4/29/03]
*Robert Christgau (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=4649&name=Yeah+Yeah+Yeahs link]
* "Q" rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/fevertotell Link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/306181 5/15/03]
* "Uncut" rating|5|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/yeahyeahyeahs/fevertotell Link]
Last album = "Machine"
(2002)
This album = "Fever to Tell"
(2003)
Next album = "Show Your Bones"
(2006)

"Fever to Tell" is the first album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, released on April 29, 2003, through Interscope. It was produced by David Andrew Sitek and mixed by Alan Moulder.

"Fever to Tell" was nominated for a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album and was certified Gold in the UK. The video for "Maps" was nominated at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and the MTV2 Award. "The New York Times" chose "Fever To Tell" as the best album of the year. [cite web |url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06EED91E3FF93BA15751C1A9659C8B63 |title = Music: The Highs; The Albums and Songs of the Year |accessdate = 2008-05-17 |author = Pareles, Jon |authorlink = Jon Pareles |date = 2003-12-28 |publisher = "The New York Times" ] In June 2005, the album was ranked number 89 on "Spin" magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005. [cite web |url = http://www.spin.com/articles/100-greatest-albums-1985–2005 |title = 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005 |accessdate = 2008-05-17 |date = 2005-06-20 |publisher = "Spin" ]

Track listing

All tracks written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

#"Rich" – 3:36
#"Date with the Night" – 2:35
#"Man" – 1:49
#"Tick" – 1:49
#"Black Tongue" – 2:59
#"Pin" – 1:59
#"Cold Light" – 2:16
#"No No No" – 5:14
#"Maps" – 3:39
#"Y Control" – 4:00
#"Modern Romance" – 7:28
#* After a period of silence, the hidden track "Poor Song" (occasionally mistakenly referred to as "Porcelain") will play.
#"Yeah! New York" – 2:05 (UK edition bonus track)

amples

Personnel

All instruments by Nick Zinner.
Except:
Brian Chase - Drums
Karen O - Lead vocals

Production

*David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs – production
*Chris Coady – post-production
*Roger Lian – editing
*Alan Moulder, David Andrew Sitek – mixing
*Rick Levy – assistance
*Howie Weinberg – mastering
*Cody Critcheloe – artwork

Charts

Album

ingles

References