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Fever (Adam Lambert song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Fever'" is a song by American pop vocalist and 'American Idol' season eight runner-up Adam Lambert. The song was written by Lady Gaga, Rob Fusari and Jeff Bhasker for Lambert's debut album, 'For Your Entertainment'. It was released as a radio-only single in New Zealand in September 2010.
Background
"Fever" is a song written by Lady Gaga and was released in October and November respectively to New Zealand and Singapore. The early radio release in New Zealand was to help promote the Glam Nation Tour which was extended to Australia during the final quarter of 2010.
Lambert also announced through Twitter that he had collaborated with Lady Gaga. "Yes it's true: I spent yesterday in the studio with the insanely talented and creative Lady Gaga recording a song that she wrote! I love her."Parker, Lyndsey (2009-10-19). [http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/realityrocks/278359/adam-lambert-goes-gaga-breaking-collabo-news/ music.yahoo.com "Adam Lambert goes "Gaga": Breaking Collabo News"] . Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
Critical reception
The song was met with critical acclaim. The Star noted that "his larger-than-life pipes do shine" on this "out-and-proud club stomper."[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2009/11/24/cd_pick_of_the_week_for_your_entertainment_by_adam_lambert.html Review by The Star] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Huffington Post wrote that this is one of songs that "full-display" of album that "operates from a disco/glam aesthetic of escapism and liberation via dance, dress-up, and desire" and added that it "fully accomplish what the singer had in mind for the album: songs that make you want to let loose, dance, work out, have fun."[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-vogel/review-lamberts-for-your_b_366296.html Huffington Post review] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Slant Magazine noted that this song wasn't very original and wrote that "true to GaGa's utter lack of subtlety, is a song about a hard-on" but the song was praised "phenomenally well-crafted pop single that gives Lambert the opportunity to shine."[https://web.archive.org/web/20100411232853/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/adam-lambert-for-your-entertainment/1917 Review by Slant Magazine] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Allmusic highlighted this song and praised it by calling it terrific disco and pop song and added "GaGa wisely goes so far as to keep the object of his affection male."[http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-your-entertainment-mw0001336836 Review by Allmusic] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Boston Globe was positive: "[song] makes a convincing case for Lambert as a long-lost Scissor Sister with its eruptive synths."[http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/11/24/adam_lambert_shifts_styles_in_for_your_entertainment/ Review by Boston Globe] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Entertainment Weekly also similarly praised song "future-disco glitter bomb (...) sounds like it was extracted directly from the Scissor Sisters' sonic DNA."[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20320921,00.html Review by Entertainment Weekly] Retrieved 25 December 2014 Detroit News also called this song "daring" and "unapologetic sexual" and added that its opening lines "is bound to raise an eyebrow or two from "Idol's" more conservative fan base.[http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20091113/ENT04/911130457/Review--Adam-Lambert-s--For-Your-Entertainment--glams-it-up-greatly Review by Detroit News] Retrieved 25 December 2014 LA Times called the song "much better" than some songs on album and described it as "straight-ahead, guilt-free cry of love."[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/11/album-review-adam-lamberts-for-your-entertainment.html LA Times review] Retrieved 25 December 2014 NY Times called this song notable exception and added that "recent success [of Lady Gaga] proves that theres at least some tolerance for quasi-intelligent identity manipulation in the pop sphere, wiggle room that Mr. Lambert barely takes advantage of."[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/arts/music/23choice.html?_r=0 Review by NY Times] Retrieved 25 December 2014 A. V. Club noted that this song "fits" and described it as "Lady Gagas ode to wanton debauchery".[http://www.avclub.com/review/adam-lambert-ifor-your-entertainmenti-36269 Review by A.V. Club] Retrieved 25 December 2014
Live performances
Gaga performed that song in The Cutting Room in 2006. The song was performed on Lambert's 2010 Glam Nation Tour.
Credits and personnel
Credits taken from 'For Your Entertainment' album liner notes.
*Adam Lambert vocals
*Lady Gaga songwriting
*Rob Fusari songwriting
*Jeff Bhasker composition, production
*Abe Laboriel Jr. drums
*Brian Ray guitar
*Henry Strange programming
*Anthony Kilhoffer assistant recording
*Ghazi Hourani assistant engineer, phase operator
*Mark "Spike" Stent mixing engineer
*Matty Green assistant engineer
Charts
Release history
References
Category:2009 songs
Category:2010 singles
Category:Adam Lambert songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:RCA Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Jeff Bhasker
Category:Songs written by Jeff Bhasker
Category:Songs written by Lady Gaga
Category:Songs written by Rob Fusari
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