Fever to Tell

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Fever to Tell
Fever to Tell cover
Studio album by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Released April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)
Recorded Headgear Brooklyn
Genre Alternative rock
Punk blues
Length 39:29
Label Interscope, Fiction Records
Producer David Andrew Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Professional reviews
Yeah Yeah Yeahs chronology
Machine
(2002)		 Fever to Tell
(2003)		 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.[1] In June 2005, the album was ranked number 89 on Spin magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All tracks written by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

  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" – 1:59
  7. "Cold Light" – 2:16
  8. "No No No" – 5:14
  9. "Maps" – 3:39
  10. "Y Control" – 4:00
  11. "Modern Romance" – 7:28
    • After a period of silence, the hidden track "Poor Song" (occasionally mistakenly referred to as "Porcelain") will play.
  12. "Yeah! New York" – 2:05 (UK edition bonus track)

[edit] Samples

[edit] Personnel

[edit] 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

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard 200 55
2004 UK Album Chart 13

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2004 "Maps" Modern Rock Tracks 9
2004 "Maps" Billboard Hot 100 87

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (2003-12-28). Music: The Highs; The Albums and Songs of the Year. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  2. ^ 100 Greatest Albums, 1985–2005. Spin (2005-06-20). Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
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