Fever (Aerosmith song)

"Fever"
Single by Aerosmith from the album Get a Grip
Released	1993
Format	CD single
Recorded	1992
Length	4:15
Label	Geffen
Writer	Steven Tyler, Joe Perry
Producer	Bruce Fairbairn
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Livin' on the Edge" (1993) "Fever" (1993) "Cryin'" (1993)

"Fever" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It is from the band's massively successful 1993 album Get a Grip. It was written by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry and is the only Tyler/Perry song on Get a Grip written without the aid of "song doctors". The song is the fourth track on Get a Grip, and is a hard rocking song, running four minutes and fifteen seconds. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and is one of seven tracks from Get a Grip to make a chart appearance on any chart. The song features heavy guitar interplay by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, a fast-paced drum beat and bass rhythm by Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton, and loud and varied singing by Steven Tyler. The song seems to be about having a good time, and how the band members, especially Steven Tyler, have abandoned drugs in favor of sex and other enjoyable things in life, with tongue-in-cheek lyrics such as "the buzz that you be gettin' from the crack don't last, I'd rather be OD'in on the crack of her ass." The song is a fan favorite and was played heavily on the band's Get a Grip World Tour from 1993-1994. Additionally, the band performed the song at Woodstock '94.

Garth Brooks version

Country music star Garth Brooks covered the song in 1995, retitled as "The Fever". Brooks' version featured altered lyrics, describing a rodeo star addicted to his profession ("He's got a split finger wrap and his rope's pulled way too tight / He's got a lunatic smile 'cause he's really drawn deep tonight"). The cover was included on his album Fresh Horses and hit #23 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.